Club History
From early punt-gunning and Colonel Hawker to refuge management, non-toxic shot and wardening.
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Langstone Harbour since 1956
Wildfowling heritage. Conservation responsibility.
Langstone & District Wildfowlers & Conservation Association upholds a centuries-old harbour tradition while managing refuge areas, habitat and responsible access across Langstone Harbour.
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BASCLongstanding affiliation
Welcome
Rooted in the harbour
Langstone Harbour is one of the major wintering resorts on the south coast for quarry and non-quarry species.
The Association leases and manages a large acreage within the bounds of the harbour, much of which is designated as un-shot refuge areas. The club was formed as a democratic co-operative of locally based working men intent upon upholding a four hundred year old tradition of sustainably harvesting wildfowl, a plentiful and naturally renewable resource.
Membership
LADWACA welcomes experienced wildfowlers and aspiring newcomers. New wildfowlers are accepted on a probationary basis and are closely supervised by experienced members before full membership.
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Harbour knowledge, history and fieldcraft
Explore the association's history, local wildfowling traditions, practical foreshore knowledge, member articles and archive material from Langstone Harbour.
Fowling Guns
A practical guide to old and modern wildfowling guns, big-bore romance and foreshore reliability.
Read moreMud Pattens
Nick Horten's detailed advice on mud pattens, estuarine mud and safer travel over the foreshore.
Read moreOyster House
Research into the Old Black House and Oyster Island history, collated by Allen Musselwhite.
Read moreVideos & Pictures
Game fairs, calling videos, punt restoration, introduction to wildfowling and club galleries.
View mediaLADWACA Library
A searchable-looking grid of club member articles with the existing PDF links preserved.
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From the archive
The Ethical Carnivore
Louise Gray, author of The Ethical Carnivore, gets her first taste of wildfowling with help from BASC and the Fenland Wildfowlers Association. Inspired by wildfowler and conservationist Sir Peter Scott, she considers wildfowling to be a noble pursuit.
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Documentary evidence exists of wildfowling with firearms in the area.
Documentary evidence exists of wildfowling with firearms in the area.
1827
Colonel Hawker describes Langstone as one of the finest gunning places he had seen.
Colonel Hawker describes Langstone as one of the finest gunning places he had seen.
1972
LADWACA helps form the Langstone Harbour Conservation Group.
LADWACA helps form the Langstone Harbour Conservation Group.