List of licensed trail hunts
Hunting wild animals was made illegal in England and Wales in 2004; National Trust land is no exception. The Trust issues annual licences to trail hunts, a legal activity where an artificial scent is laid and then followed by a pack of hounds and people on foot or on horseback.
It’s important that visitors know where and when they might come across this outdoors activity.
Information on where licensed trail hunts take place on our land will be provided here, as and when licences are approved, including dates and maps of the areas concerned. You’ll also find contact details for the hunts which run the trails, if you need any further information.
Dates given are to the best of our knowledge. For the latest information, please check with the hunt organiser using the contact details given.
As licences are approved, we will add them here.
Carmarthenshire
Which NT place the licence covers: Cwrt Y Cadno
Dates: 3 November 2018 and 2 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Cwrt Y Cadno Farmers Hunt
Contact: (email address) cwrtycadnofarmershunt@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Cornwall
Which NT place the licence covers: Porkellis Moor
Dates: 11 December 2018, 8 January and 5 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Four Burrow Hunt
Contact: (email address) root@fourburrow.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Cotswolds
Which NT place the licence covers: Horton Court
Dates: 14 November, 05 December 2018, 02 and 23 January, 13 February and 16 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Beaufort Hunt
Contact: (email address) pr@beauforthunt.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Dartmoor
Which NT place the licence covers: Trowlesworthy - Hentor and Willings Warren
Dates: 29 November 2018
1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27 29 and 31 December 2018 (CANCELLED: 20, 24, 27 and 31 December)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29 and 31 January 2019 (CANCELLED: 7, 14, 21 and 28 January)
2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 28 February 2019 (CANCELLED: 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28 February)
2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28 and 30 March 2019 (CANCELLED: 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28 March)
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29 and 30 April 2019 (CANCELLED: 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 and 29 April)
Name of Hunt: Dartmoor Hunt
Contact: secretary.dartmoor@googlemail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Dorset
Which NT place the licence covers: Kingston Lacy
Dates: 21 November, 15 December 2018, 6, 20 and 26 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Portman Hunt
Contact email address: Info@portmanhunt.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Hertfordshire
Which NT place the licence covers: Ashridge:
Dates: All remaining dates are cancelled. More information here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/ashridge-trail-hunting-cancellation
Name of Hunt: Trinity Foot and South Herts Beagles
Contact: (email address)
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Isle of Wight
Which NT place the licence covers: Mottistone Estate
Dates: 11 November and 25 November 2018, 20 January 2019
Provisional dates: 12, 26 and 30 January, 16 and 23 February, 2 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Isle of Wight Farmers Bloodhounds
Contact: (email address) jowingate888@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed areas
Which NT place the license covers: Mottistone Estate and St Catherine's
Dates: 13, 20 and 27 October, 3, 7 and 21 November, 12, 15, 22 and 29 December 2018.
