Press Releases - 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.

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.

Mountain hare densities in the Peak District could be five times higher than previous estimates, according to new findings.

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.