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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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Save the Date: 6 - 22 February 2026
The national annual census of farmland birds, run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and supported by the NFU, is returning in February next year when it will be launched from its birthplace, the Trust’s demonstration farm, the Allerton Pr...
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More than 120 paintings by artist Andrew Festing, known above all for his portraits of the Royal Family, are being auctioned to raise funds for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).
A fellow and former president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mr Festing has painted more t...
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Insect Week 20-26 June 2022
A new habitat measure developed by scientists from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to boost the fortunes of the beloved, red-listed grey partridge, is proving a big hit with insects too.
The new PARTRIDGE flower cover crop seed mix has been developed ...
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Black grouse translocated to the North York Moors in a bid to expand the range of one of the UK’s rarest birds have successfully bred and fledged a total of 12 chicks in their first breeding season.
It is likely the first time in nearly 200 years black grouse have bred in the area. Occasional fem...
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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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