Events - 2025

Corvid Trapping Course, Aberdeenshire

Location: Bridgefoot Mill, Logie Coldstone, AB34 5PU. what3words//mushroom.stripped.partly
Date: 26 February 2025 Time: 9:30AM to 1:00PM

With significant changes to tunnel trapping legislation now in place throughout the UK, this popular course keeps trappers fully up to date with both legal and humane control issues. The session will address the legal aspects of the various trapping methods for stoat, weasel and rodent control employed by keepers and wildlife managers as well as the equipment required and best practice advice.  Read more

Spring (Tunnel) Trapping Course, Aberdeenshire

Location: Bridgefoot Mill, Logie Coldstone, AB34 5PU what3words//mushroom.stripped.partly
Date: 26 February 2025 Time: 1:30PM to 5:00PM

With significant changes to spring (tunnel) trapping legislation due to be enforced following the passing by Scottish Parliament of the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, this new course is being prepared to an agreed standard by a Working Group led by NatureScot and requires to be approved by Scottish Government.  Read more

Grouse Keepers Pie & Pint Night - Glenogil Estate, Angus

Location: Glenogil Estate, Angus, DD8 3UB
Date: 26 February 2025 Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM

GWCT have teamed up with Scottish Land & Estates and the Scottish Regional Moorland Groups to put on a series of Pie & Pint Evenings.   Read more

Corvid Trapping Course, Perthshire

Location: Glenshee, Perthshire, PH10 7QQ
Date: 27 February 2025 Time: 9:30AM to 1:00PM

With significant changes to corvid trapping legislation due to be enforced following the passing by Scottish Parliament of the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, this new course has been prepared to an agreed standard by a Working Group led by NatureScot and approved by Scottish Government.  Read more

Spring (Tunnel) Trapping Course, Perthshire

Location: Glenshee, Perthshire, PH10 7QQ
Date: 27 February 2025 Time: 1:30PM to 5:00PM

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Grouse Keepers Pie & Pint Night - Auchnafree Estate, Perthshire

Location: Auchnafree Estate, Perthshire, PH8 0EH
Date: 27 February 2025 Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM

GWCT have teamed up with Scottish Land & Estates and the Scottish Regional Moorland Groups to put on a series of Pie & Pint Evenings.   Read more

Corvid Trapping Course, Fife

Location: Kilrie Granary, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Fife. what3words///healers.shrub.flame
Date: 28 February 2025 Time: 9:30AM to 1:00PM

With significant changes to corvid trapping legislation due to be enforced following the passing by Scottish Parliament of the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, this new course has been prepared to an agreed standard by a Working Group led by NatureScot and approved by Scottish Government.  Read more

Mink Control Course, Hampshire

Location: Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1EF
Date: 28 February 2025 Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM

This one-day course covers: history of mink and their control in the UK; conventional mink trapping; what makes a good mink cage trap; the GWCT mink raft, its development and how to use it; humane dispatch of trapped mink, and health and safety on the river bank.  Read more

Spring (Tunnel) Trapping Course, Fife

Location: Kilrie Granary, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Fife. what3words///healers.shrub.flame
Date: 28 February 2025 Time: 1:30PM to 5:00PM

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Predation Management Training at Burgate Manor, Hampshire

Location: Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1EF
Date: 4 March 2025 Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM

On this course, attendees will receive comprehensive training covering both the theory and practicalities of predation management including current legislation and best practice thinking. The modules are delivered with a strong emphasis on the practical application of predation management on the ground.  Read more