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Pheasants are usually released in small woods or near to the edge of larger woodland blocks. This is because pheasants prefer the woodland fringe, an area up to 50 metres from the edge. Pheasants require regular access to open areas for sunning and feeding during winter. In spring, males hold bre...
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Introduction
Woodlands and pheasants
Release pens
Feeding and the use of rides
Shrub management
Introduction
Pheasant shooting is a widespread winter activity in lowland Britain. Although there are wild pheasant populations in many areas, a...
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Summary
Pheasants are released into woodland pens across the UK lowlands. The potential impact of this on invertebrate populations in those woods is not fully understood.
Two recent studies have looked at ground invertebrates collected or sampled inside release pens throughout the summer, which ...
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Why feed gamebirds after the shooting season?
The leanest time for gamebirds are the late winter and early spring months. By January most of the harvest-spilt grain and weed seeds have been gleaned by birds and small mammals, leaving only green shoots and leaves for gamebirds to feed on.
Once t...
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