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By Jasmine Canham, GWCT Wildlife Recovery placement student
When I first started my degree in Environmental Conservation at Bangor University, I hadn’t actually planned to do a placement year. I didn’t know much about them so I decided I would take the ‘normal route’ and go straight into my third...
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By Ross Macleod, Head of Policy, GWCT Scotland
Grouse Shoot and Muirburn Licensing
Since the publication of the Wildlife and Muirburn Management (Scotland) Bill in March, we’ve been fully engaged in a review of the draft legislation with the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee. This has...
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By Jayna Connelly, Farmland Ecology Research Assistant
Holding my breath, navigating clouds of pollen in rye fields - an expected state for an ecological researcher. But after yet another summer field season, I've uncovered the need for a myriad of skills beyond the obvious.
I, along with the res...
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GWCT research has repeatedly demonstrated the importance and benefits of targeted, legal and humane predator control for the conservation and management of game and wildlife. Controlling predation using spring traps, corvid cages and snares/humane cable restraints are vital to achieve effective s...
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Written by Isabella Allan, Scottish Lowlands Research placement student
Over the last few weeks, the Scottish Lowlands team has been busy completing the tenth year of spring grey partridge pair surveys on Balgonie farm.
One of the largest fields on Balgonie farm, yet to be surveyed. (Credit: Isab...
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By Joe Stanley, Head of Training and Partnerships at the Allerton Project
This article first appeared in Countryside magazine
5 minute read
Many farmers only ever experience the privilege of farming in a single place. Roots go down, families are raised, immutable connections forged. From infancy ...
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By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education
6 minute read
Many years ago, I met a man from southwest Wales who claimed to have shot a hundred and fifty foxes on his two hundred acres in a year. By any stretch, this amounts to a very impressive total, but what does it mean in terms of predation control?...
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By Mike Swan, GWCT Senior Advisor
4 minute read
Many a new pen will be going up over the next couple of months, so now is a good time to think about what makes a great place to release your pheasants. It is one of the biggest investments on many shoots, and getting it right is key to success.
Wh...
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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.
The recent extinction of the curlew in southern Scotland is a warning of the threat to rare species posed by the current trend for woodland creation.
Over the last ten years, curlew...
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