Balancing Game Shoots and Keep Walking
Calls for tighter regulations to lessen the impact of game birds on wildlife and the beauty of walking in our countryside.
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The Agriculture Bill - another debate in Parliament and the Trade and Agriculture Commission gets beefed up! We speak to one of the WElsh rural MPs who voted against amendment 16  
Game shoots - it's estimated that between 5 and 6 million pheasants and partridges are released in Wales, each year, for shooting. But what impact are these captive bred gamebirds having on the natural wildlife ? We visit a new shoot in Machynlleth and hear how there are calls for tighter regulation of the industry
Wild Ponies - Just how wild are they? Wildness could be key to preserving the future of our native pony breeds. If you're a breeder or owner of wild ponies in Wales please do get in touch with
Heritage walks - the race is on to save thousands of miles of historical footpaths across Wales. The Ramblers are urging people to help them identify paths that have been lost from maps and from the landscape itself.
and Local Lockdown walks - encouraging people to get out and about in their area and if you have any walks you'd like to share Planed would love to hear from you.
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- Sun 8 Nov 2020 07:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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