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.

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Restoring grey partridge 

Restoring wild grey partridge to your farm - Factsheet 1
PDF File - (1116 KB)

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Partridge nesting

Providing nesting cover for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 2
PDF File - (306 KB)

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Brood rearing cover

Providing brood-rearing cover for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 3
PDF File - (575 KB)

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winter cover and food

Providing winter cover and food for wild grey partridges - Factsheet 4
PDF File - (489 KB)

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Predation control

Using predation control to increase wild grey partridge numbers - Factsheet 5
PDF File - (535 KB)

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Environmental stewardship

Environmental Stewardship Making the most for grey partridges - Factsheet 6
PDF File - (866 KB)

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Spring feeding

Explains the need for feeding gamebirds into the spring to help wild populations
PDF File - (51 KB)

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Feed hoppers

How to construct and use feed hoppers
PDF File - (309 KB)

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Code of good shooting practice 

Shooting and good shoot management practices
PDF File - (593 KB)

 

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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)

 

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Chick food favourites

The top eight insects for farmland chicks
PDF File - (211 KB)

 

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Insects as pollinators 

Encourage natural enemies of insect pests
PDF File - (210 KB)

   

 

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duckling feeder 

Duckling creep feeders
PDF File - (210 KB)

 

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Mink raft leaflet 2009 

Information on the construction, use and maintenance of the Mink Raft.   

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Hints for using Larsen traps  

A leaflet containing information on the Larsen Trap
PDF File - (900 KB)

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Larsen Trap Construction 

Information on the construction of the Larsen Trap. Please email shop@gwct.org.uk to purchase a Larsen trap.

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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)