GWCT News Blog

Food and shelter for wildlife, shade for livestock, harbouring beneficial insects, creating wind breaks and aesthetic beauty…what could provide all of these benefits and so much more? Hedgerows of course!

Learn what the students from Bournemouth University got up to when they recently underwent work experience with our Fisheries Team. 

A panel of judges made up of GWCT ecologists and advisors and external experts in relevant fields spent the summer months visiting the finalists to see their conservation work in action. Following lengthy deliberations, the judges selected these winners.

The commentary we often see and hear from Wild Justice and others who are not fans of game shooting could lead many people to the conclusion that gamebird management is harmful to the environment.

The Scottish Government’s Natural Environment Bill was introduced to Holyrood in February 2025 and is aimed at protecting Scotland’s natural environment.

We have translocated a further twenty black grouse to the North York Moors to bolster the twenty birds released last October.

Upon joining the GWCT, we’d hoped for lots of opportunities to develop fieldwork skills, and we certainly haven’t been disappointed.

In response to increased findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) in wild birds and new cases in poultry and kept birds, coupled with heightened risk levels, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone with housing measures is being introduced for north, central and parts of east of England to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease.

Red and black spotted, round and shiny ladybirds are arguably one of the few beetles everyone can recognise. 

“The United Kingdom does not have indigenous peoples, or indigenous and local communities as understood under the Convention on Biological Diversity”.  Not sure what the Welsh or Scots will think of that?