16/09/2026
📰 Garry Doolan, BASC's executive director of communications, spoke to The Telegraph as Labour raises concerns over how much land in Britain is used for shooting.
He highlighted that shooting supports habitat management on almost 20 million acres, with unpaid conservation work equivalent to 14 million workdays a year, from pond digging to fox control and hedge management.
Defra's review of game shooting in England is underway, and the deadline to submit your evidence is 1 November.
Email Defra today: basc.org.uk/thevoiceofshooting