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A new report, which studied the activities of nearly 1,000 gamekeepers, has identified the frequently unrecognised high level of conservation that this group of skilled and knowledgeable land and wildlife managers undertake nationally.

The brand new BASIS Game Management course is aimed at all individuals who have responsibility for managing a shoot, including head keepers, singlehanded keepers, estate managers, land agents, landowners, shoot managers and shoot captains.

It has been a good start to the year for the GWCT Research department, with five scientific papers published in just the first few weeks of 2020.

George Monbiot forgot to mention that controlled winter heather burning (Opinion, 12 February) has been used for thousands of years to create and protect our open heather moorlands.

Defra have announced that six general licences have been reissued for the control of wild birds. The licences have been reissued on a temporary basis ahead of new licences coming into force on 1 August 2020.

The GWCT Uplands Team are delighted to deliver an updated version of our medicated grit best practice guidelines.

We received an email from Defra regarding General Licences in England and they have asked us to share it with our members and supporters.

Elizabeth shares her love of the outdoors, Greta Thunberg and a good woodland walk