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I grew up with a fascination for nature and spent many of my early years outside chasing butterflies, identifying plants and trees or in ponds collecting insects and amphibians. As I got older, I worked on a local farm at every opportunity I had which meant every weekend, evenings ...
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Written by Ellie Ness, FEU Research Assistant
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This summer is the first season of fieldwork for the Framework project. The project has helped support the setup of 11 Farmer Clusters across various European countries and is looking at the impact of landscape-scale management on farml...
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Written by Dave Baines, Director of Upland Research
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In the summer issue of Gamewise (written in early May), I predicted that this year was likely to be a difficult one for red grouse across the moors of northern England. The likely causative agents were poor quality heather as food...
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Earlier this year the GWCT policy team was invited to respond to a consultation on Environmental Targets. We feel the 25-year Environmental Plan is ambitious, but it will take focused effort to meet its goals.
Our thoughts were as follows:
A need for the right focus
We are concerned that there a...
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Following the disastrous bird flu pandemic that so heavily impacted the current shooting season – not to mention the increased cost of running a shoot – Richard Leach of Keepers Choice runs through the best practises for feeding the laying hen, with every poult seemingly worth its weight in gold...
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The GWCT Shop brings you high-quality, ethically sourced products designed specifically for use in the countryside. In this blog, we’ll be promoting three of their latest products: the GWCT x Schoffel Thurslestone Cap, the GWCT Polo Shirt, and the GWCT Vintage Logo T-Shirt.
GWCT x Schoffel Cap
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Lesley Griffiths’ statement on the recent episode of BBC Countryfile (the piece starts at 10m 50s) that she would revisit the ban on snares in Wales, if curlew numbers continued to decline, leaves a glimmer of hope for the species.
However, the fact remains that in refusing to accept the amendme...
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Farmers are increasingly being asked to produce more with less, and seeing this impact on both farming communities and the environment, many are looking for an alternative to a race to the bottom. The GWCT is well known for facilitating and aiding the development of more than 100 Farmer Clusters ...
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By Ross Macleod, Head of Policy, GWCT Scotland
Grouse Shoot and Muirburn Licensing
Since the publication of the Wildlife and Muirburn Management (Scotland) Bill in March, we’ve been fully engaged in a review of the draft legislation with the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee. This has...
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Written by Fiona Torrance, Farmland Biodiversity Advisor for GWCT Scotland
A few weeks ago, 13 hardy souls defrosted their vehicles and headed to Gilston Farm for the latest PepsiCo FAB (Farming Arable Biodiversity) project farm walk. Gilston is one of six farms participating in the project and ...
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