GWCT News Blog

GWCT Chairman Ian Coghill discusses the RSPB's opposition to plans aimed at increasing Hen Harrier numbers in the English uplands.

We respond to a recent piece in the Yorkshire Post on Bradford Council’s decision to end grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor.

We respond to a recent piece written by George Monbiot for The Guardian about Britain's national parks.

Proposals for shooting over Natural Resources Wales (NRW) land have now been published. The GWCT believes their conclusions are well considered and should be adopted

The GWCT suggested that a technique like this might unlock the conflict between hen harriers and driven grouse shooting nearly twenty years ago – we still believe it could. On the other hand the RSPB feel it is ‘ridiculous’ – but the Government has rejected this view and they are going to test it here. It is easy to see why

When Defra released their plan to recover hen harriers in 2016, it had two success criteria: more hen harriers in England and that “the harrier population coexists with local business interests and its presence contributes to a thriving rural economy”.

Another fall in the number of reported incidents of wildlife crime is welcomed by the GWCT. All those involved in reducing wildlife crime should be congratulated on achieving this downward trend.

We respond to a recent letter to The Times written by the RSPB.

As Chris Packham climbed up on the Ifor Williams flatbed trailer the sky dramatically darkened. The stage, at the RSPB’s Rainham Marsh reserve in Kent, was set for another fire and brimstone Hen Harrier day ‘address’.

Our letter to The Yorkshire Post in response to Chris Packham's call for grouse shooting to end on Ilkley Moor.