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Win a Spectacular Day’s Fishing on The Test for 6 Rods
Generously donated by Orvis UK, to raise vital funds for the GWCT Fisheries Team’s research, win an unforgettable day for up to 6 rods on the Orvis 'Ginger Beer' beat.
The beat is a flagship of the River...
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Each September, our fisheries team catch, weigh, measure and tag over 10,000 salmon parr. A process called electro-fishing, in which an electric current is used to stun the fish so that they can be caught in nets, is what makes this huge endeavour possible. The tagging of a significant proportion...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) recently published a report, based on a peer reviewed paper by GWCT research, on the ecological impacts of gamebird releasing and how this can be sustainable and benefit biodiversity. This work supports the Trust’s 12 Principles of Sustainable Gam...
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Ending grouse moor management risks declines and possible local extinctions of a range of ground-nesting bird species, a new study has revealed.
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The new research from the GWCT looks at the impact of stopping grouse management on wader species in the south west of Scotland.
Its...
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About The Werritty Review
Published on Thursday 19 December 2019, The Werritty Review is the first of its kind in Scotland, and was commissioned on the back of a study by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
The review looks at the effects of grouse moor management on scottish wildlife and countrysid...
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The numbers of Atlantic salmon returning to our rivers in 2018 were the lowest ever recorded, continuing a sharp decline since the 1980s. Numbers have fallen so low that conservationists fear that if rates continue, wild Atlantic salmon could be lost from many of our rivers over the next 50 years...
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Key points
Declines have been recorded in Atlantic salmon populations recently, which are thought to be because of changes in how well they survive at sea.
To manage salmon populations better, it is important to understand which factors affect their survival.
One theory is that larger smolts sur...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust offers a variety of courses and training days aimed at the managers of the countryside - farmers, gamekeepers and other land management practitioners.
Booking a course
All courses are run on demand. The list of current planned courses can be viewed on ou...
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Download our FREE 35-page guide which turns 50 years of GWCT woodcock research into practical guidance on how to provide the varied habitat woodcock require.
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Numerous fish species migrate or move between freshwater, estuarine and marine water as part of their life cycle (e.g. Atlantic salmon, trout, European eel, sturgeon, and shad) and are impacted by anthropogenic activities occurring in all three environments. Over the past four decades, drastic de...
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