GWCT News Blog

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.

The UK and Ireland Curlew Action Group is made up of a growing partnership of government agencies and conservation organisations, who all care about Curlew. We have come together to shape, drive and co-ordinate a programme of work across the UK so that we can make a difference for this species but also meet our international obligations.

The Ellingham Floodplain Restoration project is a holistic project that encompasses multiple species benefits. The project is managed by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust based in Fordingbridge in partnership with Somerley Estate, graziers and tenants, with funding from Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund. 

Predator control will now be included in all existing and future curlew conservation schemes following a recent Westminster debate. 

We respond to a recent piece in The Herald on the drastic decline in curlew numbers. 

We respond to Matt Ridley's recent piece in The Times on conservation policy.

The first North of England Curlew Festival recently took place at Bolton Castle in Yorkshire and the GWCT were on hand to help raise awareness of the iconic bird's staggering decline.