Driven grouse shooting the potential capacity for the breeding golden eagle population continues to be suppressed around where this persecution largely occurs." Driven grouse shooting Driven grouse shooting is the hunting of the red grouse, a field sport of the United Kingdom. It is popular because it provides a challenge due to the rapid flight of the grouse. The grouse shooting season extends from 12 August, often called the "Glorious Twelfth", to 10 December each year. Shooting takes place on grouse moors, areas of moorland in northern England and Scotland. The name 'driven grouse shooting' refers to the way in which the grouse
Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland recorded on the 20th at Cairngorm. April 1986 averaged at which is 2.1 °C below the 1961-1990 average and the coldest since 1922. The temperature reached for the first time on April 4, and for the first time on April 26. There was 19 days of snow at Glenlivet. It was also a wetter than average month. Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland The Winter of 1985–86 in Great Britain and Ireland contained two periods of notably cold weather. November 1985 brought an early start to winter with the month being the coldest in the Central England region