9, 12, 26 and 30 January, 13 and 16 February and 2 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Isle of Wight Hunt
Contact: (email address) isleofwightfoxhounds@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed areas
Momouthshire
Which NT place the licence covers: Skirrid Fawr and Sugar Loaf
Dates: 9 and 23 January and 13, 20 and 27 February 2019
Name of Hunt: Monmouthshire Hunt
Contact: (email address) monmouthshirehunt@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Powys
Which NT place the licence covers: Abergwesyn Common
Dates: 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29 November 2018
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 December 2018 (CANCELLED: 20, 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 December)
1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 and 31 January 2019 (CANCELLED: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 and 31 January)
2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26 and 28 February 2019 (CANCELLED: 2, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 26 and 28 February) *7 and 23 February only remaining trail hunting dates*
2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30 March 2019 (CANCELLED: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30 March)
Name of Hunt: Llanwrthwl Hunt
Contact: (email address) llanwrthwlhunt@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Which NT place the licence covers: The Begwns, Mid and SE Wales
Dates: 9, 16 and 29 October, 3, 6, 20 and 27 November, 1, 8, 18 and 22 December 2018, 5 and 15 January, 2 and 19 February, 2 and 19 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Golden Valley Hunt
Contact: (email address) GVHMeets@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Which NT place the licence covers: Sugar Loaf, Brecon Beacons
Dates: 14 November 2018 and 1 January 2019
Name of Hunt: Brecon & Talybont Hunt
Contact: (email address) chairperson@brecontalybonthunt.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Which NT place the licence covers: Brecon Beacons
Dates: 27 October, 7 November, 19 December 2018, 30 January and 13 February 2019
Name of Hunt: Brecon & Talybont Hunt
Contact: (email address) chairperson@brecontalybonthunt.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Shropshire
Which NT place the licence covers: The Shropshire Hills
Dates: 27 November, 11 December 2018, 8 and 29 January 2019
Name of Hunt: The United Pack
Contact: (email address) timward@btconnect.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Which NT place the licence covers: The Shropshire Hills:
Dates: All remaining dates for the season are cancelled
Name of Hunt: The South Shropshire Hunt
Contact: (email address)
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Somerset
Which NT place the licence covers: Crook Peak, Mendip Hills
Dates: 2, 16 and 30 January, 13 and 27 February 2019
Name of Hunt: Weston and Banwell Harriers
Contact: jbdigituk.ltd.@sky.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Which NT place the licence covers: Beacon and Bicknoller Hills
Dates: 24 December 2018
Name of Hunt: West Somerset Hunt
Contact: westsomersethunt@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Which NT place the licence covers: Holnicote Estate
Dates: 29 December 2018, 30 January 2019
Name of Hunt: Exmoor Foxhounds
Contact: Exmoorfoxhounds1@hotmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Surrey
Which NT place the licence covers: Polesden Lacey
Dates: 10, November, 29 November (CANCELLED), 8 December 2018 (CANCELLED) and 2nd January 2019 (CANCELLED)
Name of Hunt: Surrey Union Hunt
Contact: (email address) SUHhunt@outlook.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
Warwickshire
Which NT place the licence covers: Farnborough
Dates: 15 and 26 November, 10 December, 13 December 2018 (CANCELLED), 7 January (CANCELLED), 10 January, 31 January and 4 February 2019 (CANCELLED)
Name of Hunt: The Warwickshire Hunt
Contact: (email address) huntsecretary@warwickshirehunt.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
West Cornwall
Which NT place the licence covers: West Cornwall
Dates: 26 October, 3,17 and 24 November, 8,15 and 22 December 2018, 5,12 and 26 January, 4 and16 February, 2,9,16 and 30 March, 6 and13 April 2019
Name of Hunt: Western Hunt
Contact: (email address) westernhunt@icloud.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licenced area
West Sussex
Which NT place the licence covers: Woolbeding Countryside
Dates: 24 November and 15 December 2018, 5 January and 16 February 2019
Name of Hunt: Chiddingfold, Leconfield and Cowdray Hunt
Contact: (email address) masters@clandchunt.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Wiltshire
Which NT place the licence covers: Buscot and Coleshill estate
Dates: 25 September, 22 October, 7 (CANCELLED) and 17 November, 5, 12 and 22 December 2018, 2 and 19 January, 5 February, 2 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Old Berkshire Hunt (OBH)
Contact: (email address) secretary@oldberkshunt.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Which NT place the licence covers: Buscot and Coleshill estate
Dates: 16 October (cancelled), 20 November 2018, 5 February and 6 March 2019
Name of Hunt: Vale of White Horse Hunt (VWH)
Contact: (email address) teckleobsessed@gmail.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Worcestershire
Which NT place the licence covers: Clent Hills
Dates: 11 December 2018
Name of Hunt: Albrighton and Woodland Hunt
Contact: (email address) secretary@aandwh.co.uk
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
Which NT place the licence covers: Hanbury Hall
Dates: 26 December 2018
Name of Hunt: Worcestershire Hunt
Contact: (email address) worcestershirehunt@icloud.com
Map: (PDF) Showing licensed area
