Picture the rolling hills of the Trannon Valley in the heart of mid-Wales. This is a soft, rural landscape where little troubles the sheep and dairy herds that thrive here. A patchwork of ancient pasture, ribboned by woodland and criss-crossed by a latticework of streams, it really is slap-bang in the middle of nowhere. Or more accurately, slap in the middle of nowhere now that the bangs have been silenced
LISTEN-UP: Tips for quieter grounds
Earlier this year, the Mid Wales Shooting Centre, one of the country’s best-known grounds, shut up shop for good after noise complaints, and the ensuing restrictions made business untenable. If a ground in such a remote location can come under fire, what hope is there for shooting complexes in more populated neighbourhoods?