Latest News from Wales

Director for Rural Affairs visits Welsh project farm

As the Bro Cors Caron SMS project comes to an end, we were fortunate to have a visit to Cruglas Farm from the Welsh Government’s Director for Rural Affairs, Gian Marco Currado.
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Countryside show will create £12m bonanza for North Wales

A two-day event celebrating the countryside will create a major boost for the North Wales economy with record-breaking sales of £12 million being forecast.
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Chance to watch rare curlew chicks hatching live

The conservation project Curlew Country is live-streaming footage of a wild curlew nest this week offering viewers a chance to see the magical moment when the young of this rare and much-loved bird emerge from the egg.
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Curlew Connections Project receives £1m in funding to help curlew in Wales

Gylfinir Cymru is celebrating the news that their Curlew Connections Wales Project has received funding from Nature Networks Fund which is a Welsh Government grant programme delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, to take action to prevent the extinction of curlews across Wales.
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Sixfold increase in farmland bird numbers on Welsh cover crop project sites

Welsh farms have significantly increased populations of farmland birds since growing seed-bearing cover crops and providing feeding stations containing supplementary seed.
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GWCT Charity Clay Shoot hitting the high notes

The annual GWCT Charity Clay Shoot at Cefn Tilla Court, Llandenny was held on the 21 September 2022 at the former home of Lord Raglan
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Conservation charity director aims to bridge gap between urban and rural

The Wales director of a conservation charity is on a mission to bring urban and rural communities closer together through better education and communication about country pursuits and game management.
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New Welsh Farming Community set to be launched at the Royal Welsh Show

As Welsh farmers gather at the Royal Welsh Show, a leading conservation charity is uniting farmers to deliver a better future. GWCT Wales will launch its Working Conservationists Farming Community at the Llanelwedd showground on Tuesday 19th July. All are invited to the launch, which will take place on the FUW stand at 2pm.
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Conservation groups welcome Natural Resources Wales’s support of measures to protect salmon and sea trout

Joint Statement by Afonydd Cymru, The Angling Trust, WildFish Wales (formerly Salmon & Trout Conservation Wales) and The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales.
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Sustainable farming scheme - GWCT Cymru response to consultation

The GWCT welcomes the publication of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in time for discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.
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NRW proposes changes to General Licences in Wales

Following NRW’s consultation at the end of last year, we have been made aware of proposed changes to the General Licences in Wales. The GWCT is extremely disappointed with the proposed changes, which could be considered a worst-case scenario given the questions posed within the previous consultation. 
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“Government and policymakers should be listening to farmers” says Gareth Wyn Jones in St. David’s Day address

A prominent Welsh farmer is laying down the gauntlet to Mark Drakeford and the rest of Welsh government if they are to secure a brighter future for the nation.
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