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Firstly, the LACS report prompts an important discussion about the conservation of predators and their prey species. Predation control, which includes the use of traps and snares, has repeatedly been shown to be key to addressing conservation challenges for many species, which include hares, curl...
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“I am more active, and more engaged with nature and conservation due to my involvement in country sports” says Sarah Finch when asked about her local countryside. Carmarthenshire-based Sarah is one of hundreds of Welsh people whose views feature in Community Spirit, a new report from the conserv...
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The number of wild adult Atlantic salmon returning to the River Frome in southern England in 2021 was down almost 20% on its 10-year average. This drop echoes reports from Scotland and Norway where the 2021 annual salmon catches were the lowest on record - a clear message that 2021 was a very po...
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The recent spate of devastating wildfires in England has brought the issue of moorland management into ever-sharper focus. Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store and a stronghold for many threatened bird species. How they are managed is crucial to our capacity to achieve climate and biodiver...
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Joe Stanley, Head of Training and Partnerships, GWCT Allerton Project, reflects on findings shared at Cereals 2021
For the past three years, the Syngenta Sustainable Farming Initiative has been working in partnership with the GWCT’s Allerton Project and NIAB to assess the impact of differing cult...
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Environment minister Mark Spencer MP, Shadow DEFRA Minister Daniel Zeichner MP, and Baroness Bakewell, Lib Dem Environment spokesperson, were among MPs and policy makers who met moorland managers at the Palace of Westminster recently (23 March 2023) for the launch of Real Wilders, the GWCT’s new...
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The GWCT welcomes the UK Climate Change Committee’s 2023 report and its acknowledgement that the risk of wildfire will increase significantly in future decades. The report states: “The events of the last year [2022 saw the highest annual number of wildfires (greater than 30 hectares) ever recorde...
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Numbers of young salmon in Wales are lower following warmer winters and wetter springs, according to a new study commissioned by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). These findings might explain the widespread juvenile salmon crash observed after the then record warm and wet winter and spring of 2015-...
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This work was made possible with the kind support of The G & K L B Boyes Charitable Trust
New research has found that water crowfoot – an aquatic plant found commonly in lowland rivers – has multiple benefits for young Atlantic salmon, and that active management of the plant could be importan...
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