Pheasant shooting in Ceredigion

Ceredigion, United Kingdom

Nestled in the beautiful wooded valleys above Cardigan Bay, Monachty is a traditional family-run pheasant shoot on a 1,500-acre private estate near the picturesque harbour town of Aberaeron, West Wales. Re-established by Nigel and Wendy Symons Jones in 1979, the shoot is now run by Henry and Tina Symons Jones, who continue to focus on providing exactly the sort of day they would want to enjoy themselves—challenging birds, relaxed atmosphere and plenty of laughter along the way. Our aim is simple: good birds, good company and an enjoyable day in the Welsh countryside. We cater primarily for teams of eight or nine guns, with bag sizes ranging from 150 to 350 birds, allowing us to tailor the day to suit your team. Many of our visiting teams choose to stay in nearby Aberaeron, just a few minutes from the shoot, where excellent places to stay and eat include The Harbourmaster, Ty Glyn and Y Seler, making it easy to turn a day’s shooting into a long weekend with family or friends. If you’re considering Monachty for the first time, we’d be delighted to welcome you for a look around the shoot before booking. We’re always happy to show prospective teams around the estate and talk through how we run the day. Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning for another season, we look forward to welcoming you to Monachty. Our ambition has never been to run the biggest shoot—only one that people genuinely enjoy returning to year after year.

Ceredigion, United Kingdom

West wales small farm shoot near Aberaeron based on circa 200 acres. We are a small syndicate of 6 or 7 guns looking for new members to shoot for 24/25 season. Expected bags of 30 birds per day shooting 6 days throughout the season with a reserved family day and a beaters day. Mix of pheasant, duck, snipe and woodcock. Both driven and walked up (snipe and woodcock). 500 pheasants and 200 ducks put down.

Ceredigion, United Kingdom

**The Trawsgoed Estate**, near Aberystwyth, Mid Wales offers a few days, part walked up, part driven, shooting each season. The upland estate covers over 5,000-acres, although most of the shooting is done over some 1,500-acres of lower ground on or adjoining parts of Tregaron Bog (Cors Caron). We specialise in walked up rough shooting days where the variety of game is more important than the numbers. Guns need to be reasonably fit and active enough to walk most of the day over rough ground, marshes and wetlands. The skill and experience of the guns will determine the bag shot which can include: pheasant, snipe, mallard, teal, widgeon and hares. After a morning walking, lunch is served at a farm on the estate, either in an outhouse (with an open fire) or in the open field, depending on the weather conditions. In the afternoon there is more walked up shooting or a duck flight can be arranged. This is authentic, old-fashioned shooting, in beautiful wild countryside, and has been described as the perfect antidote to too much driven pheasant shooting where guns are moved from stand to stand in 4 x 4s. Accomodation can be arranged.