This list shows the Shooting Estates, more often referred to as 'Sporting Estates', that have been investigated and found to be using snares. In each instance the landowner with details of our findings.

This is not a full list of snaring estates. Many estates can be found by using our 'Site Search' feature on the right. Enter the name of the estate, OS Reference or the Estate's Post Code.

Case studies of some of our investigations will be added on completion of this list.

Still under construction - May 2008

EDDINGTON ESTATE
North of Hungerford
SU 35598 70475
owned by Sir Peter Michael founder of Classic FM
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND ALL ON DRAG POLES, some with NO STOP

LITTLECOTE ESTATE
West of Hungerford
SU 28617 70648
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, mostly with NO STOP

BAYDON MANOR FARM
Baydon
SU 28441 76094
owner Mr & Mrs Charles Nelson
SNARES FOUND, no STOP

STYPE ESTATE
nr Hungerford
OS map 174 . 30.5 65.1
owned by Sir Jocelyn Stevens
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

LINKENHOLT ESTATE
Berkshire
SU 36007 59225
part owned by Herbert and Peter Blagrave charitable trust
SNARES FOUND, NO STOP

HICKNAHAM FARM
Burnham
owned by Mr J Rayner
SU 93292 86747
SNARES FOUND on DRAG POLE

DASHWOOD ESTATE
Bradenham, West Wycombe
owned by Dashwood family
SU 84393 96089
EXCESS MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND many on drag poles
see report on Leslie Morris, Dashwood Estate gamekeeper

Checkley Wood
Cheshire
OS NO: 118 734 452
SNARES FOUND, some NO STOP

CLAWTHORPE ESTATE
nr Burton on Kendal
SD 543 781
SNARES FOUND

DALLAM TOWER ESTATE
Milnthorpe
SD 48915 79580
owned by The Wilson Family
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND ON DRAG POLES

EWBANK PARK
5 miles SE of Brough
NY 86078 10505
owned by Margaret Moffat
ALL SNARES FOUND WERE ON DRAG POLES

HELBECK
4 miles NE of Brough
NY 81560 18348
run by Liam Botham and James Miller Sporting Safaris
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, ILLEGAL SNARES ON DRAG POLES

HOLKER HALL ESTATE
Cark-in-Cartmel
SD 355 775
owned by Lord Cavendish
MULTIPLE SNARES SET, BADGERS SNARED, ILLEGAL SNARES
see article on John Drummond (gamekeeper)

ACTON MOOR
3 miles SW of Allendale town
NY 820 510
owned by Allendale family
MULTIPLE SNARES, CAT CAUGHT IN SNARE

ALLENHEADS ESTATE
25 miles SW of Newcastle
NY 866 455
owned by Allendale family
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

BALE HILL PLANTATION
1 mile S of Blanchland
NY 959 488
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

BOLLIHOPE ESTATE
nr Frosterley
NZ 010 349
owned by Sheik Mal Maktoom
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

FEATHERSTONE ESTATE
S of Haltwhistle
NY 676 562
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, DEER SNARED

KNARSDALE
N E of Knar, nr Slaggyford
NY 662 519
owned by John and Carol Reed
SNARES FOUND

PARK PLANTATION, STANHOPE COMMON
nr Stanhope
NY 974 415
owned by Croglin estates
MULTIPLE SNARES, FOX DIED IN AGONY SEE REPORT

PARMONTLEY PLANTATION
South of Bearsbridge
NY 770 542
MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SNARES FOUND and DEATH PITS SURROUNDED BY SNARES

RYE CLOSE
between Allendale town and Allenhead
NY 844 508
owned by Allendale family
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

STUDDONDENE
1 mile S of Allendale
NY 840 542
owned by Allendale family
SNARES ON DRAG POLES

BRAXTED PARK SHOOT
nr Witham
TL 87527 16177
SNARES FOUND

SHIPTON SHOOT
nr Cheltenham
SP 04266 18148
SNARES SET ON DRAG POLES

BIGHTON ESTATE
nr Alresford
SU 62803 34628
owned by Hawkeye Sporting Agency
SNARES FOUND

