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Pupils from across Angus are invited to enter the 2025 Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Schools Art Competition. Open to all pupils, the brief is to:
Brief::
'Create a piece of art illustrating a species of game or wildlife from the British Isles, in its natural habitat.'
Artwork can ...
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Celebrating creativity and conservation at Fingask Castle
On 1 December, the picturesque grounds of Fingask Castle came alive with creativity and excitement as 60 young budding artists and their families gathered to celebrate the winners of our annual Schools Art Competition. Open to pupils acros...
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Fingask Castle on Sunday 7 December was a great day of celebration for a select group of youngsters as they were awarded for their artistic talent. Our annual art competition, launched in August 2025 invited school-aged pupils from across Perth & Kinross, Angus and Aberdeenshire to submit a p...
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Ramsons
A distinctly delicious sign of the old and of spring
The birds have started to sing differently, the days are getting longer, and at last it is starting to feel a bit warmer, but it’s just a shame the rain hasn’t stopped yet, especially for our farmers who are trying to get on the land at...
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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...
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Elder
A beautiful and bountiful indicator of the change of the seasons. A forager’s dream in spring and late summer, but feared by the devil!
The summer has been long and hot and we are now in the midst of a mast year. The trees and hedgerows are brimming with fruit and nuts, and I have been doin...
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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...
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“Our countryside’s future rests in the hands of those who care for it everyday — without support for our farmers, nature recovery hangs in the balance.”- Dr. Alastair Leake, Director of Policy, GWCT
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Key points:
This study brings together the most comprehensive dataset of nest-camera studies across Britain, analysing over 2,000 nests from 24 bird species.
Mammals, particularly foxes and badgers, were identified as the main nest predators, especially for ground-nesting waders such as curlew a...
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Key points
This study revisits sites ten years after previous surveys showed significant increases in ground-nesting birds in response to predation management.
Across the board, huge declines in threatened birds such as golden plover, curlew and grey partridge were observed.
Meanwhile, with no l...
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