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There has been much attention recently on the plight of pollinators globally, and Europe is no exception with wild pollinators in decline, but the BEESPOKE project, led by the GWCT and funded by the EU Interreg programme, North Sea Region, aims to reverse the decline.
The project
BEESPOKE (Bene...
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February saw the fifth annual Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, and sponsored by BASF, with record numbers of participants and species recorded.
Over 1000 farmers took part and recorded 121 species across over 950,000 acres. That’s more farmer...
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Background
In the UK, numbers of grey partridges have declined by over 80% during the last 25 years, and in many parts of the country the species has become locally extinct. Concerns over the magnitude of the decline led the UK Government to place the sp...
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Key points
Blanket bogs are nationally important habitats that host a wide range of specialist species and are important for carbon capture and water storage.
Prescribed burning has historically been used to manage heather habitat in moorland environments but, after changes to regulations, heath...
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Will you help us to drive change?
By Ian Coghill, GWCT Chairman
We know that something needs to be done, and so do you. Last season, the question I was asked most was ‘when is something going to change?’.
Sometimes it was about the numbers of birds released, the rise of bigger shoots or the lost...
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Key points
A novel analysis of data recorded by gamekeepers revealed the impact of fox control practised in relatively small areas (average 8 km2) on fox density within each area.
Data from 22 shooting estates were analysed separately, allowing comparison across a range of local circumstances.
F...
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Agricultural practices have become more intensive, which has contributed to declines in farmland birds such as yellowhammers.
Yellowhammers are an important farmland bird and are red listed in the UK.
Scientists studied 147 yellowhammer nests, predator numbers, and agri-environment sc...
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As we all look to the hills at this time of year, we can reflect that so far we have had a mixed bag of weather since the spring, including some ill-timed snowfalls in late April into May and heavy rain in June and July. This has led to a remarkable variation in patterns of grouse productivity th...
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