CONHOLT PARK SHOOT
nr Andover
SU 323 546
estate run by Prof Caroline Tisdall
SNARES FOUND

HEATH HOUSE ESTATE
Stockbridge, nr Winchester
SU 39017 34659
owned by Donald Hutchison
OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF SNARES FOUND, 6 BADGERS KILLED SNARED.
SEE REPORT ON THIS ESTATE

LINKENHOLT ESTATE
N of Andover
SU 35329 60012
owned by Julian Whately
SNARES FOUND, BUZZARD POISONED, BADGER SNARED

MELTON HILL
nr Kingston Upon Hull
SE 977 270
SNARES FOUND ON DRAG POLES

BLEASDALE ESTATE
Forest of Bowland
owned by Jeremy Silcock Duckworth
SD 55700 45607
SNARES FOUND

LEIGHTON HALL
Carnforth
owned by Richard Gillow Reynolds and Susan Gillow Reynolds
SD 48557 74556
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND some with NO STOP

MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
Bilsborrow, Nr Preston
PR3 0RY
SNARES FOUND

BURGATE HALL SHOOT
4 miles SW of Diss
TM 06642 75632
SNARES FOUND

HOLKHAM HALL
Holkham
owned by Earl of Leicester
TF 884 428
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND
Gamekeeper shot Kestrels, see report

BALE HILL PLANTATION
2 miles S of Blanchland
NY 959 488
owned by David and Susan Manners
SNARES FOUND

BEAUFRONT CASTLE ESTATE
nr Hexham
NY 96462 66599
Proprietor John Cuthbert
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

DERWENT RESERVOIR
S of Hotburn plantation, nr Blanchland
NY 98228 51644
SNARES FOUND

KIRKWHELPINGTON
Morpeth , N of Little Harry Tower
NZ 01177 83814
owned by John Anderson
ILLEGAL SNARES FOUND

LONGWITTON
Netherwitton, Morpeth
NZ 08613 89427
owned by John Trevelyan
MULTIPLE SNARES ON DRAG POLES FOUND

BUSCOT HOUSE PARK
nr Faringdon
owned by Lord Faringdon
SU 24626 96362
SNARES FOUND

KIDDINGTON ESTATE
nr Glympton
SP 41716 22597
SNARES FOUND

GLYMPTON PARK ESTATE
Glympton
owned by Prince Bandar bin Sultan
SP 43712 21814
SNARES FOUND

WILCOTE ESTATE
nr Charlbury
SP 37213 16442
SNARES FOUND

BUSCOT PARK ESTATE
nr Faringdon
SU 24626 96362
SNARES FOUND

DUNECHT ESTATE, Aberdeenshire
Bissets wood, nr Stoneham
NO 850 823
owned by Hon Charles Pearson
BADGERS SNARED, SNARES FOUND

BRECHIN CASTLE, Angus
S W of Brechin
NO 59017 58388
owned by Lord and Lady Dalhousie
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, MANY ON DRAG POLES

BLYTHE ESTATE, Borders
off A6, 5 miles E of Lauder
NT 9894 4944
SNARES FOUND - See NASC report

HUTTON MILL ESTATE, Borders
N from Hutton Village, 10 miles W. Berwick on Tweed
NT 91698 54517
owned by Mr Robert Fleming
SNARES FOUND

OLD POND WOOD, Borders
E of Crailinghall, nr Jedburgh
NT 71457 21523
owned by RT Hon Michael Ancram MP
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, ALL ON DRAG POLES

MANDERSTON ESTATE, Duns
Manderston House, Duns
NT 80783 55128
owned by Lord Palmer
MULTIPLE SNARES, ILLEGAL TRAPS, DEAD ANIMALS
see NASC report

WESTER JAWCRAIG, Edinburgh
between Falkirk and Slamannan
NS 839 753
owned by James McCaig
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND AND TRAPS

