GWCT News Blog

At the beginning of this week Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government, launched their 12-week public consultation on their proposals to license gamebird releasing in Wales. It is absolutely critical that everyone with an interest in shooting in Wales, whether from Wales or not, respond, offering constructive and considered responses. The number and quality of responses will be incredibly important, so please share the links with others and encourage them to respond. 

On Monday 27th March Natural Resources Wales (NRW), on behalf of Welsh Government, launched a 12-week public consultation on their proposals to licence gamebird releasing in Wales. They propose to move pheasant and red-legged partridge onto Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which would make it illegal to release these gamebirds except under licence. 

60 participants were welcomed by the Ceredigion GWCT Committee to Dovey Valley Shooting Ground on a glorious Sunday morning at the end of February, for a day of shooting clay.

Due to it’s success, the organisers, Stable Events, have now confirmed that the Welsh Game Fair will return to The Vaynol Estate, Bangor next year for a two day event 9-10 September (get your tickets here).

Thank you all for your help throughout 2022 in raising the profile of the great outcomes achievable from positive game management and the actions which have come from this research and actions developed by the Trust over the last 91 years.

Last month I had an inkling of what would be imposed on the Morlais Valley Wildfowlers by Natural Resources Wales, but now I know. The words “death by a thousand cuts” come to mind.

I may be an Englishman, but I am deeply in love with Wales and its wonderful countryside. It all started with early teenage holidays on the Llyn Peninsula, boating, fishing for mackerel and pollack, and birdwatching.

The Bro Cors Caron SMS project held a well-attended event at Cruglas Farm on Friday 23rd September, showcasing the progress of the project to a variety of stakeholders and interested individuals.

Welsh Government are asking farmers to get involved in their codesign process to feedback on the Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals they published in July.