Press Releases - May 2024

The latest survey of the UK’s resident Woodcock population has shown that numbers are still declining overall, albeit at a slower rate than before.

At a number of stations around the estate pupils heard short talks and saw demonstrations about the importance of woodland and forestry, what’s involved in moorland management, what a gamekeeper does, some basic game cookery, farming for sheep and cattle, and the importance and delivery of conservation in the countryside.