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The first annual report has been published for the Game and Wildlife Scottish Demonstration Farm at Auchnerran, Aberdeenshire, the Scottish demonstration farm of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.

A unique fundraising event was held, in Suffolk on Friday, 28th February, which has helped to raise money for the UK's leading wildlife research charity, as well as showcasing some of the country's most notable gunmakers.

The efforts of Bisterne Estate in recovering their breeding lapwing (or pee-wit) was given national acclaim this month, with a “highly commended” ranking at the annual Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation, hosted by His Grace the Duke of Wellington at Apsley House in London.

PRAISE is being heaped on the 3,000 supporters who have completed the GWCT General Licences Survey – with the responses now in the hands of rural heavyweights Defra.

GWCT’s three-legged stool approach - habitat management, predator control and supplementary feeding – are the key ingredients needed to reverse the decline in farmland birds in just three years, according to GWCT Wales director Sue Evans.

A GROUND-BREAKING new study has shone a light on the real impact of fox control.

NATURAL Resources Wales has announced new General Licences in Wales will be introduced on October 7^th – but GWCT cannot support them.

GWCT’s roadshows are returning for the third time this Autumn, following a successful response from rural enthusiasts.

AN array of paintings that wonderfully depict the British countryside are captured in this year’s Christmas cards from the GWCT.

THE Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched a rallying cry for the rural community affected by the change in General Licences to complete its new survey.