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13/7/2017
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Every year, in the third week of June, a team of GWCT scientists travel to Sussex, to roam a large area of farmland stretching 11 miles across the South Downs. They are collecting data for the Sussex study, a long-running project that is one of the cornerstones of the GWCT’s research. It all began in 1968 and has provided a wealth of important data on the impact of farming methods, policy and conservation techniques.
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13/7/2017
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Eleven partners from the Interreg North Sea Region (NSR) PARTRIDGE project, led by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, met in Germany between June 27 and 29 for their third meeting.
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28/9/2016
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GWCT Head of Predation Control Studies Jonathan Reynolds and Wetlands Ecologist Carlos Sanchez look back at the important impact that the Salisbury Plain project had on understanding predation.
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23/6/2016
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This week, insects are in the spotlight as we celebrate National Insect Week. Grey partridge chicks may not be celebrating, though. Their survival depends on chick-food insect availability around ground level and we fear that our late, wet spring means that insect numbers are low for many areas of the country.
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22/12/2015
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Grey partridge
Neville Kingdon urges farmers, land managers and keepers who have greys to make a big difference by getting involved in our Partridge Count Scheme.
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12/11/2015
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Charlie Mellor, head gamekeeper at the Norfolk Estate, discusses how, with dedication, supportand passion, their wild grey partridge restoration project is proving to be a real success story.
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