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After a short hiatus due to covid, the Shooting Times’ Woodcock Club is back on 14 September. This year, just like in 2019, the dinner will be held at the Savile Club in Mayfair. It will be a chance for members, new and longstanding, to get together to celebrate one of the world’s greatest birds....
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Dear sir,
The success of the RSPB and NatureScot’s Lottery-funded project to eradicate stoats on Orkney is good news for threatened ground nesting birds on the islands, including breeding curlew. However, this success makes the policy of no predator control on the RSPB’s Abernethy Reserve even mo...
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The GWCT’S Woodcock Watch project, which ran from 2012-2020, used state-of-the-art satellite tracking technology to unveil the secrets of woodcock migration.
The findings of this flagship study continue to shape our ongoing research into migrant woodcock. The Woodcock Watch project was only poss...
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It was disappointing that Onekind, which was quoted in the recent article ‘Ban on ‘humane’ snares sparks warning on bird conservation, Nov 19’ was described as a ‘conservation’ organisation. In fact, it is an animal rights pressure group and while, of course, it is entirely entitled to voice its ...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust was asked to provide its expertise to Defra because it has undertaken and published more independently peer-reviewed science on matters relating to gamebird releasing than any other organisation (Shooting minister in bird flu dispute, 29 November).
As ...
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We're very excited about our latest draw.
The prize is an 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.
Exclusive Opportunity: Win this superb experience for you...
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Written by Corinne Duggins (Biometrics Department) in celebration of her 40 years with the GWCT
From typewriters to desktops, and from chasing partridges to managing databases, my journey at the Game Conservancy Trust has been nothing short of an adventure.
Picture it: I was just 26 years old whe...
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If you are part of a shooting syndicate, you can now sign up eight or more of you as Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Premium Members and save 30% on the cost.
The exclusive membership package provides a whole host of benefits, including third party liability insurance for each gun,...
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Written by Sue Evans, Director GWCT Cymru
2 Minute Read
After the Nant Gwtheyrn feral goat project was featured on Countryfile, some may ask why are GWCT doing a project on goats. Is this part of GWCT’s charitable objectives? How does it fit in with the rest of our work?
The GWCT has experience ...
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