Club Events & Meetings
Throughout the year, Rockland Wildfowlers Association organises a range of meetings, conservation days and social events that help maintain both the club and the strong sense of community among members.
Regular work parties play an important role in maintaining access routes, hides, woodland projects and conservation initiatives across the club’s ground. Members are encouraged to attend whenever possible and contribute towards the upkeep of the Association.
Broad Work Party
TBC
A work party will be arranged later in the year to install the new duck nesting tubes we have been given by BASC.
Chairmans Clay Shoot
TBC
We are hoping to organise a friendly clay pigeon shooting competition to help raise club funds.
Marsh Work Party
TBC
A work party to repair fencing on the Rockland Marsh will appear here soon.
Pre-Season Safety & Marsh Briefing Meeting
2027 date TBC
To be confirmed
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
TBC March 2027
Our Annual General Meeting take place each year in March. Further details are shared closer to the time.
Christmas Social
7th December 2026
Our winter social is a chance to connect with fellow members and discuss the season so far.
Welcome to Rockland Wildfowlers Association
We are a proud BASC affiliated club dedicated to preserving the traditions of wildfowling while actively protecting the landscapes and wildlife that make our sport possible.
Wildfowling is one of Britain’s oldest and most traditional forms of shooting, involving the pursuit of wild duck and geese in their natural habitat across marshes, estuaries, broads and wetlands. Unlike driven shooting, wildfowling is deeply connected to the natural world. Success depends not on numbers, but on fieldcraft, patience, understanding of wildlife and respect for the environment. Flights often take place at dawn or dusk, in challenging winter conditions, where knowledge of weather, tides, bird movement and safe shooting are all essential.
Heritage of Wildfowling in Britain
For centuries, wildfowling has formed part of the cultural heritage of Britain’s waterways and coastal communities. Historically regarded as the “working man’s shooting”, it developed alongside the marshlands and estuaries of the UK, with generations of wildfowlers acting not only as sportsmen, but as custodians of the wetlands themselves. The formation of the Wildfowlers’ Association of Great Britain and Ireland (now BASC) in 1908 helped establish responsible self-regulation and conservation practices that continue today.
AGM Minutes and Bag Returns
Copies of previous AGM minutes and meeting notes can be downloaded below.
Bag Return Download
Click here to download a copy of an excel bag return to be emailed to rocklandwa@gmail.com
AGM Minutes 2027 (PDF)
The 2027 AGM meeting minutes will appear here at the end of the season.