-
England
Roger Draycott, Director of Advisory and Education, and Eastern and Northern England Advisor
From a farming background and with a PhD in pheasant ecology, Roger has worked at the GWCT since 1993. He spent many years undertaking applied research on pheasants (reared and wild) and grey part...
-
Mud snails are potential intermediate hosts for the sheep liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, which can be very debilitating in sheep. There are many species of mud snails, which is the generic term for the many tiny snails that frequent damp, relatively open habitats.
At Auchnerran, some fluke monit...
-
Working for Waders started in late 2017 to tackle the decline of wading birds across Scotland. Developed from Understanding Predation, the project is open to anyone with an interest in waders and aims to raise awareness about wader decline, show that these can be reversed and demonstrate the impo...
-
School pupils from Milton of Balgonie Primary School are assisting the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust with a project to help the conservation of game and wildlife at Balgonie Estates in Fife. The children first visited the Estate in April as they were keen to find out why it was important...
-
SAMARCH is a five-year project with a grant of €5.8m from the EU’s France (Channel) England Interreg Channel programme.
The SAMARCH project will :
Provide novel information on the survival and migration of young salmon and sea trout in four estuaries of the Channel area
Provide novel informatio...
-
Our 30th anniversary Scottish Game Fair in association this year with NFU Mutual, leading rural insurer, was a great success with just under 30,000 attendees and glorious weather for all the three days.
There has been great feedback from visitors, our programme of ‘have a go’ country sports activ...
-
Help us create a thriving countryside rich in game and other wildlife
Donate Now >
What do we do?
We use science to promote game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation.
We develop scientifically researched game and wildlife management techniques.
We promote our w...
-
Having a demonstration farm in Scotland has been a GWCT objective for ten years. Demonstration is at the heart of the GWCT’s Allerton Project at Loddington in Leicestershire.
Over 20 years this has become a showpiece for our farmland research, demonstrating that good arable farming and game manag...
-
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that infects the sinuses of poultry, gamebirds and many other species of birds, causing swollen eyes and an excessive production of mucus; it is like a particularly nasty head cold. Unlike other forms of cryptosporidiosis in other species, in red grouse the disease ...
-
Working in partnership for a better countryside
As Britain’s leading wildlife research charity, the Trust is uniquely placed to offer your company superb national and regional sponsorship opportunities.
Opportunities include joint funding of research projects including major environmental initia...
Get the Latest News & Advice
Join over 100,000 subscribers and stay updated on our latest advice, research, news and offers.
*You may change your mind any time. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.