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Suggested Reading List

Would you like to read more about shooting and conservation? Have a look at our reading list below. It is divided into sections containing relevant texts. The list is not exhaustive but offers a good starting point for building and expanding your knowledge.

All titles are available from the BASC Bookshop.

Section 1 - Shoot Management

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN
Woodland Management for Pheasants and Wildlife	Nigel Gray	David & Charles	0-7153-8883-5
The Pheasant, Ecology Management and Conservation	David Hill and Peter Robertson	BSP	0-632-02011-3
The Glorious Grouse, A Natural and Unnatural History	Brian P Martin	David & Charles	0-7153-9237-9
Rough Shooting	Mike Swan	Swan Hill Press	1-85310-178-8
The Complete Rough Shoot	John Humphreys	David & Charles	0-7153-9917-9
Small Scale Game Rearing	JC Jeremy Hobson	The Crowood Press	1-85223-018-5
Grouse in Space & Time Peter Hudson	Peter Hudson	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	0-9500130-1-3
No 1 Red Grouse and Moorland Management	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 2 Game and Shooting Crops	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 3 Ponds and Lakes for Waterfowl	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 4 Grey Partridge	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 5 Egg Production and Incubation	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 7 Predator Control	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 6 Diseases of Gamebirds and Waterfowl	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 9 Gamebird Rearing	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 10 Gamebird Releasing	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 14 Game in Winter - Feeding and Management	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 15 Woodlands for Pheasants	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N/A
No 25 Deer Management in Small Woodlands	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	N A
Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 106: Woodlands Management for Pheasants	P A Robertson	HMSO	0-11-710315-2
Woodland for Shooting and Conservation;	BASC	BASC	N/A
Hedges and Field Margins;	BASC	BASC	N/A
Ponds and Lakes for Shooting and Conservation	BASC	BASC	N/A

Section 2 - The Law and Shooting

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN
Fair Game	Charlie Parkes and John Thornley	Pelham Books	0-7207-2065-6

Section 3 - General Countryside Management and other

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN
Wildlife After Gravel	Nick Giles	Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	0-9500130-3-x
Managing Habitats for Conservation	Sutherland & Hill	Cambridge University Press	0-521-44776-3
The History of the Countryside	Oliver Backham	Weidenfeld & Nicolson	0-297-81622-5
Managing Set-Aside for Wildlife	Natural Environment Research Council	HMSO	0-11-701568-7
Farm Woodland Management	John Blyth, Julian Evans, William ES Mutch & Caroline Sidwell	Farming Press	0-85236-173-4
Rivers and Wildlife Handbook	Gill Lewis and Gwyn Williams	RSPB	0-903138-15-8
The Wet Grassland Guide	Phil Benstead, Martin Drake, Paul José, Owen Mountford, Chris Newbold & Jo Treweek	RSPB	0-903138-86-7

Section 4 - Identification Books

Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN
The Shell Easy Bird Guide	Rob Hume	Macmillan	0-333-65420-X
Collins Field Guide: Mammals of Britain and Europe	David MacDonald & Priscilla Barrett	Harper Collins Publishers	0-00-219779-0
The Wildflower Key	Francis Rose	Frederick Warne	0-73232-2419-6
Collins Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe	Richard Fitter, Alastair Fitter & Marjorie Blamey	Harper Collins Publishers	0-00-220062-7
Grasses, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland	Roger Philips	MacMillan	0-330-25959-8
Collins Pocket Guide: Insects of Britain and Western Europe	Michael Chinery	Harper Collins	0-00-219137-7
Collins Photo Guide to Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Ponds of Britain and North-West Europe	RSR Fitter and R Manuel	Harper Collins	0-00-219999-8

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