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In anticipation of this week's government spending review, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has joined forces with twelve leading organisations to warn the government of the negative impact that potential cuts may have for nature and rural businesses.
The letter, addressed to the Food S...
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Written by Isabella Dreist, Placement student
Hedgerows are a defining feature of the British countryside, offering far more than aesthetic appeal. When managed with care, they provide a wealth of ecological benefits and contribute meaningfully to sustainable land management. Here are five key re...
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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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For over a decade, the Farmer Cluster initiative, pioneered by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), has transformed how conservation works on farmland.
Background
The idea is simple but powerful: neighbouring farmers come together to improve wildlife habitat at a landscape scale, s...
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Planting hedgerows and beetle banks is a great way of enhancing habitats, but according to Arthur Barraclough at Bright Seeds, the benefits can be multiplied by drilling conservation crops either side of the new wildlife corridor.
Why is it important to not just plant hedgerows, but use a mixtur...
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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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A group of local farmers has set-up a new on-farm water testing laboratory to monitor the health of the Bourne, a tributary of the River Avon. This is the fifth such facility launched by members of the Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) across the Hampshire Avon catchment. The goal is to better un...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
Over the course of a series of blogs this year I will be considering the current science on peatland management and restoration with a view to challenging some of the ‘accepted truths’. These are limiting our ability to adapt our approa...
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Experts believe we can stop wild salmon from going extinct in our rivers – but we need to act now and we need to work together on a catchment scale.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and others have been monitoring wild Atlantic salmon numbers on the River Frome in Dorset for more...
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Written by Jayna Connelly, Science Communicator
Where do birds live? Many still imagine robins in hedgerows or owls in hollow trunks. But waders, gamebirds, warblers, buntings, pipits, chats, larks, wagtails, nightjars, waterfowl, gulls, terns, even raptors like short‑eared owls - all of them are...
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