Blogs

We respond to Chris Packham's astonishing claim that lapwing are shot.

Lizzie Grayshon, Ryan Burrell and several other keen ringers from the GWCT have been assisting with the ‘Greenshank Migration Story’ project based in the Solent.

'Waders For Real' Project Ecologist Lizzie Grayshon outlines an exciting project that aims to reverse the decline of breeding waders in the Avon Valley.

BBC presenter Chris Packham has started an e-petition, calling for a moratorium on the shooting of three wader species: woodcock, snipe and golden plover. It has clocked up an impressive 10,000 signatures in a week so Defra will, at least, give him a written answer – it will probably make interesting reading. We think, however, that some of the language and figures Packham has used are misleading.

Our hope for a successful breeding year for 2016 appears to have become a reality.

Mike Short discusses the findings from the fox tagging work he's been carrying out in the Avon Valley.

After recording a higher than average survival rate for lapwing chicks in the Avon Valley, Andrew Hoodless discusses the role the Environmental Stewardship Scheme plays.

Kind donations have given our research team the resources to start work, now we need to find ways to increase the impact of this research.

With the help of those who have kindly donated to our appeal, we have been able to start our important work 

Lizzie Grayshon reports from the Avon Valley, where we are now seeing our first broods of lapwing chicks fledging.