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Up until 2002, GWCT advice on mink trapping was sound but conventional. It aimed to maximise success, but was based on accumulated experience not on any kind of systematic approach.
The GWCT Mink Raft was conceived in 2001 and first tested in 2002. It quickly became clear that the raft had immedi...
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Farmers do a lot for Britain’s rural environment, but there is only so much that an individual, acting in isolation, can do on his or her own farm. The Farmer Cluster concept, developed by the GWCT in association with Natural England, is a plan to help a number of farmers work more cohesively tog...
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We are a leading UK charity conducting conservation science to enhance the British countryside for public benefit. For over 80 years we have been researching and developing game and wildlife management techniques. We use our research to provide training and advice on how best to improve the biodi...
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Pupils from Milton of Balgonie School were extremely proud to show off how the hedge they planted at Balgonie Estate back in September 2016 was thriving.
The school pupils invited members of staff from Balgonie Estates and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust along to see first-hand all tha...
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THIS RAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED - THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO ENTERED
Launched on 21st April (World Curlew Day), the raffle will be drawn one month later, on 21st May. Tickets only cost £5 each and there is a ticket limit of 150. Proceeds will help support vital curlew fieldwork.
The first prize is a be...
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Key points
Background
Around a third of woodland bird species have become rarer over the past 40 years.
The number of woodcock that breed in Britain fell by 29% between 2003 and 2013. The area in which they breed is also smaller than it was, having dropped by more than half between 1970 and 2010...
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Tetrao tetrix
Black grouse are typically regarded as birds of early successional forest, either coniferous or birch, and of forest-edge habitats. Following reductions in the extent of natural forests, black grouse are now found in structurally similar habitats, such as mosaics of moorland and hea...
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The term ‘songbirds’ is typically used for the small passerine birds of farmland and woodland such as tits, warblers, thrushes, finches and sparrows. Many of them are resident all year round, like the tits, sparrows and most finches.
Others are migrants, being either present as breeders in the UK...
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The GWCT Shoot Sweepstake scheme is a simple but effective way of raising money during the shooting season to support the important work of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Have you already collected funds from your sweepstake?
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How it works
The sweep...
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With the pheasant season underway, the GWCT has launched 12 key principles to support wildlife recovery alongside sustainable gamebird management.
The guidelines provide a framework that will complement the Scottish Government’s Scottish Biodiversity Strategy; the 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Bi...
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