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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
The House of Commons today held its final debate on the Spring Budget. Speaking in the debate, shadow secretary of state for climate change and net zero Ed Miliband said: “I want to start with the alternate reality the chancellor described six days ago. ‘The plan is working’, he told us. Many will have heard… Read more »