National Trust position on toxic ammunition and deer culling

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By FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands (Venison Steaks) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands (Venison Steaks) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The National Trust (E, W & NI), is a relatively small player in the world of deer culling – many hundred deer (perhaps low thousands) are culled on their very large landholding each year, but those are mostly with lead bullets at the moment (except where working in partnership with the RSPB where copper bullets are used).

The National Trust is in a wait-and-see position at the moment, which is understandable, but also a bit limp. The NT has plenty of scientists that could review the evidence on this subject and come to a decision on it – even if they were then forced by government to do something different.

But it shows how the indecisive can behave when government is idle. The sooner Liz Truss and Rory Stewart come clean on the government position on lead ammunition the better.

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4 Replies to “National Trust position on toxic ammunition and deer culling”

    1. My understanding is that they do, but only if the colour pallette demanded it, was for a specific conservation project (rather than all estate window frames). Lead based paint is not straight forward to buy or work with.

  2. Living in the Republic of Ireland, as I do these days, I’m struck by how conservative and less science lead (pardon the unintended pun) the UK National Trust is from An Taisce, the Irish version. A great pity because, as you allude to, Mark, the National Trust has the scientists and power do so much positive work and of course does in some areas.

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