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16/5/2022
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The war in Ukraine has added to the pressures farmers are facing through increasing input costs of the three F’s; fuel, feed and fertiliser. These could be short-term impacts but they come at a time when the industry is facing longer-term upheaval due to reductions in post-Brexit farm support, labour shortages and the impacts of trade and environmental policies.
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12/5/2022
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Nick Williams OBE very sadly died on 17th April 2022 aged 74. He was a committed GWCT trustee since July 2016 and also our first chairman in Wales. Here colleagues and friends share their fond memories of Nick.
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9/5/2022
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The GWCT is assisting with an exciting new project initiated by the Norfolk Estate, Sussex, to establish a breeding curlew population on the South Downs. The project involves a technique called headstarting, whereby eggs are taken from the wild, incubated artificially, and then chicks are reared to fledging age in enclosures before release into the wild.
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9/5/2022
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, GWCT Scotland
The GWCT Scottish Game Fair returns to Scone Palace in Scotland from 1- 3 July with an incredible itinerary of displays, demonstrations, have-a-go attractions and exhibitors covering everything from fishing and shooting to gundogs and falcons.
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5/5/2022
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We recently launched our 2022 Gun Draw, where you can win a pair of Bespoke William Powell Sovereign shotguns worth £14,000 plus a day's driven shooting. Stuart Loudon was the lucky winner of our 2020 Gun Draw, winning a pair of made-to-measure William Powell shotguns and cartridges.
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3/5/2022
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, GWCT Scotland
The subject of predator control can be charged with emotion and often misguided opinion. This has put ever greater scrutiny on practitioners; there is no place for poor practice. The game sector prides itself in being able to demonstrate best practice to ensure that predator control remains a legitimate conservation tool. There are sector-led codes of practice in place and the GWCT is recognised for up-to-date training on all aspects of humane predator control.
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3/5/2022
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Do you manage a shoot? If so, take our free online test to earn your GWCT Accredited Shoot Operator certificate and badge.
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