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Have You Started Your Sloe Gin Yet? When to Pick Sloes, and Do You Need a Frost?

October 17, 2026
The hedges around Castle Ashby are full of sloes. When to pick them, how to tell a sloe from a damso...
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New Firearms Licensing Rules: What Changed on 29 September

October 15, 2026
New rules for shotgun and firearm certificate holders came in on 29 September. Here is the plain ver...
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Shotgun Licensing: The Story So Far

October 15, 2026
More headlines about shotgun licensing, but is anything actually changing? Here is the plain version...
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Where have all the acorns and conkers gone?

October 3, 2026
You may have noticed it on your walks, or seen it doing the rounds online: there are hardly any acor...
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Firearms licensing: how does your police force measure up?

October 15, 2026
If you have ever waited what felt like an age for a certificate while a friend one county over had t...
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Certainty returns for shoots: the gamebird release ruling stands

September 14, 2026
There is some genuinely good news for anyone with a shoot on or near a protected site. After a seaso...
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Sound moderators come off your certificate: what the new rules mean

September 14, 2026
A change to firearms law means sound moderators are no longer controlled by your certificate. Here i...
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Have your say: government calls for evidence on gamebird shooting

October 19, 2026
If you shoot or spend time in the countryside, here is a chance to make your voice count. The govern...
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