Blogs

After months of stakeholder engagement with Natural Resources Wales over General Licences, the Board decided on Thursday 19 September to support a proposal which the GWCT do not support.

One of the replacement General Licences, issued by Natural England in April to protect livestock, is facing a potential legal challenge (General Licence WML - GL26).

Dr. Jonathan Reynolds, GWCT Head of Predation Control Studies, discusses the issue of evidence for General Licences going forward.

You can now download a copy of the GWCT's written evidence submission to the 2019 Defra consultation into General Licences.

Roy Burrows, Land Manager at Summerstone Estate, highlights the impact that General Licence changes are having on ground-nesting birds.

Following the licences changes, GWCT Head of Advisory Dr. Roger Draycott outlines what farmers, gamekeepers and reserve wardens can do now to protect ground nesting birds.

Defra has launched a call for evidence on the impact of Natural England’s decision to revoke three general licences. 

Earlier this week we met with Natural England and handed them questions that GWCT members and supporters had asked concerning General Licences via our recent blog. Here are Natural England's answers to some of the more commonly asked questions.