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Contents
Introduction
Why is lead dangerous to wildfowl?
What is the effect of lead on wildfowl?
How quickly does lead poisoning happen?
Why are wildfowl susceptible to the harmful effects of lead?
Are some species more at risk?
How big is the problem?
Where dead birds are found, what signs of l...
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GWCT Welsh Game Fair - Interview with Cai ap Bryn
The GWCT's Lee Oliver interviews Cai ap Bryn at the 2022 GWCT Welsh Game Fair.
The benefits of tree planting and game management on farms
Julian Fenwick manages a mixed hill farm along with a small pheasant shoot near Machynlleth, Powys, whilst h...
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Key points
This study looked at how to increase plant biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Over nine years, all the streams, ponds and ditches in three upper catchments in Leicestershire were surveyed.
Creating clean water ponds was beneficial, increasing the number of plant species, especia...
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Key points
Background
Around a third of woodland bird species have become rarer over the past 40 years.
The number of woodcock that breed in Britain fell by 29% between 2003 and 2013. The area in which they breed is also smaller than it was, having dropped by more than half between 1970 and 2010...
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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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