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Ban on driven grouse shooting could leave a gaping gap in conservation funding

Is it an illusion or do our uplands deserve better?

How much upland heather moorland is in the UK?

GWCT supports amendment hoping to help our chalk streams

Protected Landscapes – the risk of regulatory creep?

Written by Henerietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England) Last week we submitted our response to the North Pennines National Landscape Partnership’s (NPNL) consultation on its draft management plan for the next 5 years. You can download a copy of our response. Reading the draft management plan rai...

New research on insects as natural pest control

Early return for the multi sea winter salmon of 2022

Highlight the benefits of your shoot with a Shoot Biodiversity Assessment

By Alex Keeble, Game & Wildlife Advisor The GWCT has demonstrated through many years of research that good game management can lead to significant benefits to wildlife. Woodlands managed for pheasants tend to support more songbirds and butterflies than non-shooting woods; this is because game...

What do our Advisors do?

By Alex Keeble, Central England Game & Wildlife Advisor The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust conducts scientific research into Britain’s game and wildlife management and the effects of farming and other land management practices on the environment. The Advisory team play an important ro...

General Licences in 2026: What's changed and what Wildlife Managers need to know

On 1 January 2026, Natural England issued new and updated General Licences for wild bird control — GL40 (conservation purposes), GL42 (preventing serious damage) and the associated GL33 (standard conditions for trapping). This follows the transfer of responsibility to Natural England from Defra. ...