The connection between good-tasting food and traceable provenance is well established. Naturally occurring food, such as wild game sourced from healthy, restored landscapes rather than alternatives such as chicken, reared under highly commercial conditions, offers a sustainable way to bring variety, nutrition, and integrity to home-cooked and restaurant menus alike. At Natural Shoots , we support these landscapes through the careful use of wildflower meadow seeds  that rebuil

In the latest issue of Keeping the Balance, the quarterly magazine of the National Gamekeeper’s Organisation, Edward Donald, Founder and Managing Director of Natural Shoots, shares a practical and immediately achievable way for shoots to strengthen their sustainability credentials. The guest editorial explores how separating paper shotgun cases from plastic cases at the point of use allows them to be collected and upcycled—supporting a more circular, environmentally responsib

Natural Shoots is proud to be collaborating with Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES)  on a forward-thinking initiative that brings together sustainable land management, behaviour change, and habitat recovery – turning everyday actions within the sporting landscape into meaningful environmental outcomes. This partnership reflects a shared belief: that biodiversity gains are strongest when they are embedded into real-world practice, supported by land managers, estates, and the peop

Harvested Seed Heads Following the successful shire horse harvest in the Autumn , we’re wanted to share a little about how our wildflower meadow seeds  are carefully gathered, cleaned, and prepared – the natural, circular way – ready for sowing in Spring 2026 . These horse-harvested wildflower seeds  are produced using low-impact, traditional methods that support biodiversity, soil health, and resilient meadow creation. Our mixes support the establishment of meadow flowers ,

In April 2025, a new 1,200 square metre meadow was sown at Winter Hill Golf Course  in Cookham, Berkshire. Get Golfing appointed Natural Shoots to plan and execute the installation. The new habitat was created using a wildflower seed mix  containing both annual wildflower seeds  and seeds for perennials , designed to attract pollinators, restore biodiversity, and create a vibrant display of meadow flowers  throughout the summer. 35 individuals contributed volunteer hours to p

We’re proud to share some exciting news: Natural Shoots has been officially accredited by Made in Britain . This recognition confirms...

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The Jolly Farmer, a much-loved village-owned pub in The Cookham in Berkshire, created a new 110m² wildflower meadow , developed in...

We are proud to announce our latest large-scale conservation project in 2025: a new 1,200-square-metre native wildflower meadow at Winter...

Every year, thousands of spent shotgun cartridges—both paper and plastic—find their way into landfills. While the recycling of plastic...

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Each year in the UK, over 250 million  plastic-cased shotgun cartridges are used. Alongside them, a much smaller—yet still significant—number of paper-cased cartridges are fired, estimated at over 200,000 units . Whether on the clay grounds or in the field, the story tends to be the same: once fired, cartridges are simply discarded. Most of the shooting industry’s sustainability focus today has understandably centred around replacing lead shot with steel  and making certain c