Blogs

It is indeed sad that the iconic purring call of the turtle dove in summer is now a rarity, but the efforts of a group of farmers and land managers in southern England is giving real cause for hope.

As part of the project group established to increase recording of mountain hare presence right across Scotland, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is dismayed that following the first year of this expanded survey capacity, the National newspaper has hailed this as marking an increase in mountain hare numbers following protection.

The few who perpetrate wildlife crime overshadow the many grouse moor managers who work tirelessly to create habitat where birds of prey can thrive. 

Rod Liddle lets a story get in the way of the facts when writing about grouse moors. Rather than being a “desolate moonscape”, they are the last refuge of some of our most endangered wildlife.

Read our letter to the Secretary of State regarding the shooting of woodcock, written in response to the letter sent by Wild Justice.

As a new study on mountain hares hit the news, we thank GWCT member Matthew Higgs for writing to the Telegraph to share our findings

It is concerning to see the rise in wheat prices hitting shoots in the pocket, but it is important that we don’t let it impact farmland birds.

Farmer clusters in the Avon Valley and encircling Martin Down have put farmers at the heart of conservation and the results are there for all to see.

The government’s ambitious plans for landscape recovery are to be welcomed, but we mustn’t forget the role of people in this.