Defra is gathering evidence that could shape the future policy on gamebird shooting.
Have your say!
Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land?
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Have your say!
Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land?
For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
September 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Defra is gathering evidence that could shape the future policy on gamebird shooting.
Have your say!
Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land?
For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
Have your say!
Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land?
For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
Time to join the Pheasants’ Revolt…
DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry.
If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how:
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry.
If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how:
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird releases; what exactly is it asking for? – Wild Justice
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September 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Time to join the Pheasants’ Revolt…
DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry.
If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how:
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry.
If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how:
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
Earlier this month the UK Government opened a new Call for Evidence (CfE) on the subject of gamebirds. It closes on November 1st 2026.
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird releases; what exactly is it asking for? – Wild Justice
wildjustice.org.uk
September 30, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Earlier this month the UK Government opened a new Call for Evidence (CfE) on the subject of gamebirds. It closes on November 1st 2026.
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
Beaters, flankers and pickers-up can tell Defra what days on the moor mean to them through Question 29 of its gamebird Call for Evidence.
Our guide explains how to describe your own experience, including benefits or drawbacks.
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Our guide explains how to describe your own experience, including benefits or drawbacks.
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September 29, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Beaters, flankers and pickers-up can tell Defra what days on the moor mean to them through Question 29 of its gamebird Call for Evidence.
Our guide explains how to describe your own experience, including benefits or drawbacks.
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Our guide explains how to describe your own experience, including benefits or drawbacks.
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We do not need to find a better way to breed birds to be shot. We need to stop breeding birds to be shot. Anyone can respond. Defra's call for evidence is open until the 1st of November 2026.
England Is Finally Questioning the Gamebird Shooting Industry
England releases tens of millions of birds into the countryside every year so people can shoot them.
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September 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
We do not need to find a better way to breed birds to be shot. We need to stop breeding birds to be shot. Anyone can respond. Defra's call for evidence is open until the 1st of November 2026.
Defra welcomes estate records in its gamebird Call for Evidence. Two or three well-supported answers can still be useful.
Our guide explains what to include and how to submit. Deadline: midnight, 1 November 2026.
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Our guide explains what to include and how to submit. Deadline: midnight, 1 November 2026.
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September 28, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Defra welcomes estate records in its gamebird Call for Evidence. Two or three well-supported answers can still be useful.
Our guide explains what to include and how to submit. Deadline: midnight, 1 November 2026.
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Our guide explains what to include and how to submit. Deadline: midnight, 1 November 2026.
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A new GWCT report brings together research into the biodiversity benefits associated with released gamebird management. It comes as Defra gathers…
GWCT report highlights biodiversity benefits of gamebird management
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September 27, 2026 at 4:10 AM
A new GWCT report brings together research into the biodiversity benefits associated with released gamebird management. It comes as Defra gathers…
Defra’s gamebird Call for Evidence asks about effects on Red List species. Curlew has been on the UK Red List since 2015.
That is why we are revisiting a 2023 study: 1.05 fledglings per pair on keepered grouse moors, against 0.27 without predator control.
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That is why we are revisiting a 2023 study: 1.05 fledglings per pair on keepered grouse moors, against 0.27 without predator control.
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September 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Defra’s gamebird Call for Evidence asks about effects on Red List species. Curlew has been on the UK Red List since 2015.
That is why we are revisiting a 2023 study: 1.05 fledglings per pair on keepered grouse moors, against 0.27 without predator control.
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That is why we are revisiting a 2023 study: 1.05 fledglings per pair on keepered grouse moors, against 0.27 without predator control.
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Defra's gamebird Call for Evidence has 30-plus questions. Everyone must answer Q1–6, but you can focus the rest on what you know.
Our route finder matches bird records, habitat work and wildfire experience to the relevant questions. Deadline: 1 November.
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Our route finder matches bird records, habitat work and wildfire experience to the relevant questions. Deadline: 1 November.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Defra's gamebird Call for Evidence has 30-plus questions. Everyone must answer Q1–6, but you can focus the rest on what you know.
Our route finder matches bird records, habitat work and wildfire experience to the relevant questions. Deadline: 1 November.
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Our route finder matches bird records, habitat work and wildfire experience to the relevant questions. Deadline: 1 November.
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Good. The public needs to get involved and call out these criminals and hold their employers to account. Any gamebird shoot owner whose employee commits wildlife crime should be liable for their actions under the law and face similar criminal prosecution.
September 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Good. The public needs to get involved and call out these criminals and hold their employers to account. Any gamebird shoot owner whose employee commits wildlife crime should be liable for their actions under the law and face similar criminal prosecution.
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September 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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We’ve published our draft response to Defra’s gamebird Call for Evidence, together with evidence and guidance for estates making their own submissions.
You can comment by 16 Oct. We’ve also produced guidance to help you submit your own evidence to Defra by 1 November.
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You can comment by 16 Oct. We’ve also produced guidance to help you submit your own evidence to Defra by 1 November.
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September 23, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We’ve published our draft response to Defra’s gamebird Call for Evidence, together with evidence and guidance for estates making their own submissions.
You can comment by 16 Oct. We’ve also produced guidance to help you submit your own evidence to Defra by 1 November.
Read more - link in replies:
You can comment by 16 Oct. We’ve also produced guidance to help you submit your own evidence to Defra by 1 November.
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This is the Pitts that we used to fly. My guy traded in his Pitts for a Gamebird. And yes, we do aerobatics in both.
September 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This is the Pitts that we used to fly. My guy traded in his Pitts for a Gamebird. And yes, we do aerobatics in both.
Fill it out: consultations.defra.gov.uk/call-for-evi... - & if appropriate, depending circumstances, challenge keepers/guns for hire if you see them shooting, ask if they have a licence, what they are shooting, permission, even if answers r obvious. Lets them know the public know the law, & care.
September 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Fill it out: consultations.defra.gov.uk/call-for-evi... - & if appropriate, depending circumstances, challenge keepers/guns for hire if you see them shooting, ask if they have a licence, what they are shooting, permission, even if answers r obvious. Lets them know the public know the law, & care.
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Call for Evidence on Gamebird Release, Shooting and Welfare during Rearing in England
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking evidence on the environmental and animal health and welfare impacts of gamebird rea...
consultations.defra.gov.uk
September 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM