Good clay ground s.Wales

[welshwizard]

Looking to get back into clay shooting so want details of grounds ,friendly helpfull with some facilities and reasonable costs ,don,t care if its only

certain disciplines , last cub was Tredegar, while back but also use to shoot at farmers nr. Bwlch and Fochrhiw ,heard about the club 2000

but don,t know whats there or costs , if they got a website pop a link up please - many thanks .

[HDAV]

SW2000 is the big ground, has everything, trap (DTL/OT/ABT) skeet, Compak, sporting etc

http://www.clayshooting2000.co.uk/

Treetops sporting

http://www.treetops-sporting.co.uk/

Nelson DTL/ABT

 

Few other sporting grounds mork (not been myself) and Hart (Monmouth ) http://www.hartevents.org/

Edited April 13, 2013 by HDAV

[welshwizard]

do you use SW2000 ,wondered how formal they are ,do you have to book ,was thinking of tomorrow .

[HDAV]

been up there a few times, if there is a comp on its busy, mid week no need to book but worth ringing just incase........

 

if you want to practise you might need to jump into a line or wait a while no sure on the full format (pretty helpful up there.

 

http://www.hartevents.org/What's on .aspx 50 sporting tomorrow £15 as well as the fitasc (actually darn tempting if waether is decent)

 

NElson is on on a sunday and its just turn up buy a card and your on the line for ABT or DTL £7 ish IIRC https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?safe=off&q=51.634787,-3.297242&ie=UTF-8&ei=rshpUZn8KcOn0AWHhoHIBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg

 

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/clayground/281284/directory/nelson-sg

Edited April 13, 2013 by HDAV

[Trevorevans]

Just getting to know a few small local clay shoots in this area myself and finding them very friendly and a lot cheaper than the commercial grounds at £7-10 for 60 clays.

There is one on the A48 near Bridgend on Saturday mornings nicknamed evil Bobs. This however is very challenging, I have seen international shooters and AA class shooters blank stands there.

One in Merthyr every Sunday 50 clays, good banter here but manual traps.

One in Aberkenfig every other Sunday, excellent shoot and helpful if your struggling on targets. One in a quarry in Ewenny every Sunday, not been there yet but am told its basically the same faces as the A48 and Aberkenfig shoots. All of the above are sporting and you will need to be there for 9:45 at latest for the 10am start, they're all pretty strict on that. Contact me via PM if you require directions to any of these.

I'm also a member at SW2000 and you can turn up and shoot anytime but it can get busy. Check the web page for what comp if any is on (usually Sundays) if the comp is your chosen discipline you will struggle to shoot. £13 buys 50 clays non-member. Treetops can also get busy and is £14 for 50 clays. As far as I know both do a deal where you shoot 100 and pay for 75, SW2000 on Thursdays and Treetops on Fridays.

There's also Crynant shooting ground and Woodland park in Brecon. Not visited either of these but both have web pages. You'll need subsonic carts at Woodland park however they are available to purchase on site.

Edited April 13, 2013 by Trevorevans

[welshwizard]

been up there a few times, if there is a comp on its busy, mid week no need to book but worth ringing just incase........

 

if you want to practise you might need to jump into a line or wait a while no sure on the full format (pretty helpful up there.

 

http://www.hartevents.org/What's on .aspx 50 sporting tomorrow £15 as well as the fitasc (actually darn tempting if waether is decent)

 

NElson is on on a sunday and its just turn up buy a card and your on the line for ABT or DTL £7 ish IIRC https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?safe=off&q=51.634787,-3.297242&ie=UTF-8&ei=rshpUZn8KcOn0AWHhoHIBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg

 

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/clayground/281284/directory/nelson-sg

Thanks HDAV very helpfull for me ,although sat here wondering which would be more sheltered as weather is **** again ;and I see SW2000 got an event on their fixture list .

[welshwizard]

Just getting to know a few small local clay shoots in this area myself and finding them very friendly and a lot cheaper than the commercial grounds at £7-10 for 60 clays.

There is one on the A48 near Bridgend on Saturday mornings nicknamed evil Bobs. This however is very challenging, I have seen international shooters and AA class shooters blank stands there.

One in Merthyr every Sunday 50 clays, good banter here but manual traps.

One in Aberkenfig every other Sunday, excellent shoot and helpful if your struggling on targets. One in a quarry in Ewenny every Sunday, not been there yet but am told its basically the same faces as the A48 and Aberkenfig shoots. All of the above are sporting and you will need to be there for 9:45 at latest for the 10am start, they're all pretty strict on that. Contact me via PM if you require directions to any of these.

I'm also a member at SW2000 and you can turn up and shoot anytime but it can get busy. Check the web page for what comp if any is on (usually Sundays) if the comp is your chosen discipline you will struggle to shoot. £13 buys 50 clays non-member. Treetops can also get busy and is £14 for 50 clays. As far as I know both do a deal where you shoot 100 and pay for 75, SW2000 on Thursdays and Treetops on Fridays.

There's also Crynant shooting ground and Woodland park in Brecon. Not visited either of these but both have web pages. You'll need subsonic carts at Woodland park however they are available to purchase on site.

They sound interesting and probally not as busy as the bigger ones ,pm sent .

[HDAV]

Nelson is under cover

[welshwizard]

Thanks very much Trevorevans with the info and locations of those clay grounds ,hope to meet up with you if I get my eye back in and shooting comes up to scratch

And thank you also HDAV ,much appreciated .

[stevewall968]

Welsh wizard

 

I can highly recommend Woodlands Park near Brecon. Lovely little ground, superb friendly owners, great variety and some bloody challenging targets. Not easy to find cos it's out in the sticks, but nevertheless is a ground that is worth making the effort to get to. SW2000 and Treetops also worth a visit as well.

 

Steve

[James_w12345]

There are two near me which I go to, both have their merits.

 

Keepers Lodge, just on the edge of Llanishen (half way between monmouth and chepstow)

http://www.keeperslodgeclayshoot.com/

A lovely little family run clay ground, fairly quiet though you often get groups of friends going round, so you can wait a while at a few stands, but everyone is very friendly, and will often offer help (self buttoning and scoring, so go with a friend). cant remember the price (if you are interested, ill keep an eye out next time I go). they also do lessons (or stag dos) by arrangement.

Regulars often complain of lack of variety fortnight to fortnight, but I dont go often enough to notice. (very nice rural/farm/woodland walk around).

 

Mork Clay ground (Lydney direction), just outside of monmouthshire, but a nice well set up with a mix of challenging birds and staple presentations.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mork-Clay-Shooting-Club/336445997594

Small but well set up (on the side of a valley) clay ground. they have kids doing traps and scoring so can go by yourself, 50 or 60 birds available as well as a tricky 10 bird pot competition.

again I dont know the price but reasonable value, even for non-members.

 

hope this helps with a bit of variety for you.