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By Juliet Turner, Farmland Ecology Research Assistant
In my first week as a pollinator ecologist for GWCT Farmland Ecology, a national heatwave hit, and I found myself roasting in the middle of an enormous wheat field, 30+ degrees of sun blazing down upon me. I had been out in the heat all day, a...
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By Henrietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England)
How often do you read that policy must be science and evidence-led, and think that must be good, leading to the right conclusion? Sadly that is not always the case. Of course, it’s not always easy, and sometimes evidence is conflicting anyway but it...
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You can find out more about everything happening at The Scottish Game Fair and secure your tickets here.
All of us in Scotland are counting down the days until 4th July – and for different reasons to our friends in the USA! This year the Scottish Game fair at Scone Palace begins that day, runnin...
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By Holly Appleby, Species Recovery Project Assistant, Uplands Research
In northern England, black grouse breed on the moor fringe, where females, also known as greyhens, often nest in rushy pastures and rear their chicks in rough grazings and grassy habitats. Unlike red grouse, hens rear chicks w...
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By Mike Swan, Senior Advisor
Twenty or so years ago I struck up a slightly weird ‘friendship’ with a man who owned a few acres of woodland in Devon, where he lived in a yurt. He was not against shooting, and was positively enthusiastic about my passion for coastal wildfowling, but he hated the bi...
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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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From the North Pennines to the North York Moors: The GWCT Black Grouse Translocation Project is in full swing! Our latest short film (above) offers an exclusive glimpse into the incredible work our team is doing to safeguard this iconic species.
The Black Grouse Range Expansion Project, funded b...
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The GWCT’s Allerton Project demonstration farm has joined the Central England branch of the Environmental Farmers Group.
The pioneering farmer-led environmental cooperative provides natural capital investors with a single point of contact and aims to ensure that farmers receive fair reward for d...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer
It is with some frustration that I read the news reports on the recent spate of wildfires across the country.
Whilst increasing awareness of the consequences of a wildfire on the landscape and the wildlife it supports (as well as carbon emissions...
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By Alex Keeble, Central England Game & Wildlife Advisor
Game cover crops this year have been a nightmare to establish and although some parts of the country have had some rain, many are continuing to struggle. Our AB9 Winter bird seed stewardship mixes at The Allerton Project are based on two...
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