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.Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 'The dry language of the government’s announcement that it is to consult on “aligning the controls on shotguns with other firearms” cannot hide what could be the most wide ranging and restrictive changes to gun ownership for 30 years.' eu1.hubs.ly/H0jzcf10

💥 Shotgun clampdown? Countryside Alliance urges farmers to fight back against proposed gun law changes that could hit rural life, economy and conservation hard farminguk.com/news/farmers-u…

📊 How Predator Control Trebles Moorland Bird Breeding Success An 8-year study shows that predator control on managed moorland can treble the breeding success of wading birds such as curlew, lapwing and golden plover. These findings reinforce what many of our members already

Happy #JillyDay

Today, 1st May marks the beginning of a new chapter and the Countryside Alliance welcomes all hunt staff, masters, and those stepping into official roles within their hunts for the forthcoming season. As we look ahead to the 2025/26 season, we do so with optimism for the future.

My piece on the state of rural politics: “Today marks the official start of the hunting year….we will be fierce if the livelihoods of staff, the liberty of the hunting community and the future of hounds is threatened” countryside-alliance.org/resources/news…

If the government is concerned about safety it should be looking to create a centralised licensing body, writes Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 thecritic.co.uk/jumping-the-gu…

'We need you to lobby your MP to tell them the problem here isn't the law, it's the system and that system needs changing' Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 on Fieldsports Channel this week, discussing our e-lobby on changes to firearm licensing. You can sign here: bit.ly/3EXSbIG

Tune in to hear from Michael Gove at Future Countryside 2025 discussing the challenges facing the government about the countryside. Register now for the free livestream and be part of the conversation shaping the countryside of the future. view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=…

Detail to come but the US market for premium UK beef has big potential

Robust response from Gary McCartney - Countryside Alliance Ireland to John Blair MLA’s tone deaf and deeply flawed consultation on banning hunting with dogs. If priorities are the art of politics then Mr Blair is no artist. countryside-alliance.org/resources/news…

📽️ SOUND UP. This short video compilation shows the abundance of wildlife found on a thriving Yorkshire Dales Grouse Moor, including red grouse, lapwing, oystercatcher, curlew, black headed gull, pheasant and sheep. Plenty of insects around too.

Despite being shouted at and followed around the steps of the Senedd, I managed a short film on how politicians are being duped in to thinking these barren cages are used in the gamebird rearing sector. This is false. First time I’ve experienced this behaviour Welsh Parliament

Brilliant from William Sitwell including some of my more trenchant opinions telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/1… #notacult

Great that Defra UK Minister Daniel Zeichner has come to Chatsworth for Future Countryside 2025 — our third event which ministers have addressed showing that #FutureCountryside is firmly on the map as an important annual conference on the countryside

Amazing morning at beautiful Chatsworth House for Future Countryside with brilliant and diverse contributions from Tristram Hunt Michael Gove Emily Norton Daniel Zeichner amongst many others

Next up at Future Countryside - Jake Fiennes quizzes Tom Bradshaw on a tumultuous first 15 months as President of National Farmers' Union

Research published at ⁦Future Countryside⁩ conference today: Gen Z back farmers over eco-activists as best countryside representatives farminguk.com/news/gen-z-bac…

70% of UK land is farmed. If we want nature to recover, this is where it happens. Farmers like James Rebanks are already doing it – farming with wildlife, not against it. But without proper funding, we risk losing it all. Rachel Reeves: increase funding, grow our future.