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Response to a new study on ticks, Borrelia bacteria and Lyme disease potential in relation to pheasant release pens

Dr Rufus Sage head of lowland game research and Dr Andrew Hoodless director GWCT research In the late 1990s GWCT worked with researchers at the University of Oxford to investigate the potential for pheasants to harbour Ixodes ricinus ticks and to contract and transmit from and to those ticks, var...

Monitoring ticks on grouse. Are they on the increase?

Wildlife thrives on grouse moors because of management (our letter to The Telegraph)

National Rodent Control Survey: Enter and you could win £250

GWCT Upland Game Conference 2025 calls for ‘boots on the ground’ to increase data collection to demonstrate the benefits of grouse moor management

Gamekeepers, estate managers, land agents and shooting organisations from across the North of England and Scotland gathered for this year’s Upland Game Conference in Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, to hear from a wide range of speakers including scientists specialising in upland research, policy exp...

Red grouse pair count results from Scotland: Visible effects of poor 2024 breeding season

By Felix Meister, D.Phil., Advisor Scotland In March and early April, GWCT staff commenced the 2025 red grouse monitoring season by carrying out pair counts across Scotland. Pair counts aim to determine the number of pairs going into the breeding season. The current monitoring regime extends over...

The Glorious 12th - prospects for the coming season and why this is important

Written by Kathy Fletcher, Phil Warren, Felix Meister and Henrietta Appleton What the grouse counts tell us about this season’s prospects In July and August, GWCT staff and their pointing dogs revisited study sites across the North of England and Scotland to count red grouse. After the pair count...

It’s time to be proud of the contribution grouse moors make to our national parks: Our letter to The Times

Those who break the law undermine the vital role grouse moors can play in the conservation of raptors: Our letter to The Guardian

Grouse moors protect, not destroy, our precious species: Our letter to the New Statesman