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5 minute read
By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education
The big new story in agri-environment schemes and farmland conservation is farmer clusters – groups of neighbouring farmers working together to deliver landscape scale conservation in a co-ordinated way.
Over the last few years, this approach has...
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By Matt Goodall, Advisor for GWCT Wales
At the beginning of this week Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government, launched their 12-week public consultation on their proposals to license gamebird releasing in Wales. It is absolutely critical that everyone with an interest in shootin...
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Written by Fiona Torrance, Farmland Biodiversity Advisor and PepsiCo FAB project manager.
© Eric Anderson. The PepsiCo FAB project members at the 1st farm walk at Balgonie in June
As with any new venture, a project manager might have high but realistic aspirations for what they would like to ach...
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Criticism that UK shoots are too reliant on foreign – mostly French – young stock is nothing new, but Coronavirus has reinforced the belief that greater self-sufficiency is overdue. And it’s not just driven by patriotism, but the logic that sourcing from within gives greater control.
With tens o...
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Leading shooting, rural organisations and charities are reminding the shooting community of the importance of following the law and government guidance after the third national lockdown comes into force throughout England on 6 January 2021.
The purpose of the new national lockdown in England is ...
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Following Wednesday's debate in Parliament and further lobbying since, the government has issued further guidance redefining what is allowed by way of 'exercise' under the Covid regulations.
Outdoor shooting activities as a form of exercise are now permissible once a day in England during the nat...
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By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education
Defra has at last published all the details of the three new general licences for the control of certain bird species effective from 1st January 2021, plus its “standard licence conditions for trapping wild birds” under these licences.
New general licences for...
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Defra have published their long awaited General Licence for gamebird releasing on European Protected Sites.
Releasing pheasants and red-legged partridges in the protected sites and within a 500m buffer around them will be licensed for an interim period of four years whilst Defra and NE undertak...
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3 minute read
Making Simulated Shoots, Truly Simulated
By Tristram Allen
When simulated shoots first emerged no one could have predicted just how popular the concept would become. Despite the large following, there are still many game shots who profess to not enjoy simulated days. Why is this wh...
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Written by Julie Ewald, Head of GIS
2 Minute Read
This week is Insect Week 2021, organised by the Royal Entomological Society and supported by other organisations. This event is designed to encourage people to learn more about insects and it helps to raise awareness of the important roles that...
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