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Written by Jenny Coomes, LGU Project Scientist
In April 2023, the Lowland Gamebird research group finished a full year of walking 3km transect routes across a number of sites every three weeks, looking for fox scats and recording wildlife sightings. We are hoping to answer the question “Do sites...
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By Joe Stanley, Head of Farming, Training & Partnerships, GWCT Allerton Project
‘Regenerative’ agriculture is seen by some as perhaps only the latest buzzword in a long line of farming systems: organic; conventional; conservation; sustainable intensification; agroecological. And while it is ...
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Written by Mike Short, Predator Ecologist
Daybreak, on a dank morning in mid-April last year. Peering through my binoculars, I scanned the raised bank of a ditch along the edge of a wet meadow by the River Avon where three pairs of lapwings were nesting. I could see an untagged fox pacing aroun...
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This case study is taken from our Real Wilders book, which you can download here or you can buy a print copy here.
When habitat and predation management ended, the Berwyn Hills fell silent, but with the right approach, birdlife can be restored.
With the advent of driven grouse shooting in the 19...
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The announcement of a new Agriculture Bill marks a considerable change in the way farming is viewed in UK policy. The recognition of soil as a public good – and the inclusion of support for those ensuring a healthy soil – is hugely significant.
For over 25 years research at our Allerton Project ...
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By Andrew Gilruth, Director of Communications & Membership
This week’s statement on a five-year transition away from the use of single-use plastic and lead, in shotgun ammunition for those shooting game, has prompted many of you to get in touch. We were expecting a wide range of comments beca...
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We need little reminding about the strictures imposed on all of us by COVID-19. It has affected everyone in different ways, but for a few, lock-down has made little tangible difference to the working day. I was reminded of this when reading the latest blog from our demonstration farm in Aberdeens...
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The Uplands team are pleased to deliver some new research. Please see below abstracts from two of our published papers from this year. Get in touch if you would like a full copy of the paper by emailing uplands@gwct.org.uk.
Fletcher, K., & Baines, D. (2020). Observations of breeding and dispe...
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By Andrew Gilruth, GWCT Membership & Communications Director
The muddled campaigning company, led by Chris Packham, has got itself so confused it asked the GWCT for help last week. However, it swiftly changed its mind after we recommended in this blog that it should start following the scien...
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Last week marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. So I thought it would be an apt time to reflect on my last few months as a placement student in the Scottish Lowlands research department.
“No day is the same”
Although this expression is greatly overused, in this role, it cou...
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