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Introduction
In this briefing we cover:
What you need to think about to comply with the requirements of greening
The new Countryside Stewardship scheme and existing Environmental Stewardship agreements
Cross compliance for 2015. The details of this were released by Defra on 5th December 2014
Whe...
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Q: Weren’t neonics banned?A: In the EU, the use of neonics was restricted in 2013 to prevent their use on crops that are attractive to bees. This was initially a two-year ban, which was extended in December 2015 to allow more time for scientific investigation. This is ongoing.
Q: Are they banned ...
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Working for Waders started in late 2017 to tackle the decline of wading birds across Scotland. Developed from Understanding Predation, the project is open to anyone with an interest in waders and aims to raise awareness about wader decline, show that these can be reversed and demonstrate the impo...
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What will the likely UK situation be as of January 2019?
Defra has clearly stated that Spring Trap Approval for stoat will be withdrawn from the following traps:
Fenn Mk 4, Mk 6 and their equivalents (e.g. Springer 4 and 6; Solway Mk 4 and Mk 6)
BMI Magnum 55, 110 and 116
WCS tube trap
Addition...
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Following its spectacular recovery from no breeding pairs on mainland Scotland in the early 1930s, since the 1980s there has been a broadly stable population of hen harriers in Scotland, fluctuating over time and between regions. In 2004 hen harriers were nationally in favourable conservation sta...
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Get all the 2019/20 shooting season dates with the new GWCT Sporting Calendar
Synchronise the GWCT Sporting Calendar to any calendar platform including Outlook, iPhone Calendar, Google, Android, Windows Live and Facebook.
We've got it all covered – pheasant, grouse, partridge, deer, woodcock, wat...
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Hugo Straker is delighted to announce that Nick Hesford joined GWCT Scotland’s Advisory team on 1 March.
Nick joined our Uplands Research team in 2017 with a PhD in Biodiversity and Community Ecology. Based in the Scottish Borders, Nick has worked on a variety of both English and Scottish project...
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The origins of Game Conservancy USA in 1985 arose from conversations between members of the Game Conservancy Trust (GCT, UK) and B.Z. Lee, founding president of the organization initially called “American Friends of the Game Conservancy” (AFGC). Mr. Lee met with then GCT Vice-Chairman The Earl P...
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Key points
Burning patches of heather in a rotation is commonly used for moorland management, especially when managing for red grouse.
This study used aerial photographs and fieldwork to look at the long-term effect of rotational burning on moorland vegetation.
Heather cover dropped after a burn...
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This draw is now closed - the lucky winners are:
1st James Fenwick – a day’s partridge shooting for 8 guns in Upper Wensleydale2nd James Craig – a day’s pheasant shooting for 1 gun in Upper Wensleydale3rd James Ainscough – a day’s pheasant shooting for 1 gun at Dallowgill, North Yorkshire4th Dav...
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