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The Duke’s Challenge charity event held at Alnwick in Northumberland has raised an unprecedented £685,000 for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) - the UK’s leading independent wildlife research charity.
Hosted by the Duke of Northumberland within the historical ruins of Hulne Abbey...
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The breeding population of redshank – a threatened native wading bird species – is continuing to thrive in the Avon Valley in Hampshire thanks to the dedicated conservation work of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and local wildlife managers.
In the past ten years, numbers have increase...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust is delighted to announce the expansion of its ambassadorial programme with the appointment of two new Ambassadors – Bizza Walters and Rebecca Wilson.
Through its Ambassadors, the Trust aims to reach new audiences and highlight its unique role in deliveri...
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Tests have been carried out to establish the levels of methane being emitted by sheep living off a natural forage diet in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The Forage for CH4nge project – funded by Innovate UK – is bringing together farmers and scientists to better understand how traditional bre...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust welcomes the government’s decision to extend its support for sustainable farming and nature recovery by offering farmers whose Countryside Stewardship agreements are due to expire a one-year extension.
The move by the Department for Environment, Food and...
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The 2025 winners of the prestigious Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation were crowned at a ceremony in London on 10 February. The Gold award went to East Carnigill Estate in Country Durham, which has been instrumental to the GWCT’s Black Grouse Project.
Presenting the award to owner Viscount M...
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The winners of the inaugural Schöffel Countryside Awards have been crowned at a ceremony in central London – a celebration of private land managers, farms and partnerships whose dedication to wildlife management and conservation is helping to improve the health of the British countryside.
Led by ...
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Researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales have developed a new and highly advanced drone technique that is revolutionising practical curlew conservation by allowing them to locate the nests of this elusive wader and work with farmers to protect the chicks from bei...
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Twenty black grouse have successfully been translocated from their stronghold in the North Pennines to the North York Moors by researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to help expand their range.
Ten hens and ten cocks were caught at night during November and early Dece...
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Conservation work to detect and protect curlew and other ground-nesting birds in Wales has been given a helping hand by new AI monitoring technology used by researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation trust and Liverpool John Moores University.
In order to better recognise curlew and th...
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