GWCT News Blog

With temperatures warming and the days getting longer, breeding Lapwing will shortly be back in the Avon Valley. We have been a busy team this winter, establishing 2 new breeding wader hotspot sites and monitoring wintering waterfowl and waders. So, before we get into the 2019 season, we thought it would make sense to reflect on 2018.

As we draw ever closer to leaving the European Union and reinventing our environmental schemes, much has been said about the intricate details of how much support farmers receive, where it comes from and what it rewards. Paperwork, prescription and perfect timing.

Waders For Real Ecologist Clive Bealey outlines the importance of monitoring the vegetation where the project is taking place.

Following a successful first Curlew Festival in 2017, Bolton Castle in Yorkshire will once again host the event from 8^th to 10^th June.

Waders for Real Project Ecologist Lizzie Grayshon describes an unusual start to the year, which has seen the team setting temporary fences in snow and fighting extreme flooding in April.

Mary Colwell discusses the importance of the GWCT's curlew recovery work.

Back in the autumn, new habitat features were created at Ellingham, a site on the Somerley Estate in the Avon River Valley. These new features will create suitable habitats for a wide range of species, with particular focus on the breeding waders and wildfowl.

GWCT Wetlands Placement Student Ellie Ness shares an insight into her time working on the Waders for Real project.