News
07 April 2022
Dr Mike Swan, Senior Advisor with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), has had his remarkable dedication to conservation and game management recognized with a double award at the recent Great British Shooting Awards 2022.
01 April 2022
Barn owls in Sparsholt near Winchester can look forward to snug new homes in which to raise their owlets, as a result of the efforts of a group of students and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
25 March 2022
Local people joined liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers on 24 March 2022 at the Allerton Project in Loddington, Leicestershire, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the pioneering research and demonstration farm. Five new pear trees were planted in Allerton’s Community Heritage Apple Orchard to mark the project’s birthday and commemorate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
17 March 2022
A new wildlife cover crop seed mix, which promises to be one of the best yet for biodiversity, has been developed by scientists at the GWCT. The ‘Wildlife Plot’ mix is available through the government-funded Sustainable Farming Incentive Test and Trial pilot scheme and is expected to be incorporated into the future Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS), enabling farmers to make space for nature alongside modern farming.
07 March 2022
This International Women’s Day (8 March), the GWCT, is highlighting the contribution of women to science and land-based careers, where they have been traditionally under-represented.
01 March 2022
A prominent Welsh farmer is laying down the gauntlet to Mark Drakeford and the rest of Welsh government if they are to secure a brighter future for the nation. Gareth Wyn Jones was speaking on the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s YouTube channel in a special broadcast to raise awareness for the wonderful work being done by those looking after the Welsh landscape.
25 February 2022
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, which has been in the forefront of research into declining capercaillie numbers in Scotland, has said that all involved need to act now, following the stark conclusions in a new report released by a special NatureScot Scientific Advisory Committee subgroup today.
18 February 2022
A new online guide is now available to support young farmers as they embark on their careers. Produced by the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) in partnership with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, the online Fit for Business Guide is part of the Defra-funded Building Skills project and provides guidance for young farmers in an uncertain time for the industry.
09 February 2022
Mountain hare densities in the Peak District could be five times higher than previous estimates, according to new findings.
04 February 2022
From early this morning (Friday 4 February) thousands of farmers, gamekeepers and land managers around the UK are setting off across their fields to count the farmland birds that share their land as part of the GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count 2022.