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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 ...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is promising another exciting and informative display at our stand at the Game Fair at Ragley Hall on 25-27 July where we will be launching our new publication: Game For Nature – Why released gamebird management is a lifeline for declining farmland biodi...
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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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A new project by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is underway to tag common snipe in three locations across the British Isles. The study aims to uncover where these elusive waders migrate to breed during the summer, while also allowing us to understand the reasons behind their de...
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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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Nominations open for the 2026 Schöffel Countryside Awards – in partnership with the GWCT
Nominations have officially opened for this year’s Schöffel Countryside Awards which return following the success of last year’s inaugural event.
Led by wildlife charity Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust...
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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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