Research

Sustainable Driven Grouse Shooting?

Authored by Prof. Simon Denny (formerly University of Northampton) and reviewed by Prof James Crabbe (Wolfson College, University of Oxford), this groundbreaking report highlights that grouse shooting is not an isolated activity but part of a complex mix of activities that result in more positive outcomes for people and nature than alternative uses.

It concludes that, based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) environmental, social and economic definitions, moorland managed for grouse shooting provides greater overall benefits than any alternative use.

This review into sustainable driven grouse shooting, which was peer reviewed by academics from four UK universities, was designed to look both at the sustainability of grouse shooting and the various alternative uses of moorland that others suggest.