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Rural groups look to secure the future of shooting: Our joint letter to The Times on lead ammunition

Grouse moor changes would lead to loss of important biodiversity: Our letter to The Telegraph

SAMARCH: GWCT to lead on major new research into declining salmon and sea trout populations in the Channel area

Some red and amber-listed species may still be shot but as Julian Thomas rightly says there is no evidence it drives declines: Our letter to BirdWatch

Summary of Game 25

Scientific research, practitioner evidence and environmental accreditation are essential for sustainable game management -- the take home message from GWCT’s lowland gamebird conference. GWCT chairman Sir Jim Paice introduced the conference by saying that while there are currently no indications ...

The Animal Welfare Bill: Thoughts from our experts

This week, in line with its manifesto promise, the government has announced its new Animal Welfare Strategy, setting out plans for ‘generational reforms’ to animal welfare it hopes will help protect wild, farmed, and companion animals across the UK. Our experts will be studying the detail of this...

Brown hare conservation is about getting the basics right

Written by Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer There are currently calls for the introduction of a closed season for brown hares through both a private bill by Baroness Helic and a parliamentary petition, which has received a government response. This indicates that the government supports su...

Grouse Monitoring Services

Crashes in grouse populations in recent years have highlighted the need to better understand grouse population dynamics and the factors that currently influence these dramatic declines. The GWCT has carried out red grouse population and disease monitoring since the 1980s, which has led to a wealt...

Bird ID Morning with FWAG for the Big Farmland Bird Count

Join FWAG East advisors ahead of this year's Big Farmland Bird Count survey for a two-hour farm walk on the Herts/ Cambs/ Essex border to hone your farmland bird identifications skills. Time & Location: 07 Feb 2025, 08:00 – 10:30 Manor Farm, Barley, Herts, Royston, SG8 8HJ, UK This even...

How our Loddington Shoot demonstrates best practice

By Alex Keeble, Central England Game & Wildlife Advisor The Allerton Project, established in 1992, is a research and demonstration farm managed by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust at Loddington, Leicestershire and covers approximately 320 hectares. The farm at Loddington was a beque...