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Channel 4’s Green and Pleasant Land full of inaccuracies
Last fortnight's Channel 4 Green and Pleasant Land, was supposed to highlight the decline in some of the UK's wildlife due to climate change, but presenter Jon Snow accused gamekeepers of "killing a good number of elements from the food chain".
Study shows countryside has “lost faith in coalition”
A survey shows that only 16 per cent of those living in rural Britain think that the coalition's policies have helped those living in the countryside
Headkeeper to hold charity shoot at Glanusk Estate Powys
Steve Bignell, headkeeper at Glanusk Estate, Crickhowell, is organising a charity clay shoot on June 9th.
Lancashire Police receive reports of wallaby sightings
Lancashire Police has been receiving reports of wallaby sightings in the woods around Winmarleigh and Nateby.
London Shooting Club launched
London Shooting Club: A new and exclusive members club and concierge service specialising in providing access to shoots both in the UK and abroad has been launched today.
Virgin unblocks access to shooting websites on mobile phones
Under-18 filters that stopped Virgin mobile users’ access to fieldsports websites are unblocked after talks with BASC.
App lets users log deer road deaths
A free smartphone app has been launched which will help to map deer casualties throughout Britain
Shooting Times Woodcock Club dinner raises £4,500 for research
At the 29th Shooting Times Woodcock Club dinner held on 27 April in Yorkshire, more than £4,500 was raised for the GWCT’s woodcock tracking project.
C4’s reporting thin on fact
C4 presenter accuses gamekeepers of "killing a good number of elements from the food chain
Sovereign Housing Association tenants can now keep guns
Sovereign Housing Association tenants can now keep guns: Sovereign Housing Association (SHA) has revised proposals to prohibit tenants from keeping firearms in their properties.
Right Capital: for those who are asset-rich but cash-poor!
Right Capital: If you're asset-rich but cash-poor, there is now a way of unlocking the value of your art and antiques.
Rare pair of Boss & Co. shotguns owned by Eric Clapton sell at Sotheby’s
A rare pair of 12-bore single trigger sidelock ejector over-under guns, Nos. 6151/2, and previously owned by Eric Clapton, sold at Sotheby's for £70,000.
ComRes surveys reveal countryside’s views on coalition
ComRes: The combined findings of two ComRes surveys for the Countryside Alliance have found that fewer than one in five people living in rural Britain believe coalition government policies are helping the countryside.
Oxford and Cambridge annual clay pigeon shooting varsity match
Oxford and Cambridge annual clay pigeon shooting varsity match: Cambridge Triumph Over Oxford in This Year’s Varsity Match