- Come and see us at the Royal Highland ShowThursday, 20 June 2013Arguably Scotland's greatest agricultural show, the Royal Highland Show runs at the Showground, Ingliston, from 20-23rd June. The SCA will have a stand within the countryside area, avenue 4, stand 492.Read more
- Foxhunting: cruel sport or natural chase?Tuesday, 18 June 2013Countryside Alliance Animal Welfare Consultant Jim Barrington presents our latest short film on the Hunting Act, animal welfare and the natural chase.Read more
- RSPB admits egg-oiling, bird culling & nest destructionThursday, 13 June 2013The RSPB’s Martin Harper admitted that in 2011/12 the charity obtained licences from Natural England to destroy 76 large gull nests and also killed 292 carrion crows and 11 magpies under open general licencesRead more
HUNTING
The only organisation working for the future of hunting.
Our relentless campaigning has guaranteed that the Hunting Act is now widely acknowledged to be unworkable law. The Countryside Alliance has worked tirelessly to expose the law for what it is: hard to interpret and enforce, illiberal, bad for animal welfare and a waste of police resources.MORE...
SHOOTING
Promoting and defending shooting for future generations
Welcome to the Countryside Alliance shooting campaign. The Alliance is an award-winning organisation that uses its political, PR and campaigning skills to get the very best results for everyone who enjoys shooting. We’re taking shooting seriously – are you?MORE...
 Buy your new season shooting badge!Thursday, 13 June 2013 The Countryside Alliance shooting campaign is pleased to unveil its new season shooting badge, now available to buy for £100. Click here to buy yours. Read more Hypocritical RSPB admits egg-oiling, bird culling and nest destructionThursday, 13 June 2013 The RSPB has today (13 June) published information relating to its use of egg oiling, nest destruction and the culling of birds. This is in response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Countryside Alliance. In his blog the RSPB’s Martin Harper admitted that in 2011/12 the charity obtained licences from Natural England to kill three adult lesser black-backed gulls and destroy 76 large gull nests and also killed 292 carrion crows and 11 magpies under open general licences. Read more The Case for Lead - download it hereThursday, 6 June 2013 As part of our ongoing campaign to safeguard shooters' rights, the Countryside Alliance has produced "The Case for Lead" articulating a defence of lead ammunition and its use. Authored by Shooting Campaign Manager David Taylor, the booklet is available to download and hard copies can be obtained from our stands at shows this summer. The Case for Lead takes the heat out of the debate and puts the arguments for lead ammunition in an informed and sensible way. Headings include "What is Lead?", "Why Use Lead in Ammunition?", "Lead in Food", "Lead in the Environment", "Alternatives" and "Implications of a Ban." Read more Hunting girl wins Young Countryside Writer competitionWednesday, 5 June 2013 Georgie Archer, a 12 year old from Herefordshire, has been named the winner in the Countryside Alliance's inaugural Young Countryside Writer competition for her evocative article about a day's hunting. Georgie was chosen by judges Barney White-Spunner, Tracey Allen of Countrymans Weekly, Alastair Balmain of Shooting Times and Michael Clayton, hunting writer and former editor of Horse & Hound. Read on for Georgie's article. Her prize is to be our roving reporter at the CLA Game Fair and you will be able to read about her time there in our Autumn magazine. Read more Loyd Grossman writes for Countryside Alliance membersWednesday, 5 June 2013 Loyd Grossman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Churches Conservation Trust writes: The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. We have saved more than 340 churches which attract almost 2 million visitors a year. Our collection includes irreplaceable examples of architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of English history. Read more Shooting organisations campaign for compliance with the law on lead shotSaturday, 1 June 2013 BRITISH shooting and country land management organisations have come together to launch a campaign to remind individuals to comply with the law on the use of lead shot. In England, it has been illegal to use lead shot over all foreshore, specified Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and for the shooting of all wildfowl wherever they occur, since 1999; and in Wales since 2004. In Scotland and Northern Ireland it is illegal to use lead shot over wetlands. Read more Use Rootmetrics app to help us create a mobile coverage mapThursday, 23 May 2013 Countryside Alliance Executive Chairman Barney White-Spunner writes: Are you sick of ending every mobile conversation with "Hello, hello, are you still there?". Then turn phone signal detective this summer to help us to lobby for better rural mobile phone services. We all pay the same to run our mobile phones, regardless of where we live. But rural businesses and individuals tell us they have a far poorer service. Read more |
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