Press Releases - May 2018

FOR the second year running, the stunning grounds of Bolton Castle are hosting an educational festival about the bird believed to be Britain’s greatest conservation concern, the Eurasian curlew.

THE Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and BASIS Registration LTD have designed a course for candidates to gain a professional qualification in farmland conservation.

A NEW study has been launched at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) Allerton Project to investigate pheasant breeding success.

TICKETS for one of the most coveted prizes in fieldsports are on sale.

THE Cornish Grey Partridge Project (CGPP), which aims to help the recovery of the diminishing gamebird, is returning to this year’s Royal Cornwall Show.

FARMERS, land managers and gamekeepers who took part in the Partridge Count Scheme (PCS) this spring are being urged to return their counts to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).

THE deadline to complete a valuable survey which reviews and assesses the performances of shoots across the season closes this month.

GWCT is among many organisations highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats through World Migratory Bird Day tomorrow (May 12^th).

ENVIRONMENTAL measures farmers are putting in place for birds and bees could be aiding a popular farmland creature, a new study has revealed.