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While many of Britain’s nature reserves were closed through lockdown, conservation work continued on private land across Britain. Despite that, the men and women working hard to make our much-loved moorland thrive are often overlooked. Their previously untold stories are celebrated in a new publ...
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Three generations of a Hertfordshire family have shown their passion for the countryside by passing the same conservation exam in short succession. Terry Humber encouraged both his son and grandson to join him in taking the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Accredited Game Shot test ...
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Merlin are iconic falcons of England’s moorlands and the Merlin Magic project seeks to reverse the decline of this endangered bird.
90 projects awarded grants to accelerate the implementation of nature-based projects, from new ‘insect pathways’ in our countryside and towns, to tree planting pr...
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A new study, part-funded by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, has found that modification of river habitat by Eurasian beavers helps fish in small upland streams. The project was led by the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the GWCT, Salmon and Trout Conservation, and Na...
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British native wildflower seeds for planting on the new butterfly bank on Martin Down Farmer Cluster
Rare butterflies and bees will find refuge in the countryside on the Dorset – Hampshire border after two new butterfly banks were created on the Martin Down Farmer Cluster. The chalk banks, on fa...
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Defra has today issued the following release:
Mandatory housing measures will be lifted from 00:01 on Tuesday 18 April
Bird flu risk levels reduced
Scrupulous standards of biosecurity remain essential as the risk of avian influenza continues
Mandatory housing measures for poultry and captive...
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This work was made possible with the kind support of The G & K L B Boyes Charitable Trust
In response to three decades of declining Atlantic salmon in most of their native range, scientists are looking at how the management of juvenile habitat can maximise the numbers and quality of seaward-...
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“Sitting with some of the farmers' children and pointing out birds to them is so rewarding. Building friendships with the farmers and their families is great and having an open door - or field - to return any time to birdwatch is priceless,” says bird expert and volunteer counter Andrew Goodall....
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2023 is the GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count’s tenth birthday. Ahead of this year’s count, its founder Jim Egan, is encouraging land managers to take part. He said:
“Understand that what you do makes a differ...
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PEF is an environmental cooperative launched in 2023 representing 77 farmers covering 40,000ha across the Dark Peak and South West Peak in partnership with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and the NFU
The £100,000 funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help establis...
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