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It is disheartening to see the decline of turtle doves and other birds but with the right conservation methods, fantastic results can be achieved.

We respond to a recent piece in The Telegraph discussing Chris Packham's latest attack on grouse shooting.

Andrew Hoodless and Chris Heward recently visited one of our regular field sites on Saturday night, where we are conducting a long-term ‘mark-and-recapture’ study of woodcock. They both saw a few birds – but nowhere near the mid-winter densities we might expect for this site.

A new independent survey reveals Welsh Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn was wrong to end pheasant shooting on Welsh government land and to go against the recommendation of the government body paid to advise her on the environment. 

Could this be the first sign of migration from our satellite-tagged woodcock?

Our Devon and Sussex county groups are thrilled to have secured two outstanding shoot day raffle prizes. Find out more and enter below - our raffles are open to GWCT members and non-members.

Although the first migrant woodcock are now appearing in the UK, there’s many more that have yet to arrive. As our satellite-tagged birds show, there are some woodcock that have still yet to begin their autumn migrations.

Few publications run blatantly misleading stories. It’s embarrassing. However, The Ecologist website has gone one better. Despite initially agreeing to accept a response to a misleading story, it has decided not to. Perhaps it was too embarrassing. You can read our response here.