Management factsheets
These colour guides have been written to help farmers and landowners with practical conservation work. They can be viewed online or we can send a printed version free of charge on request.
Mink control using the GWCT Mink Raft
Downloads on the construction, use and maintenance of the GWCT Mink Raft
Restoring grey partridge
Restoring wild grey partridge to your farm - Factsheet 1
PDF File - (1116 KB)
Partridge nesting
Providing nesting cover for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 2
PDF File - (306 KB)
Brood rearing cover
Providing brood-rearing cover for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 3
PDF File - (575 KB)
Winter Cover and Food
Providing winter cover and food for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 4
PDF File - (489 KB)
Predation control
Using predation control to increase wild grey partridge numbers - Factsheet 5
PDF File - (535 KB)
Environmental stewardship
Environmental Stewardship Making the most for grey partridges - Factsheet 6
PDF File - (866 KB)
Spring feeding
Explains the need for feeding gamebirds into the spring to help wild populations
PDF File - (51 KB)
Feed hoppers
How to construct and use feed hoppers
PDF File - (309 KB)
Code of good shooting practice
Shooting and good shoot management practices
PDF File - (593 KB)
Fox snaring guidelines
Guidance for the snare user
PDF File - (222 KB)
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Beneficial Predators
Encourage natural enemies of insect pests
PDF File - (210 KB)
Chick food favourites
The top eight insects for farmland chicks
PDF File - (211 KB)
Insects as pollinators
Encourage natural enemies of insect pests
PDF File - (210 KB)
Duckling Feeder
Duckling creep feeders
PDF File - (210 KB)
Hints for using Larsen traps
A leaflet containing information on the Larsen Trap
PDF File - (900 KB)
Larsen Trap Construction
Information on the construction of the Larsen Trap. Please email shop@gwct.org.uk to purchase a Larsen trap.
Fence collisions and marking
How to minimise black grouse collisions with fences using marking
PDF File - (154KB)
Woodland planting for black grouse
Information on woodland plantings for black grouse in upland northern England
PDF File - (170KB)
Black grouse ID guide
Identification guide for shooters
PDF File - (183KB)
Establishing arable in the uplands
How to establish arable crops in the uplands to benefit black grouse and other seed-eating birds
PDF File - (146KB)
Snaring in Scotland
A practitioner's guide
PDF File - (623KB)
A practitioner's guide
PDF File - (623KB)
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