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Thank you to all to all those who met in February at Barnard Castle for the 2025 Upland Game Conference. The overall message was clear: to safeguard a future for grouse moor management, upland estates across England and Scotland must work together and do their best to capture as much data as poss...
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It’s always worth being reminded of the legislation you or your employees are working under, but making sure everyone is doing the job as effectively as possible and working to the highest standards is also just as important.
From large commercial operations to small DIY syndicates, showing due d...
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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 ...
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We’re kicking off another year with our fantastic January sale, offering something for everyone at deal prices. Here is a curated list of our favourite items you might be interested in.
1. Black Grouse Lek by Martin Ridley - Pack of 10 GWCT Christmas Cards
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If you like being organise...
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A letter sent to The Times by Sir Jim Paice.
Three days ago I watched four hares in my 7 acre paddock in front of my house being ‘mad march hares’. Baroness Helic is correct (Thunderer 25th March) that they are one of the most evocative symbols of the English Countryside.
However, the mere fact...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
Whilst Mark Avery is disappointed with Labour so far (Guardian article 23rd January), I am disappointed that he is content that his legacy is seen as creating a “landscape of fear”. Mark explains that bringing legal cases to challenge G...
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By Alex Keeble, Game & Wildlife Advisor
The GWCT has demonstrated through many years of research that good game management can lead to significant benefits to wildlife. Woodlands managed for pheasants tend to support more songbirds and butterflies than non-shooting woods; this is because game...
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By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland
In an effort to monitor and combat Avian Influenza, UK Government requires all kept birds to be registered. Separate registers exist for the devolved nations, the relevant one for Scotland being the Scottish Kept Bird Register.
Following recent outbrea...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England)
Image courtesy of Wildlifetrusts.org
This sounds like a character from Lord of the Rings but it is actually one of the common names for the only member of the Talpa genus in the British Isles, the common (European) mole. Mouldiwarp literall...
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The festive season is almost upon us, and while the days are growing colder and the countdown to Christmas speeds up, it's natural to feel a little overwhelmed by the gift-shopping rush. If you're still on the hunt for that perfect present, worry not - the GWCT Shop is here to make your Christma...
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