Discounted tickets are now available online for this summer’s Scottish Game Fair, organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
There’s already a buzz about this year’s silver anniversary event on 5, 6 and 7 July which will again be held on the banks of the River Tay in the Scone Palace parklands.
Save on the gate price by visiting www.scottishfair.com to buy your tickets which are priced at £16 for adults, £34 for a family and £4 per child. There’s a discount on car parking too.
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Fair Director, David Noble said: “We are working hard to put together an extra special show to celebrate our silver anniversary and our organising team are buoyed up to deliver a first-rate Fair.
“To mark the occasion we will have a 25th anniversary reception to which everyone is welcome to join us for complimentary refreshments as well as a few other surprises up our sleeve!”
This year’s Fair will be engaging with VisitScotland/Scottish Natural Heritage ‘Year of Natural Scotland’. The initiative aims to inspire the public to get involved and connect with nature and has involved the Scottish Game Fair to encourage participation.
GWCT is working with SNH to develop a series of exciting displays which will highlight Scotland's Big 5 - the fascinating red squirrel, red deer, golden eagle, otter and harbour seal, and is aimed at encouraging people across Scotland to enjoy these wonderful animals in their natural habitat.
“Within GWCT’s own exhibit at the heart of the Fair, we will be celebrating our own Big 5 – red grouse, black grouse, mountain hare, grey partridge and woodcock - with a series of mini landscapes, each one depicting different environments and management practices,” said Katrina Candy, GWCT Head of PR & Education
“The Scottish Game Fair is a wonderful day out for all the family with a wide range of activities for all ages as well as a shoppers’ paradise of over 300 trade stands and fantastic Food Hall. It is our largest educational event and we’re very keen that every visitor goes away having learnt a little bit more about our amazing rural landscape.”
The Scottish Fair has become one of the leading countryside events in Scotland and almost 40,000 people are expected to descend on Scone Palace to join in the celebrations this year.
The GWCT’s Scottish Game Fair is principally sponsored by Artemis, The Scotsman and Mitsubishi.
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Notes to editors
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is an independent wildlife conservation charity which carries out scientific research into Britain’s game and wildlife. We advise farmers and landowners on improving wildlife habitats. We employ 22 post-doctoral scientists and 50 other research staff with expertise in areas such as birds, insects, mammals, farming, fish and statistics. We undertake our own research as well as projects funded by contract and grant-aid from Government and private bodies. The Trust is also responsible for a number of Government Biodiversity Action Plan species and is lead partner for grey partridge and joint lead partner for brown hare and black grouse.
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