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The GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace takes place this weekend and as ever, it couldn't happen without the kind support of our fantastic sponsors. Find out more about them here:
McInroy & Wood are a long term supporter of GWCT and have been the sponsor of our fundraising lunches for ov...
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Scientific research, especially ecology, depends on habits and patterns. Our long-running datasets, such as the National Gamebag Census, the Sussex Study and the Partridge Count Scheme depend on annual count figures and regular monitoring. The situation we are currently facing through the spread ...
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Keeping our research going in unprecedented times
The situation we are currently facing through the spread of COVID-19 changes much of how we live our lives, but – where safe– we are trying to continue as much possible.
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Game shooting and wildlife conservation in un...
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Across the country, whatever our circumstances, we all have a lot on our minds at the moment – health, employment and income, and very high levels of uncertainty in many areas. However, the GWCT must continue its fight for an evidence-based approach to conservation.
This fight is one for the fut...
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By Roger Draycott, GWCT Head of Advisory Services
The GWCT are reminding all farmers, land managers and gamekeepers of important changes to licensing arrangements for pest control in England which came into effect on 1st January.
Defra has published all the details of the three new general licen...
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The term ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ will be familiar to anyone involved in the land and wildlife management sector, and one that has gained increasing traction with policy makers in recent years. Broadly speaking, Biodiversity Net Gain is an approach to land management that leaves our wildlife and ...
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We have four Shoot Raffles ending soon and tickets are starting to sell out. Don't miss your chance to win an incredible shooting experience for you and your friends whilst supporting our vital conservation efforts. Secure your tickets now!
The Norfolk Big Four Raffle: closes 28th JuneWin a uniq...
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Are you heading to Ragley for the Game Fair on 28-30th July? We would love to see you there and have lots of interesting things planned. Our stand is H805 and you can find us just down from the Carter Jonas Theatre across the weekend.
Come and get the best advice
On Friday morning, we are offeri...
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By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education
With the season all but over, my mind, as usual, turns to planning for 2021/22. In just a few weeks the pheasants will be setting up their territories, strutting their stuff, and doing everything they can to keep their harems together.
Meanwhile, the corvids ...
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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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