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Latest articles
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NewsQuarry species review: another blow for the countryside
The countryside has been hit with another consultation in the form of a government-led review of our quarry species, says James Green
By BASC
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NewsAlliance calls for rural solidarity in trail hunting consultation
The Countryside Alliance warns the ban's reach extends beyond the hunting field – and the rural community must respond as one.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsGamekeepers warn MPs: our families could lose everything
A ministerial briefing sent to rural MPs this week warns that gamekeepers face losing not just their jobs but their homes, as new licensing proposals in England and Wales compound an already fragile p...
By Hollis Butler
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Steeling ourselves for the lead shot ban
The UK lead shot ban comes into force in April 2029. BASC’s Conor O’Gorman explains what it means for Guns, alternatives like steel shot, and how to prepare.
By Conor O'Gorman
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Borders chef, Yorkshire star and squirrel canapé light up game awards
The 2026 Eat Game Awards brought together the best of Britain's game food community for a memorable night at Soane Hall.
By Hollis Butler
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£1 million bid to save Wales’s curlews
A £921,000 grant will support curlew conservation in Wales, where fewer than 500 breeding birds remain and extinction looms by 2033.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsGame shooting in Defra’s crosshairs
A single passage in England's land blueprint has united shooting organisations in anger and put gamebird release licensing firmly on the agenda.
By Hollis Butler
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NewsPigeons in, ducks out – Defra moves to shorten the quarry list
Recreational woodpigeon shooting would become lawful for the first time since the early 1990s – but a sudden public consultation proposes to remove several species from the quarry list and shorten s...
By Hollis Butler
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Green light to fight game releasing ban
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review, as BASC fights for a solution to the ongoing gamebird release row
By Conor O'Gorman
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Natural England bans gamebird release across more SPAs
Natural England has confirmed that GL45 will be replaced by an individual licensing regime again this year, despite an ongoing legal dispute with BASC.
By Hollis Butler
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