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  • Black grouse successfully translocated in bid to expand their range

    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...

  • Last chance to nominate your conservation heroes for the Schöffel Countryside Awards - in partnership with the GWCT

    Country clothing brand Schöffel Country and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) want your nominations for your countryside heroes for their newly launched national awards before the 31 March deadline. The Schöffel Countryside Awards – in partnership with the GWCT – recognises priva...

  • Finalists unveiled for the Schöffel Countryside Awards

    Country clothing brand Schöffel Country and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) are thrilled to announce the finalists for the inaugural Schöffel Countryside Awards, which recognise those who are improving the health of the British countryside and delivering for nature. More than 80...

  • The GWCT welcomes two new Ambassadors

    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...

  • GWCT winds down Auchnerran tenancy after a decade of conservation success

    After ten years of conservation success the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has taken the difficult decision not to renew its lease on Auchnerran Farm in Scotland when it expires later this year. GWCT took on the lease at Auchnerran Farm, in Aberdeenshire, in 2014 with the principal...

  • Black grouse winter scene featured in GWCT’s 2024 Christmas card collection

    This year’s Christmas card collection designed exclusively for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust features black grouse in a snowy winter landscape painted by guest artist Martin Ridley. Available from the GWCT shop, the collection also includes new designs by some of the country’s best ...

  • Taylor’s Port partners with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust for a second year

    Taylor’s Port are delighted to announce that they are partnering with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), bringing the finest port to future GWCT events for a second year. The partnership commenced at the recent Game Fair at Ragley Hall, where Taylor’s Port supported the Trust at t...

  • TV presenter and farmer Adam Henson champions The Big Farmland Bird Count

    Date: 7 – 23 February 2025 The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) annual census of the UK’s farmland birds is set to begin in February and is supported by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson, known from the BBC’s Countryfile. Farmland birds have declined by 63% in the past 50 year...

  • BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson kicks off The Big Farmland Bird Count 2025

    The Big Farmland Bird Count runs from 7th – 23rd February 2025 The Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) – the UK’s annual census of farmland birds - was launched by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson on his Cotswold Farm at the weekend. Run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) a...

  • Redshank in the Avon Valley: A 2025 success story

    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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