Upland life and the future of shooting
Late April on a grouse moor is possibly the best advert for the conservation benefits of the moorland management...
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RSPB must recognise the valuable...
This article, written by Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, was first published in the Shooting...
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CAI welcomes the renewal of general licenses...
General licences permit authorised persons to carry out actions that would otherwise be illegal. They cover certain...
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Defra is reviewing GL45 in light of newly...
In March, Defra issued its new general licence GL45, which covers the release of gamebirds in and near to 29 of the 31...
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Time is running out to be part of the team...
Warter Priory’s two-day clay shoot in support of the Countryside Alliance is taking place on Thursday 16 and Friday 17...
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Tim Bonner: There are still adventures to be...
In this article for the Shooting Times, Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, writes that there are...
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Tim Bonner: RSPB not happy about more hen...
The RSPB’s latest hen harrier survey shows a 1,150% increase in breeding in England in the past eight years, but it is...
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Tim Bonner: RSPB research reveals assumption...
A recently-published paper by RSPB scientists looking at perceptions of gamebird release by land managers is revealing...
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Branching out from clay to game shooting
In this article from My Countryside magazine, External Affairs Officer Sabina Roberts discusses her experience...
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New general licence for gamebird releasing...
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the announcement by the Defra Secretary of State that a new general licence (GL)...
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Tim Bonner: The future of Scottish grouse...
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill all but completed its journey through the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday,...
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Defra announces new requirements for keepers...
Defra has published the responses and outcomes of its consultation on “proposed registration requirements for all bird...
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