Blogs
14/6/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: Gamewise , Allerton Project , GWCT Scotland
Check out the latest from the GWCT Shoots.
23/4/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
The results of the Scottish election next month could be highly influential regarding the impact on rural management for the next five years and beyond.
21/4/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Advice
Muirburn, which covers the controlled burning of heather, gorse bushes and grasslands, is a vital conservation and land management tool.
19/4/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
The last few days has seen a worrying development at Auchnerran. We have been monitoring badger numbers on the farm over the years and noticed a steady increase in their abundance and have recorded the occasional raid on a wader nest. But over the last week or so we have lost approx. two-thirds of our early lapwing nests (around 20) to badger predation.
17/3/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: Gamewise , Allerton Project , GWCT Scotland
Check out the latest news from our GWCT Shoots.
2/3/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: Advice , GWCT Scotland
Biodiversity Net Gain is an approach to land management that leaves our wildlife and their habitats in a better state than before. This approach is at the heart of what we do at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT)
22/2/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
A £1m Scottish Country Sports Tourism Restart Fund has been created by VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, with development input from the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group (SCSTG) and BASC
22/1/2021 in: GWCT News Blog under: Letters , GWCT Scotland
If this remarkable species is given a new lease of life in Scotland, those responsible must be careful to ensure landowners and farmers do not lose out.