Location: Holbeton, Devon, PL8 1HH

Business type: Venue

Date listed: October 25, 2024

Part of the Carswell Group, Carswell Farm is owned and run as an organic dairy farm by the Sayers Family. it is also part of an 1100 acre Estate which surrounds the South West Coast Path (SWCP) where the attached photograph sent to us by a supporter was taken. There is an active shoot here which apparently “is run as a sporting club, with most members returning every year at least once with a team of their friends to shoot at Carswell, ranging from 50 bird days at the end of the season to 150 bird days.” Legally the shoot can (and should) warn the public if shooting is taking place – what they can not do is just try to dissuade people from accessing land on a permanent basis using a ‘Closed for Shooting’ sign to put them off. Even when shooting is taking place it is the responsibility of the shoot manager to ensure the safety of the public (protectthewild.org.uk/protectors-of-the-wild/shooting-near-roads-and-rights-of-way-law/) – not the public’s responsibility to dodge being peppered with pellets. The photographed sign has, according to the supporter who contacted us, been left in place since October 2023 – a full twelve months as of writing – and although it can be covered by the bottom board, it is often left uncovered even when there is no active shooting going on…

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Information and image provided by a supporter (thank you)

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