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  • Landmark report reveals the impact of gamebird releasing

    With millions of pheasants and partridges released into the countryside each year, what impact are they having? That’s the question answered in a landmark report from leading conservation charity the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). Using over 140 scientific papers and reports as t...

  • Farmland bird declines can be reversed in three years says GWCT Wales

    GWCT’s three-legged stool approach - habitat management, predator control and supplementary feeding – are the key ingredients needed to reverse the decline in farmland birds in just three years, according to GWCT Wales director Sue Evans. Talking at the Commons Graziers Gathering last week organ...

  • Hurry! Limited tickets left for fast-selling 2019 Gun Draw

    FIELDSPORTS enthusiasts who have a passion for shooting have less than four weeks to buy one of the 300 remaining tickets for this year’s Gun Draw. Billed as the ultimate prize in fieldsports, the winner of the GWCT raffle will win a day’s driven grouse shooting for one gun, a new pair of Willia...

  • Could weeds be the answer to reversing insect declines?

    The thought of weeds thriving in a farm’s arable crops is usually cause for concern, but it might be one way to help invertebrates to recover according to a new study by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). They found that as the number of arable weeds increased, so did the number a...

  • Comment from Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust: Changes to General Licence in Scotland

    On Friday 7 February, Scottish Natural Heritage announced changes to the General Licences in Scotland, coming into action on 1 April. Ross MacLeod, Head of Policy Scotland, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, said: “Land managers will clearly be extremely disappointed by components of these c...

  • Conservation demonstration project could provide blueprint for farmland wildlife recovery

    A new collaboration aims to show how farmers can work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s most threatened farmland bird species, including grey partridge, curlew and lapwing. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is working with a group of Shropshire farmers to establ...

  • Leading wildlife artists add their support to charity gallery

    Two of Britain’s most well-regarded wildlife artists have added their pieces to an online art gallery run by conservation charity, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). The GWCT Wildlife Art Gallery, launched in July at www.gwctgallery.org.uk, has added work from Owen Williams and Al...

  • Joint Statement: Antibiotic use in gamebirds MUST fall further

    The current global crisis has emphasised the very real need to keep health services resilient. For the UK gamebird sector this means continuing to drive down all unnecessary antibiotic use. Our focus in 2020 is to encourage all gamebird rearers to provide better husbandry for their birds and ...

  • Private land managers drive lapwing recovery in key breeding ground

    A remarkable project to restore lapwing to an English valley has shown that, given the right funding, advice and encouragement, and by working together, farmers can boost biodiversity in the UK’s countryside. The LIFE Waders for Real project, set up by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (...

  • New qualification aims to establish industry standards for game management

    Standard setting and training organisation, BASIS, and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) have joined forces to provide the first best practice qualification of its kind for the game sector. The BASIS Certificate in Game Management is designed to encourage best practice across the...

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