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  • Joint Premium Membership

    Our most complete package for two people Add an additional member for just £3 a month Save over 25% on the price of two Premium Memberships by taking out Joint Premium Membership. What you both receive when you join ✓ £10m Public Liability Insurance covering a wide range of sporting and recrea...

  • Shoot Sweepstake

    The GWCT Shoot Sweepstake scheme is a simple but effective way of raising money during the shooting season to support the important work of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Have you already collected funds from your sweepstake? Pay Shoot Sweepstake donation > How it works The sweep...

  • Improved woodcock population monitoring shows concerning declines

    Key points The 2023 GWCT/BTO British Woodcock Survey showed the highest coverage to date, with the woodcock population at its lowest level, mainly due to significant losses in northern Scotland. Northern Scotland saw the biggest declines, while northern England experienced population growth, and...

  • Shoot Sweepstakes

    A sweepstake is a simple, effective and fun way of raising money during the shooting season to support the work of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The sweepstake can be run on the day’s bag, the number of species or the number of empty cases. Some shoots prefer a system of fines for s...

  • Forage for CH4nge

    The project The Forage for CH4nge project aims to improve sustainability and move towards net zero farming by investigating emissions and forage utilisation in native Swaledale sheep compared to cross-bred sheep on the upland landscape forage, something that has never been studied before. Funded ...

  • 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...

  • Avian influenza Q&A

    This guidance has been reviewed by Defra It is incumbent on the shooting community to play its part in helping to reduce the spread and impact of current outbreak of Avian Influenza. This document has been jointly created by the organisations who make up Aim to Sustain to help all in the shooting...

  • Partners

    Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has a vision for a thriving countryside rich in game and other wildlife. Using its experience and reputation built over almost 100 years of working with people in the countryside, the GWCT is committed to developin...

  • Patron Membership

    Become a GWCT Patron today and enjoy exclusive benefits Exclusive benefits for GWCT Patrons ✓ Invitations to behind-the-scenes visits to important conservation projects, including real research in action at GWCT conservation sites, such as its headquarters at Burgate Manor, in Hampshire, or Th...

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