Our Chief Executive, Tim Bonner, spoke to The Country House Podcast recently to discuss 'the relationship between the country house and country sports'. You can listen to the full episode over on Spotify now ⬇️
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🗣️ 'However hard it tries the #RSPCA just can’t help getting it wrong,' says Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance in The Telegraph following the RSPCA's rebrand and recent advert criticising dairy farmers.

Read the full article here 👇
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Some immediate reactions to the RSPCA (England & Wales) rebrand. Firstly it is a fairly blatant admission that a lot has gone wrong. You don’t call yourself the ‘new’ RSPCA unless you’re keen to distance yourself from the old one (see new Labour) 🧵 1/n

Great coverage of the Crawley and Horsham hunt trail hunting with Master and huntsman Richard Gurney 👏 Like so many hunts, which put on over 12,000 trail hunting days every season, they attract support from across the local community.

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There's still time to reserve a team for the two-day clay shoot in support of the Countryside Alliance, kindly hosted by the world-class shooting estate set in the heart of East Yorkshire, Warter Priory.

Find out how to get involved over on our website ⬇️
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With local elections looming, we've launched our Police and Crime Commissioner manifesto calling on those elected to work with rural communities in tackling crime. We need you to contact your candidates and ask them how they will improve your community ⬇️
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Great to see Harley-River catch this brown trout all on his own on the upper water of Llandovery Angling Association 🎣

Promoting the educational and health benefits of the countryside, Fishing for Schools is all about moments like these 👏

Exciting news! Fishing for Schools is up for a grant of up to £1,500 from Tesco Stronger Starts! Need your votes at Tesco in Gravesend & Dartford to win this for our kids. Voting ends June 30. Don’t miss out—support us & make a difference! 🗳️

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This is a huge win - well done to the upland managers, keepers, and volunteers who are delivering ever rising numbers of #HenHarriers in England

Director of F4S, Charles Jardine, has learnt of an amazing capture of a 4lb 9oz trout by six-year old Harley-River, in Wales on the upper water of #LlandoveryAnglingAssociation . An amazing achievement that will set the bar high for many students entering into their F4S sessions.

#AvianInfluenza update 👉 The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in wild birds in Great Britain has reduced from medium (event occurs regularly) to low (event is rare but does occur). You can find out more about this update on our website.
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For game to find a wider market share in this country, assurance schemes like the Aim to Sustain Assurance Scheme are vital to show good provenance and gain the trust of shoppers.

'More really good news on #HenHarriers . A great conservation success story delivered despite the #RSPB ’s active opposition to both the Hen Harrier Joint Recovery Plan and southern reintroduction.' says Tim Bonner. Read the full story here --> bbc.in/4cNtBq6

In case you missed it 👉 A recent report, published by the National Rural Crime Network, has found that serious organised criminals, including those linked to the international drug trade, are increasingly preying on #rural communities.
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An Investigation into the Social and Economic Impacts of Game Shooting
If you shoot or are involved in game management the boy would be grateful if you could contribute to his dissertation. Won’t take long docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We're now four years into the five-year transition away from lead shot and the development of alternative ammunition has accelerated since we set out our ambition, with viable options available for nearly every gun in nearly every game shooting situation 👏

The wait is almost over 👀 Next week, we'll be announcing our #CountrysideAllianceAwards English regional winners 🏆 They will be heading to the National Champions' Reception in June alongside our winners from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland! Watch this space...

'With this research in mind, it is easy to understand how some of the ridiculous conspiracy theories about issues like shoot management come about,' says Tim Bonner after RSPB scientists published a paper on perceptions of gamebird release by land managers.
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The Countryside Alliance Foundation is proud to have a team of runners raising funds for Fishing for Schools by tackling the iconic TCS London Marathon. We'll be cheering them on every step of the way and by supporting their efforts, you can make a difference 👇
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With this year’s local #elections fast approaching on 2 May, here are some key details of which areas will be voting and the dates and deadlines you’ll need to know about to take part and make your voice heard.
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