Shotguns, rifles, airgun ranges and famous faces under one roof. Your complete guide to the British Shooting Show 2027 at the NEC, 12 to 14 February.

Sue Knight on the gamekeeper’s wife: running the beating line, rearing children and gamebirds alike, and the isolation nobody talks about.

Defra says England’s heather burning rules stand despite research showing cutting adds fine fuel to moorland litter, and confirms a wildfire study.

Defra is giving the National Wildlife Crime Unit £530,000 to tackle hare coursing in 2026/27, yet admits it cannot measure a crime that is not notifiable.

The NFU has called for a coordinated crackdown on hare coursing as gangs spread to new areas and 22 dead hares were left in rows on a Kent farm.

A record 13 hen harrier chicks fledged at RSPB Geltsdale in Cumbria in 2026, and the RSPB has used the result to renew its ...

Jeremy Hobson on the invasive species running through the British countryside, from mink to grey squirrels, and on which ...