Press Releases - October 2022

This year’s winner will receive a pair of Bespoke William Powell Sovereign shotguns. The pair, which are high-performance steel proofed, are worth £14,000.

Ahead of this year’s National Hedgerow Week, more than 60 hedgelayers from around the UK and Ireland converged on East Hampshire for a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest stretch of hedge laid in 12 hours. 

A new range of Christmas card designs celebrating the British countryside with humour and affection is now available from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Shop.

As the heather burning season begins in the English uplands, habitat managers are increasingly worried about the massive rise in combustible vegetation or ‘fuel load’ caused by a change in management practice making uncontrollable wildfires more likely.