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Taylor’s Port are delighted to announce that they are partnering with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), bringing the finest port to future GWCT events for a second year. The partnership commenced at the recent Game Fair at Ragley Hall, where Taylor’s Port supported the Trust at t...
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Date: 7 – 23 February 2025
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) annual census of the UK’s farmland birds is set to begin in February and is supported by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson, known from the BBC’s Countryfile.
Farmland birds have declined by 63% in the past 50 year...
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Black grouse translocated to the North York Moors in a bid to expand the range of one of the UK’s rarest birds have successfully bred and fledged a total of 12 chicks in their first breeding season.
It is likely the first time in nearly 200 years black grouse have bred in the area. Occasional fem...
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Country clothing brand Schöffel Country and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) want your nominations for your countryside heroes for their newly launched national awards before the 31 March deadline.
The Schöffel Countryside Awards – in partnership with the GWCT – recognises priva...
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A new study investigating methane emissions and environmental impact of UK upland sheep living off a natural forage diet is being carried out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The Forage for CH4nge project – funded by Innovate UK – is led by local farmer Adrian Thornton-Berry in collaboration...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has created a new free online resource to for pioneering advisors, farmers and land managers seeking to improve biodiversity and sustainability at a landscape scale.
The Landscape Leaders: Farmer Cluster Training Programme has been created using ...
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Twenty black grouse have successfully been translocated from their stronghold in the North Pennines to the North York Moors by researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to help expand their range.
Ten hens and ten cocks were caught at night during November and early Dece...
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The Duke’s Challenge charity event held at Alnwick in Northumberland has raised an unprecedented £685,000 for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) - the UK’s leading independent wildlife research charity.
Hosted by the Duke of Northumberland within the historical ruins of Hulne Abbey...
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The results of this year’s GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) point clearly to the success of agri-environment schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and make a strong case for government continuing to invest in farmer-led conservation, in order to meet nature recovery targets.
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The Big Farmland Bird Count runs from 7th – 23rd February 2025
The Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) – the UK’s annual census of farmland birds - was launched by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson on his Cotswold Farm at the weekend.
Run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) a...
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