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Sir Jim Paice, Chairman of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), has called on people who care about the British countryside to help the charity challenge misinformation and ensure that policy decisions are based on science.
“The GWCT is a small organisation with limited resources, b...
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New research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has shown that capercaillie numbers in Scotland have nearly halved in ten years, with as few as 304 birds remaining in 2020, compared to 580 in 2010. The figures show capercaillie heading towards extinction unless further measures ar...
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This year the annual GWCT Game Conference, Game 2024, is taking place in the north of the country for the first time and will be held at The Garden Rooms at Tennants, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SG.
The conference is jam-packed with informative, topical talks from an excellent range of guest s...
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Numbers of salmon spending more than a year in the north Atlantic have declined by as much as 88% since the 1970s. There appears also to have been a fall of between 40% and 66% in grilse, salmon that return to spawn after a single winter at sea.
Figures for salmon returning to UK spawning ground...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is urging farmers, land managers, gamekeepers and landowners who have signed up for its Partridge Count Scheme (PCS) to send in their spring grey partridge count while there is still time.
Members are being reminded to send in the results of the p...
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Farmers, land managers and gamekeepers are being invited to gain a better understanding of the state of wildlife on their land by joining the national Partridge Count Scheme (PCS).
“Understanding how grey partridge are faring can give you a clearer picture of the health of your land,” says Nevill...
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With the pheasant season starting on 1 October, leading conservation charity the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched 12 key principles to support wildlife recovery alongside sustainable gamebird management.
The guidelines provide a framework that works alongside the aims o...
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This last year, perhaps more than ever, we have seen how precious nature is and how essential to our wellbeing. Now there is a chance to safeguard the British countryside by Walking for Wildlife – a sponsored walk, any route, any distance, during September, in aid of the vital research carried ou...
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Event: Farm walk by drone, keynote speakers and panel discussionSaturday 25 June 2022, 12 – 5pmTickets £25 - book here > On 25 June GWCT’s Wales’s Ceredigion committee is offering farmers an opportunity to hear from industry experts, including Dr Catherine Nakielny, on wildlife, biodiversity ...
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The annual Charity Clay Shoot at Warter Priory Estate in East Yorkshire has raised an incredible £135,000 for the UK's leading wildlife research charity the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). The money will go towards the vital scientific research carried out by the GWCT to enhance th...
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