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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
10 December marks the official end of the grouse-shooting season in the UK. Thus, it provides an excellent opportunity to update on the results of the health testing in red grouse carried out by the GWCT Advisory Services in Scotland in 2025.
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You can find out more about everything happening at The Scottish Game Fair and secure your tickets here.
All of us in Scotland are counting down the days until 4th July – and for different reasons to our friends in the USA! This year the Scottish Game fair at Scone Palace begins that day, runnin...
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By Juliet Turner, Farmland Ecology Research Assistant
In my first week as a pollinator ecologist for GWCT Farmland Ecology, a national heatwave hit, and I found myself roasting in the middle of an enormous wheat field, 30+ degrees of sun blazing down upon me. I had been out in the heat all day, a...
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Written by Jayna Connelly, Science Communicator
Native ladybird species in the UK:
The UK is home to around 47 native ladybird species, many of which are tiny and rarely noticed—some are less than 3 mm long!
Not all ladybirds are red with black spots—many smaller species are yellow, brown, or ev...
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