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Which river characteristics provide better habitat for young salmon and trout?

How water flow in rivers affects where salmon spawn

Managing water levels on wet grasslands to improve food supply for lapwing

Redd Alert: How water flow in rivers affects where salmon spawn

Our charitable objects

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust charitable objects are: To promote for the public benefit,  the conservation of game and its associated flora and fauna. To conduct research into game and wildlife management (including the use of game animals as a natural resource) and the effects of f...

Why control mink?

Grayling

European grayling The lady of the stream: A fish as elegant in biology as it is in folklore The start of this month has seen the combines rolling across the fields in both the Allenford and Martin Down Farmer Clusters, which I have the pleasure of working with, which is a much earlier start to ha...

Megan Lock

Farmland Biodiversity Advisor Megan facilitates two large Farmer Clusters, undertaking ecological surveys, planning and overseeing habitat connection, creation and management, and provides training and events. She also delivers GWCT Advisory services and manages several individual client portfoli...

Louise Shervington

Publications Officer Louise has worked at the GWCT for more than 20 years and is responsible for the editing, design and layout of GWCT’s members magazine Gamewise, as well as many science reports. She has always been interested in wildlife and lives in the New Forest with Austin, who works as a ...

Peatland burning: What the science says

Claim     Verdict Prescribed burning damages habitat and wildlife including mosses, birds, invertebrate and reptiles.     The claim is largely unsupported when muirburn is applied under best practice. Evidence shows that poorly managed or uncontrolled fires can harm peat-forming mos...