BBC partridge numbers cock-up
The BBC figures on the numbers of grey partridges are wildly inaccurate. That’s the response from the GWCT to a programme on BBC Radio 4, which claimed “today there are only about 100 grey partridges left in the UK”. The programme Short Cuts on 24 March 2020 tried to monster game shooting by putting the […]
Countryside calendar changes
Coronavirus has changed the shape of spring and summer events. Game fairs are moving dates. The Royal Windsor Horse Show is to ‘go virtual’. Here’s what’s happening: 17 July – 14 August Virtual Hound Show VirtualHoundShow.com Cancelled: 22-23 August Galloway Country Fair is cancelled Cancelled: 28-29 August Northern Shooting Show, North Yorkshire is now not […]