April

The proposal in the government’s recently published Land Use Framework to license gamebird management suggests a worrying lack of understanding of the fundamental connection between shooting and conservation in some of our most well-loved landscapes.

"Many GWCT members are landowners, farmers, and estate holders who quietly manage complex assets over the long term — often balancing stewardship, legacy, and commercial reality."

This year’s Game Shooting Conference was, for the first time in six years, held in association with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and kindly hosted by Holland & Holland shooting ground. The event was attended by almost 100 individuals representing porting agents, cartridge manufacturers, countryside organisations, shoot managers and gamekeepers from across the UK.

Allerton Farm Manager, Ben Jones shares his latest update, using Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and a cab mounted Nitrogen (N) sensor to reduce synthetic fertiliser use.

Many of us have heard of the cuckoo bird – famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species so that its young are raised by an unsuspecting host. But fewer people realise that the world of bees contains its own lesser‑known cuckoos.