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Response to Petition P-05-813 on banning the use of Larsen traps

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Cymru welcomes the opportunity to respond to this petition. We believe that control of members of the crow family (corvids) is crucially important to the conservation of many wildlife species within Wales, and that the use of Larsen traps is a vital comp...

Conserving the curlew

Contents Download this guide Download as PDF » A species in decline Low breeding success Pressures on breeding Breeding curlew facts What can I do? A species in decline The curlew we have in the UK is one of eight species found worldwide, two of which are already likely to be extinct. T...

Alternative moorland use

Moorlands are cultural landscapes extending back thousands of years and it is our management that creates and maintains them as moors. Like most land in the UK, management activity is driven by individuals or groups who own and use it for social and economic purposes. In the uplands, game managem...

Ground-nesting birds on moorland in south west Scotland

Ending grouse moor management risks declines and possible local extinctions of a range of ground-nesting bird species, a new study has revealed. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT The new research from the GWCT looks at the impact of stopping grouse management on wader species in the south west of Scotland. Its...

What effect does heather cutting have on mosses?

Key points Blanket bogs are nationally important habitats that host a wide range of specialist species and are important for carbon capture and water storage. Prescribed burning has historically been used to manage heather habitat in moorland environments but, after changes to regulations, heath...

Avian influenza Q & A

This guidance has been reviewed by Defra It is incumbent on the shooting community to play its part in helping to reduce the spread and impact of current outbreak of Avian Influenza. This document has been jointly created by the organisations who make up Aim to Sustain to help all in the shooting...

Langholm Moor Demonstration Project

The Langholm Moor Demonstration Project was launched in September 2007 and work started in early 2008, running until 2018. The ten-year project aimed to reconcile grouse moor and raptor interests with the core objective of re-establishing Langholm Moor as a driven grouse moor while maintaining a ...

Does treating sheep for ticks reduce red grouse tick burdens?

Grouse moor management can help support breeding waders

The responses of common buzzards to prey abundance on a Scottish grouse moor