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Rodenticide residues have been found in 88% of barn owls by the latest annual surveillance for the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, operated by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use. The previous year’s figure was 87%.
Since this latest 2020 sample of barn owl remains was collected, CRR...
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We have two important courses taking place in September and October at the GWCT Allerton Project in Leicestershire. Both courses have very limited places available.
We’re running our popular part-time gamekeepers course from 26-28th September, which covers just about every aspect of running a sm...
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Please join us in Wales for some exciting events throughout May. Feel free to invite your friends, non-members are always more than welcome. Be quick though - places are limited!
▸ 10 May: GWCT Wales visit The Allerton Project
▸ 16 May: Grey Squirrel & Mink Contro...
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By Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
In early 2021 Dylan Roberts, our Head of Fisheries, wrote a blog on the reintroduction of beavers entitled “Environmental Engineer or a waterway menace?”. With the launch of the Species Reintroduction Task Force and in particular calls for bea...
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Are you looking for some amazing books to give as gifts this Christmas? Do you want to kickstart some interesting conversations with your friends and family about how we manage our countryside? If so, you should visit the GWCT online shop, where you can find a wide range of books that will fuel c...
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- Do what you can for wildlife
Whether it’s creating an insect hotel, making the habitat changes you’ve been putting off, planning your grey squirrel strategy or reading up on best practice, now is a great time.
- Get ready for next year’s Big Farmland Bird Count
The 2020 Big Farmland Bird Count ...
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Readers of The Field might have seen a letter by longstanding GWCT member John Clements this month, calling on everyone to do their bit for the GWCT:
It would be a remarkable and neglected sofa that, following a quick rummage, could produce £1.4 million. And yet that is the shortfall that the Gam...
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We're excited to announce that we are now a stockist of ShuttleSocks!
Founded in 2018 after searching high and low for the perfect pair of grouse socks for her gamekeeper husband, Clover decided to design her own and ShuttleSocks was born! Made from quality materials with added stretch for extra ...
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Our letter to The Guardian in response to Illegal bird of prey killings fall to lowest level in decade, but ‘true figure may be far higher’
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) utterly condemns wildlife crime. There is no excuse for illegal activity, and it is depressing that the cr...
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Guest blog written by St David’s Game Bird Services
3 Minute Read
St David’s Game Bird Services have been working in close collaboration with other vet practices and shooting organisations to prepare the launch of a new Pen Scoring Matrix this summer which aims to better assess the environment,...
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