Holm Hill Shoot

Syndicate vacancy!!!

Due to increasing the number of shoot days for the 2025 / 2026 season, Holm Hill shoot has one full, or two half guns available.

Holm Hill Shoot extends to just under 3000 acres and is located in North Cumbria overlooked by the Northern Fells at Caldbeck. The shoot is just South of Carlisle near Dalston and only 10 minutes from the M6.

Holm Hill has a good mixture of topography with well spaced mature hardwood and softwood woodland as well as some cover crops. Many drives are off rolling hills which present challenging and rewarding shooting. There are notable drives from the mature woodland at Fir Banks which show varied and testing birds over and along the River Caldew.
The shoot has around 15 drives, meaning syndicate members will experience a variety of drives and challenges throughout the season. We have a good show of woodcock in multiple drives, as well as a good show of mallard / teal on our wild duck drive to add variety.
The shoot has a riverside Bothy where we meet and return for lunch and day end refreshments, with 11s in the field.

We are releasing 2200 pheasants and shooting 11 days. We aim to shoot 50 bird days although usually exceed this. This season we had 4 days in the 60s, 5 in the 50s with the smallest at 48, which was the first day of the season shooting the outer drives. We average 270 shots per day.

In addition to the game days, closed season vermin access is available, primarily for pigeons / crows as well as foxing.

All our shooting in on a stand one/beat one basis with 9 guns standing in each team, we do not shoot in the beating line. Our members need to be fit as you will take your turn at beating and you need to do it properly! We shoot 6 drives a day throughout the season. We are looking for folks who can appreciate a day in glorious countryside with good friends and enjoy a day out, more than just pulling the trigger.
Shoot days are mainly Saturdays however we have the occasional mid-week day.

Both half & full working / non working guns are available.

Prices starting from:
£875 for a half full working gun.

We are hosting a shoot viewing on Sunday 16th February for members to have a look around the shoot if they wish.

For more information or any questions please drop me an email at:
[email protected]

Thanks

Few pictures from the 3rd day of the season. Fantastic day with great company 🍻💥

First work day of 2024 on the shoot yesterday. The day was spent clearing wind blow off the tracks and pens following the winter storms. This allows us to make a start on pen repairs next month.
The gamecrops were also cleared of windblow so that they can get topped and muckspread in the coming weeks.
Lovely to see such a good number of birds left over from the season.

Evening All,

Holm Hill shoot, situated in North Cumbria has syndicate vacancies available for the 2023/24 season.

Holm Hill Shoot extends to just under 3000 acres and is located in North Cumbria overlooked by the Northern Fells at Caldbeck. The shoot is just South of Carlisle near Dalston and only 10 minutes from the M6. Holm Hill has a good mixture of topography with well spaced mature hardwood and softwood woodland as well as some cover crops. Many drives are off rolling hills which present challenging and rewarding shooting. There are notable drives from the mature woodland at Fir Banks which show varied and testing birds over and along the River Caldew.
The shoot has around 15 drives, meaning syndicate members will experience a variety of drives and challenges throughout the season. We have a good show of woodcock in multiple drives, as well as a good show of mallard / teal on our wild duck drive to add variety.
The shoot has a riverside Bothy where we meet and return for lunch and day end refreshments, with 11s in the field.

We are releasing 1950 pheasants and shooting 12 days with an anticipated bag averaging 50 birds per day.
Last season we were admittedly slightly under the 50 birds per day mark, although did average around the 200 shots mark per day.
Going back to the season before we were well over the 50 bird average mark with some days in the 60-80s.

In addition to the game days, closed season vermin access is available, primarily for pigeons / crows as well as foxing.

All our shooting in on a stand one/beat one basis with 9 guns standing in each team, we do not shoot in the beating line. Our members need to be fit as you will take your turn at beating and you need to do it properly! We shoot a variety of 4 & 6 drive day throughout the season (4 bigger drives or 6 smaller drives). We are looking for folks who can appreciate a day in glorious countryside with good friends and enjoy a day out, more than just pulling the trigger.
Shoot days are mainly Saturdays however we have the occasional mid-week day.

Novice guns are welcome and mentors can be provided at no extra cost.

Unfortunately this season due having to pay legal fees on the lease and the uncertainty over prices, subs need to increase.

Both half & full working / non working guns are available.

Prices starting from:
£950 for a half full working gun.

For more information or any questions please drop me an email at:
[email protected]

Thanks

A brilliant photo sent in from David Cowan, who is the local red squirrel ranger on Holm hill estate.

Following on from the £1300 which the members of Deepdale & Holm Hill syndicate raised a further £1020 was donated in the collection box at Robert’s funeral. A brilliant effort going towards a fantastic cause which Robert was so passionate about supporting🙏.

Holm hill syndicate and members are delighted to support David and The Caldew Squirrel Initiative in their efforts to protect the red Squirel population in the Caldew area of Cumbria.

Members of the Holm Hill and Deepdale Syndicate are delighted to be able to support the new Caldew Squirrel Initiative (CSI) which is working to protect and increase Red Squirrel numbers in the Caldew Valley from Caldbeck to Dalston. Our members have raised £1200 to help CSI with some of the costs of establishing the project, we have provided 20 live catch traps and we are making a cash donation of £900 to help with the purchase of a Thermal Imaging Spotter and Trail Camera’s for use by the ranger, David Cowan, who covers our 3000 acres at Holm Hill. David is the dedicated local volunteer Red Squirrel Ranger and almost ever-present on our shoot in his relentless pursuit of rogue Grey Squirrels as well as feeding, monitoring and protecting our fragile, but increasing, population of Red Squirrels. We are proud to support David’s work and the CSI. We thank David for the massive contribution he has made to the Holm Hill estate, he is an invaluable asset.

We will be keeping you up to date with reports on David’s work and the Caldew Squirrel Initiative.

Thank you to Ian Watson Wildlife Photography for allowing us to use his Red Squirrel Photo that was taken on our estate.

http://www.ianwatsonwildlifephotography.co.uk/

A few shots of our own Holm Hill Reds (with a Grey interloper) courtesy of dedicated Red Squizza Ranger David Cowan.