Blogs

GWCT Scotland hosted another series of Pie & Pint evenings across Scotland in the second half of February 2026. This year’s series focused on Scotland’s lowlands.

Who would have thought that when we put our new experimental drainage system into a poorly drained arable field here at the Allerton Project, that it would rain just about every single day since? 

This overview summarises the updated carbon footprint assessment completed using the farm carbon toolkit for the Allerton Project’s farming operations for the season 2024/25. 

Women researchers at the GWCT have produced some of our most influential, field shaping science, spanning upland ecology, farmland biodiversity, predator–prey dynamics, river restoration and the environmental impacts of veterinary chemicals.

We have grown into so many other branches of countryside management and species conservation, but the principles remain the same throughout – how can we better understand the ecological dynamics of our countryside so that wildlife populations, agricultural production and countryside communities can live and work sustainably alongside each other?

‘From Soya to Sustainability’ is held as part of the NCS project, bringing together expert sources and leaders from across the agri-food sector to disseminate new research and innovation.

Joe Stanley was in the auditorium on 24 February for Secretary of State Emma Reynolds’ address to the National Farmers Union’s annual conference in Birmingham.

 As natural nesting sites decline through changes in land use and tidier management of woods and gardens, well designed nest boxes have become an increasingly valuable addition to the landscape. National Nest Box Week is a chance to celebrate these simple structures and the role they play in supporting some of our most familiar species.

Do you know how to tell the difference between a House Sparrow and a Tree Sparrow? They can be easily confused, so it’s important to know what to look for when you’re trying to tell them apart.

Reading the draft management plan raised several concerns not least that the greater focus on Protected Landscapes, which refers to National Parks and National Landscapes (formerly AONBs), in meeting government targets is providing the framework for them to seek to increase their influence beyond existing governance boundaries.