May

GWCT Head of Education Mike Swan looks at what's involved when creating a new pheasant shoot from scratch.

Defra have published their long awaited General Licence for gamebird releasing on European Protected Sites. Releasing pheasants and red-legged partridges in the protected sites and within a 500m buffer around them will be licensed for an interim period of four years whilst Defra and NE undertake work to assess impacts of gamebird management on individual sites.

GWCT Head of Education Mike Swan discusses the move away from use lead shot and shares his own personal experience.