Conservation

Responsible game shooting and conservation have always been closely connected, and the management of Sweet Lamb extends far beyond the shooting season. The estate sits within an extraordinary part of Mid Wales and caring for that landscape, while improving it wherever possible, is fundamental to its future.

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Game management brings with it a responsibility to protect and enhance the habitats upon which both game and wider wildlife depend. Woodland, hedgerows, rough grassland, watercourses and field margins all form part of a much larger ecosystem, and their careful management provides food, shelter and breeding habitat for a wide variety of species.

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The benefits extend far beyond pheasant and partridge. Songbirds, insects, mammals and many other species share the same environment, while appropriate predator control, habitat improvement and supplementary feeding can all contribute to the wider ecological balance of the estate.

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For Sweet Lamb, conservation is therefore not something separate from the sporting operation. It is part of the same year-round responsibility to the countryside. The ambition is to maintain an exceptional driven game shoot while ensuring that the land remains healthy, diverse and properly managed for generations to come.

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Good shooting ultimately depends upon good countryside, and the two should always go hand in hand.