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Save our countryside and wildlife from the threat of gamebird releasing restrictions
By Teresa Dent CBE, GWCT Chief Executive
If you love our countryside, you will be aware of the serious challenges facing gamebird releasing in the UK. In England, Defra failed to reissue GL43 on ti...
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Win an exclusive day for 8 Guns at The Loddington Shoot
An exciting and extremely rare opportunity for a team of eight guns to shoot at the GWCT’s demonstration farm in Leicestershire, where rolling topography provides varied and challenging shooting.
Tickets £50 each (buy as many as you like t...
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We are delighted that the 33rd GWCT Scottish Game Fair, with Headline Sponsor NFU Mutual, the leading rural insurer, returns to stunning Scone Parklands over the weekend of 1-3 July 2022
As always, the fair will feature an impressive line-up of traders, competitions and main ring events plus coun...
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Effects of lead on wildlife
Effects of lead on human health
Background reading
Further reading: Wildfowl and lead ammunition
Last updated: 19 February 2020
Effects of lead on wildlife
Can lead be dangerous to wildlife?Yes. When any bird or mammal ingests spent lead ammunition by mistak...
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Key points
Pollinators are critical for agriculture, but are declining along with other farmland wildlife.
This study looks at how good different Environmental Focus Areas are for supporting pollinators, involving experts from 18 different countries.
There is wide variation in how well different...
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Woods used for shooting tend to have greater wildlife biodiversity than unmanaged woods because they have more shrubs, better surrounding hedges and more glades and rides. However, concentrations of pheasants and red-legged partridges can reduce biodiver...
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Key points
Rivers are important habitats for lots of species, and beavers are viewed as a natural way to restore rivers to good condition.
This study aimed to understand the impacts of beavers and their dams on brown trout in a stream in Inverness-shire, comparing it with a nearby stream without...
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What are organisations calling for?Collectively, we are calling for a phased transition away from the use of lead shot in shotgun shooting for all live quarry. We are also calling for the end of single-use plastics in all shotgun ammunition. We feel that both goals are achievable within a five-ye...
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Residents and migrants
Britain and Ireland support a relatively small resident breeding population of woodcock. Counts of displaying males give us the best information on trends in our breeding woodcock and the current British population estimate is 55,240 males. The European breeding population ...
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'The Last Curlew' by Owen Williams
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Act now to help us conserve the curlew
There are few more iconic sights than a curlew in flight, but without intervention it could be something future generations will never get to enjoy. The curlew with its distinctive haunting call, is now one of...
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