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By Alex Keeble, Central England Game & Wildlife Advisor
The Allerton Project, established in 1992, is a research and demonstration farm managed by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust at Loddington, Leicestershire and covers approximately 320 hectares. The farm at Loddington was a beque...
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Written by Fiona Torrance, Farmland Biodiversity Advisor and PepsiCo FAB project manager. Thanks to Alistair Green for processing the data.
The PepsiCo FAB (Farming Arable Biodiversity) project launched with ambitious goals. Building on the success of the Interreg PARTRIDGE project, we set out t...
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By Alex Keeble, Central England Game & Wildlife Advisor
Game cover crops this year have been a nightmare to establish and although some parts of the country have had some rain, many are continuing to struggle. Our AB9 Winter bird seed stewardship mixes at The Allerton Project are based on two...
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By Hannah Buckley, Predation Control Studies Placement Student
When I first decided to take part in a placement year back in my first year of university, I spent hours scrolling through the list of available roles. I read countless descriptions, but nothing felt quite right – until I came across ...
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By Mike Swan, Senior Advisor
One of the proudest moments of my career with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Advisory service was when my friends and clients Ian and Claire Smith of Nether Hale in Kent won the Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation in 2003. Four years earlier, with ju...
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By Sue Evans, Policy Director for Wales
In response to: Welsh Government: Curlew conservation project takes flight!
“It was great to have the Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies out at the Curlew Connections project, which we at GWCT Cymru are leading on working in partnership with Bannau Br...
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By Sophie Jackson, Wildlife Recovery Placement Student
There are few sights more recognisable than a kestrel hanging in the air, wings trembling as it locks onto prey below. For me, that hovering silhouette has always been a symbol of the countryside — familiar yet still thrilling to spot. But be...
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By Mike Short, Head of Predation Management Research and Project Manager
Thanks to two years of funding through Natural England’s excellent Species Recovery Programme, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has helped create a safer haven for beach-nesting birds on the North Solent National N...
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From staple food and currency in the Middle Ages to our fastest declining freshwater fish
Eels have got to be one of the most fascinating and enigmatic creatures in our rivers. Their mysterious migrations, complex life stages and close links with both rivers and the open ocean make them a vital, ...
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The year 2024 has officially been declared “the worst year for bumblebees since records began” by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. While out in the field surveying pollinators across southern England, GWCT researchers also noticed a shocking decline in bee numbers compared to previous years. And...
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