THE PURDEY AWARDS FOR GAME AND CONSERVATION

THE PURDEY AWARDS
FOR GAME AND CONSERVATION

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The Purdey Awards have been held annually since 1999 to promote a wider understanding of the
conservation benefits conferred on the countryside by shooting and game management, and to
give recognition to those who work in this field.

The Awards, through the publicity they generate, are intended to show how effort and investment
put into game conservation benefits a far wider range of wildlife than just gamebirds, as well as
enhancing the landscape for everyone.

      The Purdey Awards are open to any type or size of shoot anywhere within the United
       Kingdom.

      Entries may be submitted by the owner, the keeper, or a syndicate, farm, estate, club, or
       wildfowling association. To be eligible to enter you don’t need to own a stately home or a
       grouse moor, but having one or both won’t disqualify you either!

      Entries are welcomed from all types of game bird shoots, whether all wild, partly wild, or
       all reared and released.

      Ideally you will in some way involve your local community in your shoot, perhaps by
       employing beaters or pickers up, or showing local schools or clubs why you enjoy
       undertaking this work, and how it helps the countryside. Is your project good PR for
       shooting and conservation?

      We judge entries purely on their merit, and allow for different terrain and types and sizes
       of shoot. We look for clear vision, sound execution and genuine results, and always take
       into consideration the available resources, so anyone can win, irrespective of size or budget.

The Purdey Awards are presented each year in London at a ceremony held in Purdey’s Long
Room. There are cash prizes totaling £12,500 for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners, and
Special Awards recognising outstanding individual achievement. Additionally, up to five on site
advisory visits from the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust will be awarded each year.

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1. The competition is open to any individual, group, farm or estate in the UK operating
   within the Code of Good Shooting Practice and making a contribution to wildlife
   conservation, biodiversity and landscape amenity via the conservation of game. Former
   entrants to the Awards, including those shortlisted, are always welcome to re-enter with
   updated projects, but former prize winners must wait five years before re-entering, and
   must either show quantifiable onward development from the original entry or cover new
   ground not included in their previous entry.

2. If possible, please type your answers to the questions and please try not to exceed the
   specified lengths. All sections should be completed. If your entry is handwritten please use
   black ink and make sure everything is clearly legible. Maps, photographs, diagrams, game
   book and vermin records, wildlife surveys and/or predation control records illustrating
   your project are a great help to judges in understanding your objectives and achievements,
   and are most welcome. These can be returned after judging on request. If you wish to enter
   by email the requisite forms are available from purdey.awards@purdey.com. Completed
   email entries should be sent to advisory@gwct.org.uk

3. Completed entry forms must arrive at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust no later
   than Monday 20th May 2019 and the envelopes should be clearly marked PURDEY
   AWARDS ENTRY c/o DR. MIKE SWAN.

4. Entries will be assessed with the help of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, then
   considered by the judging panel in June to agree a short-list of potential winners. All
   entrants will be notified as to how their entry fared and, for those shortlisted, site visits by
   up to five judges will be arranged for August or September.

5. All winning entries are publicised by Purdey and may appear in local, national or shooting
   press, and winners are requested to cooperate with shooting and conservation magazine
   journalists wishing to feature their entries.

6. 2019 winners will be announced, and presented with their Awards, at a ceremony in
   Purdey’s Long Room.

