-
Key points
The study mapped muirburn (prescribed burning) and wildfire across Scotland and looked for patterns in overlap.
Overall, 96 % of areas where wildfires took place were outside moorland managed by muirburn.
Between 2015 and 2020 wildfires covered 1.1 % of the moorland area.
Heather gr...
-
Save over 15% on our most complete package
GWCT Premium Online Members receive exactly the same benefits as our Premium Members, only we send you digital copies of our regular members' magazine and Annual Review by email instead of by post. We save on printing and postage costs and pass that savi...
-
Our most complete package - get insured and enjoy exclusive discounts
What you receive when you join
✓ £10m Public Liability Insurance covering a wide range of sporting and recreational activities including shooting and fishing (see full list here) - coverage starts as soon as you join, even i...
-
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...
-
Woodlark
I have never described myself as a ‘list-ticker-twitcher’. I don’t race out the door with my binos in hand, travelling miles and miles when told that an unexpected species has turned up in the country. I prefer to be out on my own, at work, admiring all the species around me, from the li...
-
Farmland is home to hundreds of plant and thousands of animal species, many of which are highly dependent on each other forming a complex food web. This was first revealed by our early work on the grey partridge in Sussex.
The population of grey partridge was partially dependent on the survival r...
-
Rowan
Strong, supple, magical and valuable to wildlife
It’s been a dry year, which has had lots of effects; it has made it a stressful harvest – adding to other existing pressures in farming. I have noticed wildflowers coming and going very quickly due to the lack of water, and wildlife congregat...
-
Each year the GWCT hosts undergraduate students on ecology, conservation and data science-related degrees, offering them an exciting opportunity to spend their sandwich placement year taking part in important game and wildlife conservation research. Placements are based at both our headquarters a...
-
Lee Oliver
Interim Director for WalesEmail: loliver@gwct.org.uk
Born and brought up on the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales, Lee is a first language Welsh speaker and comes from a farming community where his grandfather farmed sheep and beef. Lee lives with his family of three children and ...
Get the Latest News & Advice
Join over 100,000 subscribers and stay updated on our latest advice, research, news and offers.
*You may change your mind any time. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.