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Ambassadors help to raise awareness of a charity by attending events, spreading the word of the Trust and encouraging others to get involved in fundraising. Many charity ambassadors are leaders in industry, and always people who are passionate about the cause and message of the charity.
Our five ...
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Our 2024-2028 Strategy for a resilient working countryside
The conservation world is collectively trying to tackle the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The GWCT has an important role to play because of the way in which we work with farmers, river keepers, gamekeepers, moorland...
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Key points
Red grouse provide a relatively unique opportunity to study the gut microbiome of a wild-type bird in detail.
This study is the first to identify the gut microbiome in red grouse in detail, by extracting DNA directly from the gut contents of 15 individual birds from Scotland.
The rese...
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Win an exclusive day of driven grouse shooting for 9 Guns across four North Yorkshire moors - Limited Tickets
Don't miss this rare opportunity for nine guns to shoot grouse on the picturesque moors of Commondale, Kildale, Baysdale, and Wester...
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Win a 300-bird day at Cold Aston Shoot in the Cotswolds - Limited Tickets
Don't miss this fabulous opportunity for eight guns to shoot partridge in the deep glacial valleys of Cold Aston Shoot in the Cotswolds. The prize includes exquisite hospitality: elevenses are served in various locations ...
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Hundreds of different invertebrate species live within cropped fields, but fortunately, few ever become pests because they are killed by other invertebrates, their natural enemies. However, insecticides are toxic to most arthropods including the natural enemies and insects important as bird food....
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We aim for a thriving countryside rich in game and other wildlife
What do we do?
We use science to promote game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation.
We develop scientifically researched game and wildlife management techniques.
We promote our work to conservationi...
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Student, Farmland Ecology Unit
Isabel Bamford is one of GWCT’s new Farmland Ecology placement students for 2024-25. Isabel is studying Ecology and Conservation at the University of Lincoln. She has previously completed work experience at the Allerton Project and has also studied freshwater invert...
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Species Recovery Assistant, GWCT Uplands
Holly grew up in the Durham Dales and joined the GWCT in 2023 as a Research Assistant working on camera traps and ground-nesting waders, and long-term red and black grouse population monitoring. Prior to joining the GWCT she completed a BSc and MRes at Dur...
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Principal Scientist – Farmland Ecology & GIS
Julie grew up on a mixed farm in northeast Nebraska, USA, and received her PhD from Glasgow University, joining the GWCT in 1995. She manages the GWCT’s Sussex Study, National Gamebag Census, the Partridge Count Scheme, heads our GIS (Geographical ...
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