7. The judges’ decision is final.

                              The Duke of Wellington (Chairman)
                      Jonathan Kennedy               Bertie Hoskyns Abrahall
                      Hamish Macdonald Lockhart David Clark
                      Charles Nodder                 The Duchess of Devonshire
                      Tim Furbank                    Jonathan Young
                      William Garfit                 Jonathan Irby
                      Marcus Janssen                 Claire Sadler
                      Roddy Richmond-Watson          Charles Connell

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 Please answer all the questions below in not more than 500 words for each section – if you can.
Please try to make your answers as helpful as possible; judges need this information to gain a clear
understanding of your shoot, the type and scale of the conservation work you are undertaking, and
  why, and the results that you are achieving. Please remember that you are welcome to append
               further details and photos – please see paragraph 2 of page 3 - Rules

 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
 a) Describe your shoot, its history, and the key objectives of your game
    conservation work.
 b) Explain your particular reasons for wanting to undertake this work.
 c) What additional work have you undertaken to protect and manage other
    species of bird and wildlife, in addition to game, and how has this
    improved the biodiversity of the area in question?
 d) Outline the principal challenges you encountered and how
    you overcame them.

 2. RESOURCES
 a) Approximately what manpower and man-hours, including your
    own employees as well as contracted where applicable, and what
    financial resources (cash or in kind) have you deployed in
    bringing your conservation project(s) to its present state?
 b) Did you seek professional advice? If so, at what stage(s) and
    from whom?
 c) To what extent, if any, has your conservation work been
    financed by any grants and/or management schemes?
    Please supply details.
 d) What predator control measures are you undertaking, and how do you
    keep vermin numbers under control? Please supply details.

 3. RESULTS
 a) Tell us how the project has enhanced the quality and
    enjoyment of your shoot.
 b) How, if at all, have you promoted within your local community the
    benefits to biodiversity and the countryside that your shoot and
    conservation work has made possible?
 c) Are you in touch with any wildlife or countryside conservation groups
    about your project?
 d) What do you do with your shot game? Do you market it yourself as oven-
    ready or with added value, e.g. sausages or frozen casseroles, or in the
    feather through game dealers?

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Name
Status (e.g. Owner/Shoot Capt)
Address

Post Code
Daytime Tel. No.
Email
When was the shoot established?
Acreage of shoot                 Acreage of project
How long has your conservation project been running?

Number of days shooting per season
How many are let days?
If birds are released how many?
              Pheasants
              Red Legs
              Grey Partridges
              Ducks

How did you hear about Purdey Awards? e.g. Word of mouth, advertising,
press coverage (if so, which magazines)?

Name of shoot

Project title (if applicable)
Address of project (if different from entrant)

Post Code.
Type of terrain

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Type of agriculture
Acreage involved
Number of staff employed
Staff status (full-time, part-time, job titles etc)

Any other relevant features?

Have you enrolled in any environmental schemes during your project? If so, please name these below.

Have you any national designation status on your land?
               SSSI
               SAC/SPA
               AONB
               National Park
               Scheduled Ancient Monument
               Others (please specify)

If different from above does, the owner know of your entry? Yes/No
Name
Address

Post Code
Daytime Tel. No.

Judges will be visiting during August and September. Please give two preferable weeks when you
would be able to show judges your project.
Weeks commencing:
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Visits normally take 3-4 hours. Judges need to go away with a clear understanding of what
has been achieved, how the shoot works and what the ongoing plans are.

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To be signed by the entrant (Lead entrant only, if more than one person is entering e.g.
owner and keeper, or syndicate, or association)

I declare that in completing this entry into the Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation,
I, and to the best of my knowledge all the individuals involved in the shoot management
and game conservation work described herein, are fully conversant and compliant with the
requirements of the Code of Good Shooting Practice and all existing wildlife protection
legislation.

Full name of the entrant (in block capitals)

Signature                                        Date
A scanned signature is acceptable if completing the forms on line

   Please return your entry form to:                If you have any queries relating to the
   Purdey Awards Assessment                         entry form, please contact:
   The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust         Purdey Awards
   Fordingbridge                                    James Purdey & Sons Ltd
   Hampshire SP6 1EF                                57-58 South Audley Street
   advisory@gwct.org.uk                             London W1K 2ED
                                                    020 7499 1801
                                                    purdey.awards@purdey.com
                                                  www.purdey.com/shooting-life/purdey-
                                                  awards/

             DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS 20th MAY 2019