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    Purdey Awards

    James Purdey & Sons are delighted to announce that The Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation will return for 2022, with applications open from January via the Purdey website.

    Established in 1999, The Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation have been held annually to promote a wider appreciation of the outstanding game and habitat conservation work carried out by shoots throughout the United Kingdom and to give well-deserved recognition and reward to the best. Since its founding, over 250 shoots, from the smallest to some of the largest across the UK have entered The Purdey Awards. Entries have ranged from grouse moors restorations to grey partridge projects, from fenland wild pheasant shoots to wildfowling clubs, and includes a superbly restored one-acre wild duck flighting pond.
    To date, over 75 individuals, syndicates or clubs have won a Purdey Award for Game and Conservation, sharing more than £100,000 in prize money.

    Click Here To Begin Your Entry

    If you have any questions about the Awards, please contact flora.gibbs@purdey.com or call us on 020 7499 1801.

    Download the Purdey Awards Project Explanations here

    Download the Code of Good Shooting Practice here

    The Purdey Awards are judged by a 15-strong panel of experts, chaired by the Duke Of Wellington, with applications opening this January via the Purdey website and closing on Wednesday, 1st June 2022. Each applicant is required to complete online application form via Purdey.com and following this you will be required to complete an extensive questionnaire devised by Dr. Nick Sotherton of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), outlining their shoot’s practices, projects and results in support of conservation over a given time period. This can include: heather moorland restoration; new hedge or woodland plantings; deforestation; siting of cover crops, or the effectiveness of new scrapes and ponds in attracting wild duck and other waterfowl; and careful logging of bird counts, vermin control, habitat improvements and species biodiversity.

    Entrants are also required to sign a declaration that they, and all connected with their shoot, and in whatever capacity, are conversant and in compliance with the Code of Good Shooting Practice.

    After careful assessment by Dr. Mike Swan of the GWCT Advisory Service and other judges, all applications are submitted, along with a report of their findings, to all members of the judging panel. The panel meets in June to select a shortlist for judging visits in August and September, and reconvenes in October to determine the winners.
    The winners remain a closely guarded secret until announced and presented with their Awards and prizes at a ceremony, to be held in London in the first week of February 2023.

    Dan Jago, Chairman and CEO of James Purdey & Sons, said, “We are proud to be once more championing the extraordinary conservation work that goes on to support shoots across the United Kingdom. The Purdey Awards celebrate the individuals and groups who embody the values and responsibilities of environmental stewardship, community sustainability, as well as a fundamental respect for the quarry species, and care for the environment.”