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GWCT research highlighted in parliamentary debate on woodcock

“Natural England will be making recommendations based on the science” was the verdict of Environment Minister Trudy Harrison as she closed the petitions committee debate on woodcock yesterday (Monday 27 February). The debate was brought about by a Wild Justice petition calling for a shorter open...

Research in lockdown: An unusual spring for our Wetlands team

By Ryan Burrell Spring 2020 has been a very different year for members of the GWCT Wetlands team, as it has been for all of us. Thankfully, our team have all remained well and whilst writing this we hope that our readers have managed to remain so too. Spring and summer are often the most exciting...

Is the badger cull working or not? A closer look at the latest research

Recently a new study1 was published in Vet Record about badger culling and its relationship with the incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). It was very quickly covered by the news, including BBC News2, The Independent3, Farmers Weekly4 and The Irish News5 and declared a “landmark study”, with th...

Latest report shows that more must be done to reduce wildlife crime

Written by James Swyer, Director of Membership and Marketing Wildlife crime needs to stop. The sixty-one confirmed incidents of the illegal killing of wildlife detailed in the RSPB Birdcrime report published today are crimes which we condemn in the strongest terms and those committing them shoul...

Changes for farmers, gamekeepers and pest control businesses in new rodenticide stewardship report

In readiness for all anticoagulant rodenticide purchases being restricted July onwards to their use inside and around buildings only, the latest UK Rodenticide Stewardship annual report includes for the first time an explanation specific to rodent pest control of what constitutes a ‘building’. S...

GWCT Woodcock Research - Breeding Studies, Sonogram Studies & National Surveys

We have recently published Conserving Our Woodcock, a new guide which turns 50 years of GWCT woodcock research into practical guidance on how to provide the varied habitat woodcock require. This blog is taken from the guide, which you can download in full here.  The GWCT has been carrying out wo...

Soil and climate change research

It is hard to know how this summer will turn out. An exceptionally wet autumn and winter completely prevented the establishment of autumn-sown crops at Loddington and other local farms. There was just about time to drill spring varieties in those fields where we needed to do so for research, or ...

Farming and fisheries conference

A Day in the Life of Jodie Case, Research assistant for Waders & Wetlands Research

Jodie shares her passion for research, learning and her dog, Brian. Is there such a thing as a typical day for you? If so, what's it like? As part of the Waders for Real team, there is no typical day. Tasks change dramatically throughout the year (and sometimes daily); activities have ranged from...

GWCT Woodcock Habitat Research in Focus

We have recently published Conserving Our Woodcock, a new guide which turns 50 years of GWCT woodcock research into practical guidance on how to provide the varied habitat woodcock require. This blog is taken from the guide, which you can download in full here.  Researching habitat for breeding ...