Science matters: Grey squirrels, damaged woods and pine martens
8 May 2026
BASC’s Julia Newman reviews research around bark stripping activity in grey squirrels and discusses the role of pine martens as part of the solution.
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Merlin’s mixing magic set to return to The Game Fair
8 May 2026
TV’s best known bartender Merlin Griffiths is set to return to this year’s Game Fair, and you can be there too thanks to complimentary entry for BASC members.
BASC prize draw rewards duck nest monitoring efforts
6 May 2026
If you have duck nest tubes on your ground, you could win a ZEISS Seacam 3 by recording mallard nesting success and sending the results back to us.