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Fighting fire with fire: the abandonment of heather management in the Peak District National Park

Wildfires – fighting fire with fire?

Fighting fire with fire under fire: a burning issue

Vital to get peatland and upland heath management right: Our letter to The Guardian

Dear Editor, In an article on national parks failing nature (13 September 2024), your Environment Editor referred to the very best of nature being protected through SSSI designation and reported on the poor condition of many sites across England. The article stated that “The main causes of SSSIs ...

New approaches to wildlife management

Environmental impacts of gamebird releasing and management

Written by Alex Keeble, Advisor (Central England) The commentary we often see and hear from Wild Justice and others who are not fans of game shooting could lead many people to the conclusion that gamebird management is harmful to the environment. A fundamental point, often missed by those who bel...

Fire-adapted landscapes will become increasingly critical

Why climate change means management matters more

Written by Henrietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England) Many of GWCT’s policy messages relate to the benefits of land management and the need for interventions. Land management and associated practices can support policy outcomes in a variety of areas from carbon sequestration protection to natur...

Where Birds Thrive: The power of surveys and best practice land management

Written By Laura Williamson, Ecologist & Assistant Advisor It is no secret that traditional land management practices face unprecedented pressure in today’s political climate. Likewise, it is widely known that bird populations face exceptional pressures, with some suggesting that more than 40...

Why not apply a common-sense approach to wildfire management and reversing biodiversity decline?

Written by Sue Evans, GWCT Policy Wales As the UK Government announces a common-sense approach to environmental permitting in England, why is a common sense approach not being applied around the management of wildfires on moorland and to reversing biodiversity decline? New common-sense approach t...