GWCT News Blog

In written evidence to a 2016 Parliamentary Committee, the RSPB stated that moorland drains were “cut in the 60s and 70s to improve grazing” for sheep. It is bizarre that they should now suggest that gamekeepers dug these drains for their grouse (RSPB accuses gamekeepers of deliberately drying land, July 5). 

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.

The decline in Britain’s songbird numbers was the topic of a House of Lords debate on 28th June, with several members acknowledging the important work the GWCT has done. 

GWCT Cymru News Roundup

By Sue Evans, GWCT Cymru Director

It's the end of an era for enthusiatic chairman, Ian Coghill. After eight years at the helm, he shares his thoughts about the GWCT with Joel Holt. 

Our response to a recent piece in The Sunday Times concerning the Saddleworth Moor fire, in which RSPB Senior Uplands Policy Officer, Pat Thompson is quoted.

We respond to George Monbiot's accusation in The Guardian that grouse shooting is responsible for the Saddleworth Moor fire.

We respond to a recent piece in The Guardian concerning insect declines by referencing findings from the Sussex Study, one of the most detailed and longest running studies of its type in the world.

When buying a day’s shooting, how many guns consider the contribution that the shoot makes to biodiversity and conservation? Roger Draycott believes they should.

The UK has enjoyed a boost in popularity for the greatly loved sport of driven shooting in recent years. However, with the surge in supply, it is imperative the demand follow, which has presented a challenge for shoots to put a system in place to ensure this. Well aware of the serious consequences of failing to stimulate and supply a game market in the UK, The Game Fair is actively supporting an enterprise that has already made the shooting community sit up and listen, called the British Game Alliance (BGA).