GWCT News Blog

A few weeks ago, 13 hardy souls defrosted their vehicles and headed to Gilston Farm for the latest PepsiCo FAB (Farming Arable Biodiversity) project farm walk. 

Find out what they got up to...

We are pleased to report that via Holts latest auction once again included lots to benefit the GWCT through its Holts Charity and Legacy Lots Programme. The auction included over 7500 lots, with a total hammer price exceeding £2 million, with around £1,200 raised for the GWCT.

To celebrate Girl Gone Wild’s first anniversary would like to offer GWCT members a 10% discount on her meals for duration of the month.

The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets.

Taking in the main sale, after sales and the Sealed Bid sale, close to £2.1m was raised. This included some lots sold on behalf of donors to the GWCT via The Holts ‘Charitable & Legacy Lots’ Programme.

We're excited to announce that we are now a stockist of ShuttleSocks!

Any policy maker with an eye to the past understands that the more gaps we have in our knowledge, the higher the risk is of unintended consequences if we rush to make policy decisions. That is why a number of our leading scientists with years of conducting key research into these ecosystems on our uplands are advising caution regarding the seemingly appealing solution of banning prescribed burning as a management tool for moorland owners. It might quite literally backfire!

For too long, the big internet companies have left rural communities, businesses and families behind. Gigaloch is changing that, by connecting the hardest to reach places first to our gigabit-speed, full-fibre network – ensuring remote, rural areas get the broadband they deserve.