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Snaring banned in Scotland from Monday 25th November

By Dr Nick Hesford, Head of Advisory, GWCT Scotland A ban on snaring, introduced as part of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, will commence on Monday 25 November 2024. This means that, from this date, it will be an offence to set a snare in Scotland for the purpose of kill...

GWCT Upland Game Conference 2025

The Upland Game Conference, formerly known as the North of England Grouse Seminar, has revamped for 2025 to offer something for landowners, land managers, gamekeepers, and conservationists alike. We have expanded our range of talks to include updates on research and policy, and practical advice ...

Would you like to learn more about practical gamekeeping?

The GWCT’s Part-Time Gamekeepers Course has been running in one form or another for over 40 years, and has adapted in that time to ensure that the most current thinking regarding best practice game and shoot management is always at the forefront; helping keepers across the country improve their p...

GWCT Game Conferences 2025

GWCT Upland Game Conference 2025 This year’s Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Upland Game Conference will take place in the heart of Teesdale, at The Witham in Barnard Castle, on Monday 17th February. Previously known as the North of England Grouse Seminar, the event has been renamed...

Summary of Game 25

Scientific research, practitioner evidence and environmental accreditation are essential for sustainable game management -- the take home message from GWCT’s lowland gamebird conference. GWCT chairman Sir Jim Paice introduced the conference by saying that while there are currently no indications ...

Our MPs' briefing for the parliamentary debate on banning driven grouse shooting

The GWCT policy team has briefed MPs ahead of the parliamentary debate triggered by the Wild Justice petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The petition gained more than 100,000 signatures required to prompt a debate, which will take place on Monday 30 June. The wording on the petition, which wi...

Have your say: Defra's new Hedgerow Regulations Consultation now open

Defra’s New Hedgerow Regulations – what’s changing? The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations came into effect in May 2024, aimed at protecting hedgerows on agricultural land. Hedgerows are vital: they provide habitat for wildlife, serve as corridors for animal movement, slow soil erosio...

Secure Your Spot: New dates released for mandatory trap training in Scotland

Following the outstanding success of our autumn training courses, with over 400 certificates issued, we’re thrilled to announce new training dates for February 2025. The GWCT, is a trusted authority in wildlife management training, and is the leading provider of the Scottish government-approved A...

Caring for Our Soils – Nitrous Oxide Is No Laughing Matter!

By Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England) Thursday 5th December is the FAO’s World Soils Day with a theme of caring for our soils through “measure, monitor, manage.” The Importance of Good Data for Soil Management The importance of good data to support informed decision-making is a ke...