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Major symposium on Scotland’s four grouse species taking place in Perth on 5 May

Statement from GWCT Scotland on Scottish Government announcement on Grouse Moor Management Report

New study reveals huge decline in bird species when grouse management ends

"Well conducted management for grouse shooting can be a source of good for our uplands,” says GWCT Scotland Director

Driven grouse shooting may provide net conservation benefit to Scotland’s mountain hare population – according to latest GWCT study

New research shows human food waste is fuelling foxes and putting pressure on threatened bird species

A new study by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and Bournemouth University (BU) has found that foxes in the New Forest are consuming large quantities of human food waste, which is likely to be keeping their numbers artificially high. The research estimates that of those foxes rem...

Tulchan of Glenisla Estate wins Fred Taylor Memorial Trophy for working hill ponies at GWCT Scottish Game Fair

Rob Mearns and five-year-old mare Twiggy have won the Fred Taylor Memorial Trophy for Working Hill Ponies at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair. This year saw a near-record entry of 16 ponies. In second place was Dalhousie Estates, with Balmoral Estate taking third. The event which was first staged in 2...

New research reveals badgers are major predators of red-listed waders

New research suggests badgers are one of the main threats to the survival of red-listed ground-nesting birds including lapwing and curlew, and that the risk of nests being predated increased during cold or dry weather when their staple diet of earthworms is less accessible. One study, a comprehen...

Dr Nick Hesford appointed Director of the GWCT in Scotland

Dr Nick Hesford has been appointed Director of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) in Scotland. Having started his GWCT journey spending a year as a BSc student in 2010, Nick joined GWCT’s Uplands Research team in 2017 with a PhD in Biodiversity and Community Ecology and has worked ...

GWCT Scottish Auction – a lifeline for Scottish research

The GWCT Scottish Auction raised more than £110,000 for vital research and conservation work aimed at preserving and enhancing the rural way of life in Scotland. Held at Edinburgh's prestigious Prestonfield House on 1st May, the event is now in its 37th year and support and enthusiasm for it rema...