Blogs
14/4/2020 in: Uplands Blog under: Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
For many years, the GWCT and others have used a figure of 75% for the percentage of upland heather moorland found in the UK. Some have questioned the basis of that estimate and we discuss it here.
6/3/2020 in: Uplands Blog under: Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Events
This week saw the 12th North of England Grouse Seminar in Harrogate, run by the GWCT’s Uplands Research Team. Almost 200 delegates with a wide variety of backgrounds gathered to listen to the most up-to-date science around moorland management.
13/2/2020 in: Uplands Blog under: Advice , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
The GWCT Uplands Team are delighted to deliver an updated version of our medicated grit best practice guidelines.
31/1/2020 in: Uplands Blog
20/12/2019 in: Uplands Blog
21/10/2019 in: Uplands Blog under: Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
GWCT Uplands placement student Sandy Jasper describes a busy two months since she began working with the Trust.
23/8/2019 in: Uplands Blog
6/8/2019 in: Uplands Blog
4/7/2019 in: Uplands Blog
April and May sees members of the upland team surveying black grouse males at display sites known as ‘leks’.
22/5/2019 in: Uplands Blog
Come spring the team are always eager to start fieldwork and luckily this year the weather has been mostly warm and dry allowing the season to get off to a good start. First on the list are the spring red grouse counts...