WelshLamb Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Who 'owns' Britains foreshores?? Landowners? Estates? British Waterways ? A combination of all 3? The River Severn is just down the road from me, who would I need to ask if I wanted to shoot on it? Thanks in advance, from clueless of South Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Owned by the queen i think the foreshore there are a few south wales clubs one on the welsh side of the severn, wentloog wildfowling club, BASC is your best source of info and contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 As he said ^^^^ http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/530217/Wildfowlers_secure_17500_acres_of_foreshore_for_shooting.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Here on the Humber the land is nearly all owned by the Crown Estate or Associated Brtish Ports. Other estuaries have also have a combination of owners. In Scotland 99.9% of the foreshore is Crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 If you are after some wildfowling in the Bristol Channel also contact Gloustershire wildfowlers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabbers Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Am I right in thinking, it's access to the foreshore that's the issue, you can get done for armed tresspass? Do the clubs buy the shooting rights to the foreshore or just the rights of access? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 If the club has not bought the land outright and with it the shooting rights,then it is renting the shooting rights from the landowner, be that whomever.This rental might be for a single season or for extended periods of anything between, usually, 7 and 21 years. In England and Wales you will need lawful access to get to your bit of ground whether it be on the foreshore or otherwise. That lawful access might be by public footpath,public highway etc. or by some legal access agreement with the appropriate landowner. Walking across land in England and Wales without authority or permission would be a simple civil trespass if the gun was being carried in a secure slip. Walking across the same land with an unslipped gun under your arm might well constitute armed trespass, if you were stupid enough to do it. Just in case anybody thought this, there is no such thing in England and Wales as free shooting below the mean high water mark. Technically, there never has been,and the old BASC/Crown Estates agreement which came pretty close to being that,has now been superceded by a system of leases. The law in Scotland is completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 There is a long section on the Humber where the wildfowling club has a shooting lease from the Crown but cannot get access from the seawall onto the foreshore across privately owned ground. A similar situation to that in Scotland's 'right to roam', would be a great benefit in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Thanks all have now got a few ideas of where/who to ask!! Also got talking to some gents in the gun shop on saturday who go wildfowling locally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitty tree Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Who 'owns' Britains foreshores?? Landowners? Estates? British Waterways ? A combination of all 3? The River Severn is just down the road from me, who would I need to ask if I wanted to shoot on it? Thanks in advance, from clueless of South Wales hello mate. i know its late but only just joined the site. im form cheshire and the banks of the river one side is crown foreshore and other side is the dutchy. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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