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Despite the rain, hail and cool temperatures in late April and early May, survival of lapwing chicks in the Avon Valley has been higher than average this year.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and interest in the most celebrated of English playwrights has never been higher. Now one of his finest comedies, 'Much Ado About Nothing', is to receive a one-off open air performance at Glemham Hall at Woodbridge in Suffolk, to raise money for England's leading wildlife research charity, the Game & Wildlife Conversation Trust (GWCT).

With thousands of field and country sports enthusiasts expected to attend the three days of the Field & Country Fair, visitors to the GWCT stand will have the opportunity to learn about the some of the Trust’s projects, seek advice, and become a member to support the work it undertakes.  

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) are launching a project to re-introduce the grey partridge to Cornwall.

Budding farmer and CBeebies presenter, JB Gill, once of boy band JLS, has joined school children on a visit to a farm. JB Gill has visited the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Allerton project research farm in Leicestershire.

The University of Southampton celebrates World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) this month, while raising money for salmon research at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).

This June the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust will launch a new Woodland Management training day in Leicestershire.

GWCT is encouraging birdwatchers across the UK to count their local Woodcock from now until 30 June.

Next week sees the first of this summer’s school visits to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) research farm. Children from Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Leicester will be visiting the Allerton Project at Loddington to explore the farm. 

The fifth annual Julian Gardner Awards photographic competition is now open for entries. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is calling on all amateur nature photographers to take part.