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Belinda Bown (Farmland Ecology)
This placement year has been invaluable and provided me with a wide range of experiences. In the lab I have done everything from insect identification to maintaining an aphid colony. Whilst in the field I have watched foraging swallows, collected thousands of insec...
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Wildlife legislation provides for the protection of our wildlife, and the licensing procedure exists to create the ability to undertake, but only where there is a valid justification, an activity affecting a plant or animal which would otherwise be illegal. Natural England issues thousands of ind...
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Help fund science to show the real impact of predator control
An appeal from Professor Nick Sotherton, GWCT Director of Research
You may have seen the recent coverage of the proposed changes to the General Licences, which raised the prospect of a ‘shoo before you shoot’ ruling - requiring you to ...
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Scottish HQ & Media
Rory KennedyDirector Scotland07759 834111rkennedy@gwct.org.uk
Beth DaviesAdministrator0131 2027670bdavies@gwct.org.uk
Playfair WalkerPR Consultants0131 445 5570richard@playfairwalker.com
Head of Research and Project Director GWSDF Auchnerran
Dr Louise de Raad07903 21...
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We are delighted that the 33rd GWCT Scottish Game Fair, with Headline Sponsor NFU Mutual, the leading rural insurer, returns to stunning Scone Parklands over the weekend of 1-3 July 2022
As always, the fair will feature an impressive line-up of traders, competitions and main ring events plus coun...
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Grouse shooting in the UK occurs in two main forms: driven shooting and walked-up, often over dogs. Driven shooting typically requires higher grouse densities, and this needs more effective management. The scale and impact of this management is the issue that provokes much of the debate around gr...
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This work was made possible with the kind support of The G & K L B Boyes Charitable Trust
Key points
UK populations of several wader species are rapidly declining, most likely due to low breeding success.
Predation of eggs and chicks by generalist predators is thought to be a key driver of l...
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As we all look to the hills at this time of year, we can reflect that so far we have had a mixed bag of weather since the spring, including some ill-timed snowfalls in late April into May and heavy rain in June and July. This has led to a remarkable variation in patterns of grouse productivity th...
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Lead is toxic to all life with no safe threshold for exposure. It is a general toxin that affects virtually all systems in the body such as the nervous and reproductive systems1.
Can lead be dangerous to wildlife?Yes. When any bird or mammal ingests spent lead ammunition by mistaking it for grit ...
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Note: The GWCT, along with most other wildlife organisations, does not have human health experts on its staff. The following advice has been produced by human health experts at the Food Standards Agency (FSA), who are qualified to give advice on the consumption of game shot with lead ammunition.
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