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We are seeing black grouse disappear before our eyes. Will you help us save them?
By Dr Andrew Hoodless, GWCT Director of Research
Your support is vital to our work to bring back the black grouse. Your donations will allow our scientists to collect much n...
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It is essential to continuously improve our understanding of the distribution of released gamebirds and their potential impact on the surrounding habitat.
This study surveyed pheasant and partridge populations across ten gamebird release sites and eight non-release sites and provides ...
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This study revisits sites ten years after previous surveys showed significant increases in ground-nesting birds in response to predation management.
Across the board, huge declines in threatened birds such as golden plover, curlew and grey partridge were observed.
Meanwhile, with no l...
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Will you help us to drive change?
By Ian Coghill, GWCT Chairman
We know that something needs to be done, and so do you. Last season, the question I was asked most was ‘when is something going to change?’.
Sometimes it was about the numbers of birds released, the rise of bigger shoots or the lost...
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The New Forest is of great conservation significance. Despite this, populations of ground nesting birds are in decline.
Foxes are generalist predators found throughout the UK. They can predate nests and so are linked to declines in native wildlife such as wading birds.
Researchers stu...
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On International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate the women shaping conservation science and bringing their dedication and passion to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Gender equality in conservation
The GWCT has come a long way since its inception, starting with only five men but with w...
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Unfortunately our regular Highland and Grampian events that take place at The Storehouse and Lochter Activity Centre respectively are not going ahead again this year for obvious reasons. We had hoped that restrictions would have eased in time to hold some form of gathering but it’s not to be.
How...
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Curlew populations are under threat, and there are concerns that increasing woodland cover could make the landscape less suitable for these iconic birds.
Researchers studied where curlews chose to nest in the New Forest for three years between 2020 and 2022.
From the 76 nests studied,...
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House martin
The iridescent aerial acrobatics which are a welcome sing of spring!
It is that wonderful time of year, when the weather is getting warmer, the days get longer and there is a sense of optimism in the air as spring brings fresh and new life all around us – although the farmers could d...
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