GWCT News Blog

Lee Oliver, Director of GWCT Wales, brings you exclusive, unfiltered conversations from the heart of the Royal Welsh Agriculture Show.

We have some fantastic events coming up in Wales over the next few weeks. Find out more and book your place.

The Curlew Connections Wales project is yet another example of how working collaboratively with farmers and providing support is proving to be beneficial for breeding curlew.

Elin Thomas (GWCT Cymru Agriculture and Conservation Officer), Lee Oliver (Director for GWCT Cymru) and Sue Evans from GWCT Cymru attended the recent Da Byw Sustainable Livestock Farming Confernece at Coed Coch Farm, Denbighshire.

Elin Thomas, GWCT Cymru’s Agriculture and Conservation Officer, along with Lee Oliver, Director for Wales, attended the Sustainable Grass and Muck Event at Aberystwyth Uni’s Trawsgoed Farm, Aberystwyth last Thursday as part of Ceredigion’s County Events in the run up to the Royal Welsh Show.

Located on the North Wales coast in Colwyn Bay, Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias was the beautiful location for the NE Wales’s GWCT Committee event ‘Game for Conservation’, in the company of local well known farmer and internet influencer Gareth Wyn Jones.

An evening full of flavour and conservation was held at Coleg Ceredigion at the end of January.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has shared scientific evidence with Welsh Government and demonstrated why hedgerows should be included in their 10% woodland requirement, but they have not taken this forward.

On 30th and 31st October, Julieanne and Katie from the Curlew Connections project were joined by Bangor University Zoology students to conduct the university local field course. With 21 students on day one and 22 on day two, it was a great opportunity to show the students the species and habitats right on their doorstep.

The beautifully located Dovey Valley Shooting Ground hosted the inaugural Welsh Side by Side Championship organised by Peter Croft, ex-Olympic coach. Held on 8 October, the day was blessed with lovely weather and a turnout from as far afield as the Midlands and South Wales.