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Goodnature A18 Grey Squirrel Trap

Larsen trap use in England, Scotland and Wales

Do you agree or disagree with our proposed approach with respect to the trap marking requirements?

Do you agree or disagree with our proposed approach with respect to the provision of trap instructions requirements?

Comprehensive review of camera trap data provides the clearest picture yet of which animals are responsible for nest predation in Britain

Key points: This study brings together the most comprehensive dataset of nest-camera studies across Britain, analysing over 2,000 nests from 24 bird species. Mammals, particularly foxes and badgers, were identified as the main nest predators, especially for ground-nesting waders such as curlew a...

Tunnel traps

Tunnel trapping describes the use of spring traps (kill traps) to catch small mammalian predators and pests. Under the Pest Act 1954, the only kill traps allowed are those approved by the appropriate Ministry (currently Defra) and listed in statutes (Spring Trap Approval Orders). Trap approval ge...

Help the GWCT come back stronger

With your help we can come out of the pandemic even stronger By Teresa Dent CBE, GWCT Chief Executive 3 minute read A year on from the start of the pandemic, your support has given us hope and enabled us to keep going – thank you. When the pandemic hit last March, we forecast a drop in income of...

General Licences for 2020

Following last year’s General Licence fiasco, Defra are now reviewing when people will and won’t be allowed to control pest species in England in 2020. We are taking action now We're asking if you will help fund our challenging programme of work to ensure that those in charge listen not only to t...

Unleash the Science Fund

By Sir Jim Paice, GWCT Chairman You will have seen the headlines about our climate, about the need to store more carbon, about species in decline. You and I live in a world that is always looking for simple answers. For over 80 years, GWCT research has helped to inform the way this land is manag...

Nature’s Gift: Greeting Card Competition

Calling all nature-loving creatives – it’s time to step out of the woods and into the spotlight We’re on the lookout for stunning designs inspired by the British countryside – yours could be the next to feature on an official GWCT Greeting Card. Your canvas. Your card. Your contribution to conser...