Blogs

We respond to a recent piece in The Times concerning the possible reintroduction of lynx in Britain.

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

The GWCT suggested that a technique like this might unlock the conflict between hen harriers and driven grouse shooting nearly twenty years ago – we still believe it could. On the other hand the RSPB feel it is ‘ridiculous’ – but the Government has rejected this view and they are going to test it here. It is easy to see why

Read our letter, published in The Times, written in response to Matt Ridley's piece on the government's new environment policy.

When Defra released their plan to recover hen harriers in 2016, it had two success criteria: more hen harriers in England and that “the harrier population coexists with local business interests and its presence contributes to a thriving rural economy”.

The GWCT are calling on people to nominate their own projects or individuals they know who combine a passion for wildlife conservation with farming, recreation or other types of land management.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is excited about the Government’s new 25 Year Environment Plan. What is noticeable is the sheer volume of recommendations which were exactly what we advocated.

Our fundraising team have once again managed to secure some truly unique shoot day prizes from a selection of the country’s most magnificent shooting estates.

They say that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but that is less and less the case these days! Many statutory organisations can have access to your home without your consent.