THE BDS NORTH EAST BRANCH
Information on the British Deer Society (BDS) North East England branch including events, news, and contacts.
BRANCH AREA AND COMMITTEE
BRANCH CONTACTS
| Chair | Lanny Lansdowne | chairnortheastengland@bds.org.uk |
| Secretary | Neil Baker | northeastengland@bds.org.uk |
| Treasurer | Andrew Collinson | |
| RCO | Jonathan Spencer | |
| Muntjac coordinator | Ian Smales |
BRANCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lanny Lansdowne – Chairman
Andrew Collinson – Treasurer
Neil Baker – Secretary
David Adams
David Boyson
Jeremy Feggetter
Stephen Hyde
Stuart Jones
Luke McPake
Jonathan Spencer
David Stewart
BRANCH AREAS
| Postcode | Area |
| DH | Durham |
| DL | Darlington |
| NE | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| SR | Sunderland |
| TS | Cleveland |
EVENTS
Date
EVENT
TBC
TBC
Next BDS National Event
No upcoming events, please check back soon.
NEWS
Branch Committee
Branch AGM – New Committee
- Lanny Lansdowne – Chairman
- Andrew Collinson – Treasurer
- Neil Baker – Secretary
- David Adams
- David Boyson
- Jeremy Feggetter
- Stephen Hyde
- Stuart Jones
- Luke McPake
- Jonathan Spencer
- David Stewart
STALKER MENTORING
Members report that our stalker mentoring scheme is excellent – if you want to join in let me know. And we have three corporate members in the branch, Bill Bryson Library, North Pennines Training and Sandyford Venison, please support them if you can!
Muntjac Monitoring Group
The muntjac monitoring group is now established and operating within the constraints of Covid. The group’s purpose is to monitor the progress of the species through the branch area by investigating and validating reports of sightings of muntjac deer in the branch area.
The group is led by Ian Smales, supported by branch members Stuart Jones, Neil Baker and David Stewart. The group has had to defer its training programme hosted by local Natural England staff until Covid allows.
Despite this, the group has been actively following up reports of muntjac being seen in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham. So far none of the sightings have been proven to be correct.
STAY IN TOUCH
If your contact information has changed please make sure to let us know. To update your details simply email membership@bds.org.uk or call 01425 655434.
LATEST NEWS
Restoring forests in the Cairngorms one burger at a time
Cairngorms Connect has launched a new project marketing venison, to share the story of forest expansion in the Cairngorms.
BDS Response to the Defra Consultation on Proposed Deer Management Strategy
The British Deer Society (BDS) has reviewed in detail the consultation on proposed deer management published by Defra on the 4th of August 2022. Whilst we welcome the consultation in general terms, and in particular the intent to develop a wider market for venison, we have serious concerns about some of the proposals.
Firearms and Mental Health – Awareness and Support Leaflet
The Scottish Firearms Licensing Practitioners Group has released a leaflet providing information on mental health support for firearms license holders.
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