Carmarthenshire Wildfowlers' Association

Carmarthenshire Wildfowlers' Association Welcome to page for Carmarthenshire Wildfowlers Association. Here you will find information regarding the club, club events and membership.

Back in the late 1950′s a group of keen and very enthusiastic shooters got together with an interest in forming a Wildfowling Club in the Kidwelli area. As word spread about the intentions of this group of men, more and more began to show their interest. Slowly, but surely a club was starting to be born and by 1960 Carmarthenshire Wildfowling Association was formed and became affiliated to WAGBI,

the Wildfowlers Association of Great Britain and Ireland. (Known to us all today as BASC)

In the early years club members shot over ground where no leases had been achieved, this led to non club members shooting over the same grounds, a sort of free for all. These grounds were namely Kidwelly, Ferryside and the Machynys Marshes. This caused a lot of friction in the local shooting community. In the middle of the 1980s negotiations started with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust who were in the process of opening a centre at Penclacwydd, Bynea, in order to keep wildfowling on Machynys Marsh, which would be leased through Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). After successful negotiations, this led to plans to get other areas leased to the club to secure our shooting. In 2010 the club celebrated its 50th Anniversary, and now boasts over 80 members, and has leases on all its land. This makes CWA one of the biggest clubs with aquired foreshore and marsh land. The key to the clubs success lies in its younger members being able to succeed the older generations, with the same drive, enthusiasm, dedication, hunger, passion, love and respect for wildfowling. At a time when there are many political views against shooting, its the CWA and other clubs alike who need to stand strong and fight for our countryside sports, to ensure that our children, grand children and great grand children can enjoy our sport for many years to come. Im sure this is the legacy that group of men would have wanted back in the 1950′s. We have them to thank.

BASC are holding a mini seminar at Gower Golf Club next Monday 26th evening, see below and on their website. Three of us...
20/02/2024

BASC are holding a mini seminar at Gower Golf Club next Monday 26th evening, see below and on their website. Three of us on the committee will attend. If you want to come along let me know or let BASC know directly, contact details below

19/02/2024

CWA AGM will be held on Tuesday 5th March, 7.30 pm start at the Colliers. Arms, Furnace, Llanelli SA15 4HR

Please check your emails for the newsletter and subscription fees, please complete your bag return before the AGM and please bring your shotgun certificate along.

Another successful litter pick at Kidwelly Quay this morning!
20/08/2023

Another successful litter pick at Kidwelly Quay this morning!

Very positive meeting with Tonia, MP for the Gower, Morlais Club and the BASC wales team yesterday
06/04/2023

Very positive meeting with Tonia, MP for the Gower, Morlais Club and the BASC wales team yesterday

Thank you to the local BASC members for your kind hospitality in golf club this afternoon.

I really enjoyed the opportunity to hear and discuss our shared loves for nature and conservation.

It was fascinating to listen to members talking about the sights and sounds you won’t see from your armchair! Diolch!

The committee and new members had another work party at Pinged Ponds on Sunday, clearing willows from around the ponds t...
28/03/2023

The committee and new members had another work party at Pinged Ponds on Sunday, clearing willows from around the ponds to open the area up.

The ponds were well used by birds this last season, and we are working with NRW on a management plan for the SSSI to restore the areas taken over by willow and reeds to get them back to open wetlands.

22/02/2023

Any members' that haven't completed their marsh visit log can attend a day in the summer organised by Neil Jones to get this completed.

Date is yet to be decided, the club will update these pages with a date, time and meeting place. Please contact Neil for any further information. Thanks.

One of our members has two cracking black dogs left from this breeding, £800.See attached pics, contact Rob James for mo...
25/09/2022

One of our members has two cracking black dogs left from this breeding, £800.

See attached pics, contact Rob James for more information.

23/08/2022

To all members. As explained in the start of season newsletter that will be with you soon, we are between leases on our land at Burry Inlet i.e. Machynys East and West.

Negotiations with the Crown are underway, but please note that there will be NO SHOOTING AT MACHYNYS EAST OR WEST until our lease is secured.

A few of the committee did a quick litter pick at Kidwelly Quay today. We will be organising another later in the summer...
17/07/2022

A few of the committee did a quick litter pick at Kidwelly Quay today. We will be organising another later in the summer, preferably not when the weather is melting hot and will let members know so you can help out.

Please contact Meurig Rees using the details below for more information.
30/04/2022

Please contact Meurig Rees using the details below for more information.

14/04/2022

Is there anyone with a drone that can take some aerial photos for Cwa

Dai Herbert has a lovely litter of pups for sale, top breeding. Contact Dai via details below for more information. 👍
11/11/2021

Dai Herbert has a lovely litter of pups for sale, top breeding. Contact Dai via details below for more information. 👍

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