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A wildfowling club in Cambridgeshire has purchased an 81-acre marsh with the support of a £150,000 loan from the BASC Wildlife Fund (BWF).  Whittlesey Wildfowlers and Conservationists bought the marshland at Middleholm Wash — which sits within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) — and intends to enhance the conservation of breeding and migratory…

BASC has urged the Scottish government to resist introducing further regulations, in response to the proposed new Natural Environment Bill in Scotland.  The Bill would seek to introduce disproportionate deer management nature restoration orders (DMNROs) that would amount to legally mandated culls on private land, as well as compulsory training for deerstalkers, all in the…

With less than a month before the Glorious Twelfth, BASC Scotland has urged its members to apply for a grouse moor licences. At the time of writing a dedicated portal was due to open on Monday (15 July), though BASC Scotland director Peter Clarke warned businesses were “rightly concerned that NatureScot is running down the…

Scottish school children are set to benefit from a £15,000 contribution from BASC’s Legacy Fund. The organisation has donated the sponsorship money to Estates that Educate (ETE), an award-winning initiative run by Scotland’s regional moorland groups, which aims to educate and inspire youngsters from across the Angus, Grampian and Tayside regions of Scotland.  Kirk Norbury,…

BASC has settled a claim for a judicial review with the Government over Defra’s last-minute decision in 2023 not to reissue the General Licence (GL43), which allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England.  The claim has now been settled, following a commitment by Defra to a programme of meetings to ensure the…

As part of a cultural exchange, members of a Maasai tribe met BASC staff at their head office to discuss issues affecting shooting and conservation.  The visit was arranged after BASC member Jason Ingamells, a director of the Woodland Ways Bushcraft Foundation, requested assistance in transporting the group during their two-week visit.  The Maasai are…

BASC Scotland has called on the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie MSP, to confirm the date that the licensing system will be fully operational and whether the processes needed to deliver the licences will be in place by 12 August.  As part of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 — which…

More than 1,000 members have signed a letter from BASC to the Scottish parliament, requesting substantial amendments to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill.  BASC, which is opposed to the implementation of grouse shooting and muirburn licences, is calling for their removal. It wants them to be replaced with, at minimum, a 10-year licence….

BASC has launched an initiative that aims to open deer management opportunities to its members. Its register of competent stalkers will connect those who hold BASC membership with landowners, government agencies and institutional bodies that are looking for individuals to carry out deer management.  The register is designed for those who have achieved DSC Level…

BASC has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw general licence 43 (GL43). GL43 governed the release of gamebirds within 500m of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. BASC began the High Court challenge using its fighting fund, which was launched in 2020 to promote…