BASC - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation

🙌Fenland Wildfowlers Association member Nathan Watson won a year’s free membership after supporting the BASC Wing Survey.

🪽He explains what drew him to wildfowling and why every submitted wing matters 🪽

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Winning wings: Fenland wildfowler scoops a year’s membership Fenland Wildfowlers Association member Nathan Watson won a year’s free membership after supporting the BASC Wing Survey.

🙌 Another day of fun at Poacher International Jamboree!

Scouts and Guides from across the world have had the chance to try shotgun shooting under the guidance of BASC South East and BASC coaches.

What a fantastic way to spend the week!

🌾 Abbeystead Estate is one of the country's best-known grouse moors. But did you know it also acts as a flood defence for the towns and villages below it?

Restored peatland, leaky dams and reconnected floodplain are just some of the ways year-round moorland management is protecting communities downstream, alongside the wildlife that calls the estate home.

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Abbeystead Estate: the grouse moor that's also a flood defence How grouse moor management at Abbeystead Estate is restoring peatland, bringing back breeding waders and slowing water flow into rivers below.

🦆 What does climate change mean for the future of wildfowling?

BASC’s head of science Dr Cat McNicol considers how climate change is altering bird migration and distribution – and what those changes could mean for wildfowling, conservation and sustainable harvest management...

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When wildlife won’t stand still Dr Cat McNicol explores how climate change is reshaping bird migration and what it means for shooting and conservation.

It's confirmed. The Game Fair returns to Blenheim next year - see you all there!

We have very exciting news… The Game Fair is returning to Blenheim Palace for its 69th anniversary!

From elite gundog competitions and clay shooting to fly fishing demonstrations and conservation talks, the very best of the countryside will return to the Palace once again.

And for those who want to experience every moment, camping and glamping will offer the chance to stay at the heart of The Game Fair for the full weekend.

For more information, read the latest press release here: https://thegamefair.org/the-game-fair-returns-to-blenheim-palace-for-its-69th-anniversary-23-25-july-2027/

23–25 July 2027. Save the date.

The results of the 2025/26 BASC Wing Survey are in 🪶

More than 4,100 wings from 53 counties were submitted, providing valuable evidence to support sustainable wildfowling. Thank you to all who participated 🙌

Discover what the latest report revealed: https://basc.org.uk/conservation-in-action/projects/wing-survey/

Natural England has advised of changes to the likely licencing outcomes for gamebird releasing on six Special Protection Areas in England, which were previously subject to a delayed release condition. The move has been welcomed by BASC.

Affected sites: Ashdown Forest, East Devon Heaths, North York Moors, Peak District Moors (South Pennine Moors Phase 1), South Pennine Moors Phase 2, and Thorne and Hatfield Moors.

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Delayed release requirement scrapped for six Special Protection Areas Natural England has advised of changes to the likely licencing outcomes for gamebird releasing on six Special Protection Areas in England.