Explore the latest developments in the debate on grouse shooting and the implications for environmental policy and ...

Mr Blackmore said: “What many people forget is that grouse shooting is about whole communities in our uplands. “For these, it is an important part of their lives, not just economically ...

Human “beaters” drive gentle grouse from their nests straight into the line of fire and, sadly, half will endure lingering, painful deaths because many shooters – who pay up to £23,000 to ...

Scotland has marked the start of the first grouse shooting season under new legislation requiring a licence for shooting the game birds. The Scottish Government passed the new legislation in March ...

Today marks the beginning of Scotland’s grouse shooting season – traditionally known as the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ of August – which is now seen as a highly controversial date in the calendar.

The government's response said that it "recognises well-managed grouse shooting can be an important part of a local rural ...

Scotland has marked the start of the first grouse shooting season under new legislation requiring a licence for shooting the game birds. The Scottish Government passed the new legislation in March ...

Scotland’s private land and many of them own estates that shoot grouse for their entertainment. Here is how we use land ...

Hobbies shape a nation. For proof, drive to Bransdale, a grouse-shooting estate on the North York Moors. Providing a home for red grouse, a fast plump bird that is hard to shoot, requires a ...