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  • Help the GWCT come back stronger

    With your help we can come out of the pandemic even stronger By Teresa Dent CBE, GWCT Chief Executive 3 minute read A year on from the start of the pandemic, your support has given us hope and enabled us to keep going – thank you. When the pandemic hit last March, we forecast a drop in income of...

  • The Fox Appeal

    If we want to safeguard the benefits of good habitat and winter food, predation control can have an important role. Thanks to the help of our supporters, we have designed, tested and proven the effectiveness of practical tools such as the mink raft and breakaway fox snare, which are now commonpl...

  • Policy

    Within Scotland there is a very active debate on biodiversity, climate change, natural capital and land management. As part of the Trust’s UK-wide research, advisory and policy work, we examine and develop positions with regard to species, habitats and land management particular to Scotland. We t...

  • Ambassadors

    Ambassadors help to raise awareness of a charity by attending events, spreading the word of the Trust and encouraging others to get involved in fundraising. Many charity ambassadors are leaders in industry, and always people who are passionate about the cause and message of the charity. Our five ...

  • Strategy

    Our 2024-2028 Strategy for a resilient working countryside The conservation world is collectively trying to tackle the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The GWCT has an important role to play because of the way in which we work with farmers, river keepers, gamekeepers, moorland...

  • DNA sequencing identifies the highly specialised gut microbes of red grouse

    Key points Red grouse provide a relatively unique opportunity to study the gut microbiome of a wild-type bird in detail. This study is the first to identify the gut microbiome in red grouse in detail, by extracting DNA directly from the gut contents of 15 individual birds from Scotland. The rese...

  • The GWCT Fours Moors Raffle

      THIS RAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED - THE WINNING TICKET IS 11 Win an exclusive day of driven grouse shooting for 9 Guns across four North Yorkshire moors - Limited Tickets Don't miss this rare opportunity for nine guns to shoot grouse on the picturesque moors of Commondale, Kildale, Baysdale, and Wester...

  • The GWCT Oxfordshire Raffle 2024

      Win a 300-bird day at Cold Aston Shoot in the Cotswolds - Limited Tickets Don't miss this fabulous opportunity for eight guns to shoot partridge in the deep glacial valleys of Cold Aston Shoot in the Cotswolds. The prize includes exquisite hospitality: elevenses are served in various locations ...

  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

    Hundreds of different invertebrate species live within cropped fields, but fortunately, few ever become pests because they are killed by other invertebrates, their natural enemies. However, insecticides are toxic to most arthropods including the natural enemies and insects important as bird food....

  • What we do

    We aim for a thriving countryside rich in game and other wildlife What do we do? We use science to promote game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation. We develop scientifically researched game and wildlife management techniques. We promote our work to conservationi...

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