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Summary: The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset faces environmental scrutiny as EDF Energy contests the installation of an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD), a measure designed to protect local fish populations. A coalition has presented a scientifically backed report affirming the neces...
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By Georgia Gargett, Scottish Lowlands Placement Student
With the colourful days of autumn behind us, we wrapped up our annual partridge surveys, worm counts and VESS assessments, and set our sights northward.
November brought us to the Scottish Demonstration Farm at Auchnerran, where we helped to...
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Planting hedgerows and beetle banks is a great way of enhancing habitats, but according to Arthur Barraclough at Bright Seeds, the benefits can be multiplied by drilling conservation crops either side of the new wildlife corridor.
Why is it important to not just plant hedgerows, but use a mixtur...
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What does it take to bring back a bird on the edge of extinction? For curlew, one of the UK’s most threatened breeding birds, the answer is anything but simple. Their story captures the tangled challenges of modern conservation, balancing farming, land use and our own connection to nature.
Curlew...
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Gamekeepers, estate managers, land agents and shooting organisations from across the North of England and Scotland gathered for this year’s Upland Game Conference in Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, to hear from a wide range of speakers including scientists specialising in upland research, policy exp...
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By Ellie Ness, Farmland Ecology Research Assistant
The jangle of a singing corn bunting is a sound that has disappeared from a lot of the country in recent decades. Sadly, these charismatic little birds are red-listed farmland specialists that have undergone an 83% decline between 1967-2022, so a...
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On 1 December, the picturesque grounds of Fingask Castle came alive with creativity and excitement as 60 young budding artists and their families gathered to celebrate the winners of our annual Scottish schools art competition. Open to pupils across Perth and Kinross, Angus, and Aberdeenshire, th...
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By Rosa Hicks, Predation Scientist
The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a bird steeped in both history and mystery, captivating hunters and ornithologists alike for centuries. You may be familiar with anecdotes of great snipe (sometimes called the solitary snipe or double snipe), with tales of hu...
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By Sue Evans, Policy Director for Wales
In response to: Welsh Government: Curlew conservation project takes flight!
“It was great to have the Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies out at the Curlew Connections project, which we at GWCT Cymru are leading on working in partnership with Bannau Br...
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By Owen Williams, Wildlife Artist, GWCT Wales Chairman and Trustee
I can’t recall exactly when I saw my first snipe, but I think it must have been around the age of seven whilst helping my father drive our cattle across a boggy piece of ground on our family hill farm in the early 1960’s. At that...
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