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During July, GWCT's Dr Louise de Raad is spending two weeks of unpaid leave to hike Tour Du Mont Blanc, one of the most famous long-distance treks in the world, totalling 170km.
Louise is our Head of Research Scotland and Director of the Game and Wildlife Scottish Demonstration Farm. Louise has ...
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Today NRW announced that it will not be continuing with its proposals to license gamebird release next year for the 2024/25 season. After receiving 42,000 responses to the consultation earlier this year NRW concluded that having licensing in place in time for the 2024/25 shooting season was not a...
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The RSPB Scotland has nominated the GWCT’s Balgonie Biodiversity Project for the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards.
It is one of four projects shortlisted in the Food and Farming category for its excellent work at the arable demonstration farm near Glenrothes in eastern Scotland.
The 500ha site prod...
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For nearly 100 years the GWCT has been a champion for wildlife through our evidence-led approach to conservation. The breadth of research carried out makes GWCT unique, and it demonstrates how game management can be both sustainable, improve biodiversity and aid species recovery.
An annual fundr...
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Now that the shooting season is over, many gamekeepers in the uplands are able to dedicate more time again to the condition of their grouse populations. February and March is the ideal time for assessing the infestation with strongyle worms and adjusting the administration of medicated grit acco...
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Welcome to the latest bulletin from the Isle of Wight group of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
The role of the County Group is threefold; fundraising, as this is the most important source of research funds for the Trust, membership, generating new members through the organisation of ev...
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By Mke Swan, GWCT Head of Education
With all the news about new rules for trapping stoats, and changes to general licences for corvid control, it’s easy to forget that there are other predators out there that we need to address, and now is a good time to be on the case. With most of our game nest...
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Written by Dave Baines, Director of Upland Research
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Photo credit: Laurie Campbell
The red grouse has a diet almost exclusively of ling heather. The nematode worm tenuis, the causative agent of the disease Trichostrongylus strongylosis, is widespread in red grouse and high levels of...
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By Jodie Case, Research and Communications Assistant
Having mounted 50 project nest boxes during February and into March, our team then started the first round of nest box checks at the beginning of May. The Owl Box Initiative project is monitoring over 100 boxes, and a first check ...
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I started to write this blog when the Government’s approval for the emergency use of insecticidal seed-treatment Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops (see here for Government statement) caused the usual furore over the use of ‘bee-killing’ pesticides being allowed.
Let me be clear we do not disagree ...
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