Case studies
Whether conducting or commissioning scientific research to fill knowledge gaps around sustainable shooting, or by funding projects to improve habitats for threatened species, BASC - and our membership - takes a proactive approach to nature recovery. Browse, search or filter our case below.
Record-breaking wing submissions boost wildfowl monitoring efforts
The 2024/25 BASC Wing Survey delivered its most successful season in recent years, with a total of 3,201 wings submitted.
Grey partridge recovery in East Anglia: Conservation in action
Among the fields and hedgerows of East Anglia there’s hope of a recovery for the red-listed grey partridge, with shooting playing a pivotal role, reports Ryan Darby.
Taw and Torridge wildfowlers cause a stink for mink
Taw and Torridge Wildfowling Club has recently launched a mink control programme as part of its wider conservation efforts.
MP visits wildfowlers championing conservation
Charlotte Cane MP gained an insight into wildfowl conservation and habitat management during a recent visit to the Ouse Washes.
Let’s Learn Moor leaves lasting impression on MP
Sam Rushworth MP visited Let's Learn Moor 2025 ahead of his speech at this week's grouse debate.
Wash wildfowling clubs recognised for their conservation work
Wildfowling clubs on the Wash have been praised for their commitment to conservation and environmental stewardship.
DucklingWatch: The missing link in mallard conservation?
DucklingWatch is a new citizen science project which aims to track mallard duckling survival and support evidence-based conservation work.
Legacy bequest gives Wentloog wildfowlers a boost
Wentloog Wildfowling and Conservation Association has received a £5,000 boost from a legacy bequest to the BASC Wildlife Fund.
Record your BASC duck nest monitoring project findings
Whip out your notebook and start recording your duck nest tube findings to win a great piece of kit.
Minkbusters – who ya gonna call?
When a wildlife trust in the south of England needed help with mink control, they knew who to contact...
BASC recruits and trains wildlife trust volunteers
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust ask BASC for volunteers for mink control to assist in water vole recovery
You hear them before you see them
The BASC Wildlife Fund is supporting ground-breaking work to conserve black grouse. Fund trustee John Furbisher went to check on progress.
Black grouse recovery in the North Pennines
A £30,000 grant from the BASC Wildlife Fund supports the work of GWCT for black grouse recovery.
Fenland wildfowlers clean up The Wash
Thirty members of Fenland Wildfowlers Association took part in an extensive litter pick along a nine-mile stretch of The Wash.
Wildfowlers clean up the Wash SPA
Fenland Wildfowlers Association undertakes a litter pick of 9 miles of the Washes foreshore.
BASC helps primary school makes bird boxes
BASC supports north Wales primary schoolchildren understand the needs of local birds and help them create and place bird nesting boxes.
Boxing clever – BASC helps Welsh schoolchildren make bird boxes
Pupils at Ysgol Acrefair School in North Wales are on a mission to improve biodiversity in their local area, with a little help from BASC.
Wildfowlers on the frontline of conservation at Lindisfarne
BASC's wildfowling advisor Chris Wright writes about the importance of protecting remarkable environments like Lindisfarne.
Wildfowlers clean up Lindisfarne NNR
Volunteers from the wildfowling community work with Naturel England and BASC to clean litter and debris from Lindisfarne NNR.
Politics in the wild: MP visits shooting estate to see conservation up close
BASC regional officer Ryan Darby welcomed James Wild MP to a leading Norfolk estate to showcase the vital role shooting plays in conservation.
BASC and Le Strange Estate show MP conservation from shooting
MP visits estate to understand how shooting integrates into wider estate management to deliver habitat restoration and nature recovery.
Saltmarsh creation on Severn Estuary
Wentloog Wildfowlers and Natural Resources Wales collaborate on the club's marsh to create new saltmarsh.
81-acre marsh bought for shooting and conservation
BASC Wildlife Fund supports Whittlesey Wildfowlers and Conservationists secure the management of SSSI wet grassland and fen communities for good.
BASC Wildlife Fund supports Capercaillie recovery in the Cairngorms National Park
A grant of £52,405 to Cairngorms Capercaillie Project has been made to rapidly mark and remove 10km of fencing that poses lethal risks to capercaillie to help promote their recovery.