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The winners of the inaugural Schöffel Countryside Awards have been crowned at a ceremony in central London – a celebration of private land managers, farms and partnerships whose dedication to wildlife management and conservation is helping to improve the health of the British countryside.
A panel...
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I’m Sam Rawlinson, one of the newly started graduate interns with the Uplands Research team, working in the North Pennines.
I studied biology (with a focus on evolutionary biology) at university and spent the last two years involved in outdoor education, largely teaching ecology fieldwork skills...
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Since the 1st April 2020 practitioners have been required by law to register with NatureScot in order to use Larsen Traps, Larsen Mate Traps, Larsen Pod Traps and multi-catch crow traps under the General Licences. Registrations were to last 5 years before reregistering was required. However, on t...
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The GWCT’s annual Game Conference is promising to deliver an excellent line-up of speakers and a day packed with insightful and informative talks.
This year’s event will take place on Tuesday 18 March at the Trust’s headquarters at Fordingbridge in the New Forest. Lunch will be provided and there...
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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced the Wildlife Trap Licence as a new legal requirement for operating spring traps and corvid traps in Scotland. The Act makes it a prerequisite for obtaining a licence that trap operators...
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By Iona Laing, Education & Events Officer
Over 200 pupils visited Abercairney in the sun last week, primary pupils on the first day and secondary on the second. The day was run by the Moorland Groups under their new Educational Programme, Learn on the Land.
Pupils in groups worked their way ...
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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced Muirburn Licences as a new legal requirement for making muirburn in Scotland. The new licensing scheme was expected to come into effect ahead of the 2025/26 burning season starting on ...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England)
This week the Government published an updated Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) following the rapid review initiated in July 2024. This revision now links the goals with commitments and actions so there is a pathway to delivery. But wil...
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Are you planning on visiting Ragley Hall for The Game Fair on 25-27 July? We would love to see you there and have lots going on at our stand. You can find us at stand number E1121.
Get the latest updates on our work
Throughout the weekend a number of our scientists will be available to discuss th...
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By Dr Andrew Hoodless, Director of Research, GWCT
A wisp of snipe by David Tipling
In a groundbreaking step for bird conservation, our new migration study on the common snipe is underway. While much research has focused on Eurasian woodcock, there is still a lot to learn about the snipe - a bir...
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