Borders Wood near nottingham

[nicknsd1978]

Anyone done the 100 bird sporting at Borders Wood near nottingham?....just wondered what it was like for a newby at sporting

[kyska]

Not sure its still open, might be wrong.

 

I passed Friday and board was covered over

[jay404]

It used to be on every other Sunday . haven't been for a few years but the guys there used to make a mean bacon roll and put on a decent round of sporting

[Rupert]

I have been this year, lots of high stuff, fiber preferred, its 100 only nice shoot and busy. food available but cant comment on quality.

[bostonmick]

go there quite a lot,a good ground with a good mixture of targets,nothing stopping a new shooter just taking his 100 of stands he likes the look of,

[chesterse]

Very good shoot in a woodland setting. For a newby should be ideal as normally a good variety to suit all. Good value, £25 for 100 birds last time I went but you need someone to button for you. They have a web site if you want to check when it's on.

[Kermit the frog]

Decent shoot, well work a visit,

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kermit

[nicknsd1978]

Iv never been anywhere where you need to button for yourself....how does it work?.....the other one I was thinking of is East Midlands shooting ground

[Danger-Mouse]

Have you tried Nottingham and District Gun Club, or Cockett's Farm, or Orston? All nice grounds.

[bostonmick]

Iv never been anywhere where you need to button for yourself....how does it work?.....the other one I was thinking of is East Midlands shooting ground

its practice days ideally you would go with a friend and button each other or you could join in with somebody else there

Edited August 12, 2016 by bostonmick

[bostonmick]

Have you tried Nottingham and District Gun Club, or Cockett's Farm, or Orston? All nice grounds

both very good grounds,they send you out with a trapper .always found them to be very friendly

[Gaz-86]

I shoot at East Midlands Shooting Ground regularly, its a great ground if you are just starting out as this is where i got into the sport. There are a choice of disciplines but i mainly shoot the 50 sporting which is shot from 7 stands and the layout is changed weekly, highly recommend a visit.

 

Having said that i have also been meaning to visit Boarders Wood to try out the 100 clays in a woodland setting just to mix things up a bit, let me know how you get on if you go anytime soon.

[Rewulf]

Borders is a great ground,excellent food,and its not expensive at £25 for 100 birds.

Would I recommend it for a novice? I would say no, although the course is changed (slightly) every fortnight,there are some pretty tough shots,they do seem to like a high bird there !

You could say 'well just use the easy stands' but the trouble is ,it gets busy,and there is queuing at most stands,which would probably lead to grumbling (There are usually 8 shots at each stand anyway)

Or you could try Langar,which is just down the road from there,a smaller easier course