WINCHBURGH, Edinburgh
West Lothian
NT 06967 76290
owned by Adrian Charles, Marquess of Linlithlow
SNARES FOUND, DOG SNARED

BROOMHALL ESTATE, Fife
W of Rosyth
NT 07940 84336
owned by Lord Bruce, Earl of Elgin
SNARES FOUND, SNARES ON DRAG POLES

CAWDOR ESTATES, Inverness
Cawdor, Nairn
NH 863 488
run by Lord Cawdor and factor Mr Higson
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, ILLEGAL SNARES, GIN TRAPS

STIPERSTONES NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
Minsterley, Shropshire
SO 366 986
owned by English Nature
Shooting Rights owned by Neil Wainwright
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

KEMBERTON ESTATE
Hatton Grange,nr Shifnal
SJ 75755 03524
owned by Mr Kenyon-Slaney
SNARES FOUND

MELLS PARK ESTATE
Mells, nr Frome
ST 70482 48359
owned by Hon Michael Samuel & Hon Julia Samuel
SNARES FOUND

RANTON ABBEY
Ranton, Staffs
SJ 82506 25386
then owned by Lord Lichfield
now owned by Grainger
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, ILLEGAL and ON DRAG POLES

STUTTON HALL ESTATE
Stutton, nr Brantham
TM 13680 33743
Investigated by RSPCA for sadistic torture of fox in snare by gamekeeper.
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, ALSO ON DRAG POLES

RYDE FARM
nr Ripley
TQ 06506 54932
SNARES FOUND and DRAG POLE

THE NORFOLK ESTATE
Arundel,West Sussex
TQ 03804 10798
owned by Duke of Norfolk
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND AND ON DRAG POLES

OLD PARK WOOD
Bosham, West Sussex
SU 824 022
SNARES ON DRAG POLE

SHULBREDE PRIORY
2 miles NW of Fernhurst, West Sussex
SU 87699 30068
owned by Laura Ponsonby and Ian and Kate Russell
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND AND ON DRAG POLES
Also see illegal bird trapping (external link)

STOPHAM ESTATE
Fittleworth, West Sussex
TQ 027 204
owned by Sir Brian Barttelot
SNARES FOUND

WATERGATE PARK ESTATE
West Marden, West Sussex
SU 79275 12721
owned by Alex Gundersen Tobacco Company
SNARES FOUND

EDWINSFORD ESTATE
nr,Talley
CARMARTHENSHIRE
OS Explorer 186
owned by Jonathan and Miki Heron
SNARES FOUND, CAT CAUGHT IN SNARE

LEIGHTON ESTATE
OFFAS DYKE, WELSHPOOL
SJ 25313 04571
SNARES ON DRAG POLES FOUND, HISTORICAL GAMEKEEPER ABUSE

LLANGYBI SHOOT
nr Usk, South Wales
ST 362 971
owned by Adam williams
Weir Country Pursuits
OVER 200 SNARES FOUND IN ONE SMALL AREA

CLARENDON PARK ESTATE
Alderbury, Salisbury
SU 17491 30661
was owned by Christie Miller
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, NO STOPS and DRAG POLES

DUNCOMBE PARK
Helmsley
SE 57433 83339
owned by Lord Feversham
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND, MANY ILLEGAL

RIPLEY CASTLE
Harrogate
SE 28241 63280
owned by Sir Thomas Ingilby
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND ILLEGALLY SET and DRAG POLES

UPSALL
Thirsk
SE 47262 8332
Corporate shoot
SNARES FOUND

WARTER PRIORY
15 miles East of York
SE 85528 51075
owned by Malcolm Healey (Hygena Kitchens)
MULTIPLE SNARES FOUND

WINTRINGHAM SHOOT
East of Malton
SE 89435 71990
owned by Peter Chadwick, Hugh Cholmley, Catherine Batten-Phelps
HORRIFIC AMOUNT OF SNARES FOUND and on DRAG POLES