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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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Key points
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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Key points
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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The project
The Forage for CH4nge project aims to improve sustainability and move towards net zero farming by investigating emissions and forage utilisation in native Swaledale sheep compared to cross-bred sheep on the upland landscape forage, something that has never been studied before.
Funded ...
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Exclusive benefits for GWCT Patrons
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Lee Oliver
Interim Director for WalesEmail: loliver@gwct.org.uk
Born and brought up on the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales, Lee is a first language Welsh speaker and comes from a farming community where his grandfather farmed sheep and beef. Lee lives with his family of three children and ...
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Farmland is home to hundreds of plant and thousands of animal species, many of which are highly dependent on each other forming a complex food web. This was first revealed by our early work on the grey partridge in Sussex.
The population of grey partridge was partially dependent on the survival r...
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