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Guides and Factsheets

These guides have been written to help farmers and landowners with practical conservation work. They can be read online, downloaded as PDFs, or we can send a printed version free of charge on request. Results from our research have been instrumental in the production of both our own guidance notes, and joint advice with other organisations.

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Best practice use of medicated grit
Best practice use of medicated grit
Black grouse fence collisions and marking
Black grouse fence collisions and marking
Camera traps for game management
Camera traps for game management
Code of Good Shooting Practice
Code of Good Shooting Practice
Conserving the black grouse
Conserving the black grouse
Conserving the brown hare
Conserving the brown hare
Conserving the curlew
Conserving the curlew
Conserving the grey partridge
Conserving the grey partridge
Creating woodlands for black grouse
Creating woodlands for black grouse
Establishing arable in the uplands
Establishing arable in the uplands
Fox snaring guidelines
Fox snaring guidelines
Guide to Good Game Handling
Guide to Good Game Handling
How to sex and age grey partridges
How to sex and age grey partridges
Larsen trap use in England, Scotland and Wales
Larsen trap use in England, Scotland and Wales
Mink raft guidelines
Mink raft guidelines
Multi-catch cage use in Scotland
Multi-catch cage use in Scotland
Red grouse and cryptosporidiosis
Red grouse and cryptosporidiosis
Re-establishing grey partridges by releasing
Re-establishing grey partridges by releasing
Sustainable gamebird releasing
Sustainable gamebird releasing
Woodland conservation and pheasants
Woodland conservation and pheasants
Woodcock: Your Essential Brief
Woodcock: Your Essential Brief
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