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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
General Licences for 2025 were issued by NatureScot in December 2024 and are in effect as of 1 January 2025.
It was previously expected that the 2025 Licences would involve significant changes following the wider species review that was to be undertaken...
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Marcus Jansen, Executive Director of Schöffel Country, presented a cheque for £24,226 to Alastair Leake, director of the GWCT’s Allerton Project, at the Trust’s flagship demonstration farm in Loddington, Leicestershire. The donation was for the total raised by the autumn giveback campaign whereby...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
Over the course of a series of blogs this year I will be considering the current science on peatland management and restoration with a view to challenging some of the ‘accepted truths’. These are limiting our ability to adapt our approa...
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Hedgelayer, journalist and champion of the GWCT, Richard Negus’ groundbreaking book Words from the Hedge posits the humble hedgerow as the ultimate example of man-made nature and the unsung hero of nature recovery. Created and shaped by the human hand over centuries, when managed correctly, hedge...
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Written by Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
New provisions
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced a new licensing scheme for making muirburn in Scotland. Scottish Government have confirmed that the new will come into effect on 01 January 2026.
A crucial provis...
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By Mike Short, Head of Predation Management Research and Project Manager
Thanks to two years of funding through Natural England’s excellent Species Recovery Programme, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has helped create a safer haven for beach-nesting birds on the North Solent National N...
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Food and shelter for wildlife, shade for livestock, harbouring beneficial insects, creating wind breaks and aesthetic beauty… what could provide all of these benefits and so much more? Hedgerows of course!
I’m a PhD student at Royal Holloway University, co-supervised by the GWCT, passionate about...
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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
NatureScot has issued new General Licences for 2026, which are in effect from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Wildlife managers operating under General Licences are required to understand the current licences and comply with their terms and conditions.
O...
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Dr Rufus Sage head of lowland game research and Dr Andrew Hoodless director GWCT research
In the late 1990s GWCT worked with researchers at the University of Oxford to investigate the potential for pheasants to harbour Ixodes ricinus ticks and to contract and transmit from and to those ticks, var...
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By Alex Keeble, Game and Wildlife Advisor (Central England)
Often many shoots attempt to re-establish grey partridges through releasing. However, re-establishment efforts are prolonged, labour-intensive and expensive operations with no guarantee of success.
From our extensive research of the grey...
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