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On International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate the women shaping conservation science and bringing their dedication and passion to the GWCT.
GWCT has come a long way since its inception, starting with only five men but with women now making up 65% of our staff and 64% of our research team. Enco...
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One of the UK’s most prestigious car dealers, Lookers has generously pledged to give £100 to GWCT when a member or supporter of the Trust requests the donation on purchasing a Land Rover. The offer applies to the purchase of any vehicle, new or second-hand in the Land Rover House of Brands includ...
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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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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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Written by Patrick Todd, Winner of the Grand Grouse Draw Day.
I have long been buying raffle tickets with no expected hope of success just the knowledge that my modest contribution to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust would help their vital and important research work to support shooting...
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Written by Iona Laing, Education & Events Officer
Fingask Castle on Sunday 7 December was the setting for a great day of celebration for a select group of youngsters as they were awarded for their artistic talent. GWCT hosted our annual art competition which invites school aged pupils from ac...
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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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The GWCT’s Allerton Project Training Team has been awarded the contract by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to deliver the Government’s new Baseline Agricultural Training programme for its internal staff for the next four years.
The programme has one simple aim: t...
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