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We are delighted to add Fieldsports Press to our list of premium partners. All GWCT Premium members can now save 15% on annual subscriptions to a range of titles.
Selena Barr, Editorial Director at Fieldsport Journal said “it’s great to be working with an organisation as important as the Game &a...
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Following news of an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (H2N2) in Kent on a small commercial poultry premises, a second case of avian influenza in a commercial poultry unit has been confirmed. Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed at a premises near Frodsham in Cheshire on...
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The waders at GWSDF are keeping us busy! Following our previous update, we now have 50 lapwing nests and 12 oystercatcher nests, including a couple of second attempts. We're seeing new nests pop up almost every day. Soon, we'll begin our nest sweeps for returning curlew and are hopeful we'll hav...
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By Matthew Goodall, GWCT Wales Advisor
The Welsh Code of best practice on the use of snares in fox control was created in 2015 to provide guidance to snare users in Wales, with particular emphasis on code-compliant hardware and high consideration for snare placement and associated animal welfare...
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Following a 2019 campaign spearheaded by naturalist Mary Colwell, the UK exam board OCR is in the process of developing a proposal for a new qualification in Natural History. This follows an extensive consultation with stakeholders including the Natural History Museum and Field Studies Council.
A...
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A walk around GWSDF Auchnerran would not be complete without resident buzzards and red kites. We are lucky enough to be visited by an incredibly diverse range of raptor species, such as hen harriers, sparrowhawks and goshawks. Recently, we have witnessed a drastic increase in the number of raptor...
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4 Minute Read - article originally appeard in GWCT Gamewise Magazine
Professor Chris Stoate, head of research, talks to Kate Williams about the impact of the GWCT’s research and demonstration farm and providing a blueprint for future rural landscapes.
This year marks three decades since the GWCT...
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If you enjoy fishing, you may well want to book a UK break where you can enjoy the sport during your holiday. Remember catch-and-release fishing is the best practice for responsible recreation unless you plan to eat the fish caught. To have the best fishing holiday in the UK, it’s important to...
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Sir, Animal right activists may oppose pheasant shooting on a farm run by Reading University (University halts game shoots after animal rights campaign - Nov 15) but perhaps they might pause to consider the rights of farmland birds. On our farm in Leicestershire, we demonstrated that a well-run s...
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With the current General Licences set to expire on February 29th, many of you have been in touch asking for advice on what happens next.
Natural England has set out changes to licences for the lethal control of herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls in England. If you wish to control either...
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