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There’s no denying that the latest State of Nature Report makes for sober and concerning reading. However, neither we, or nature have time for us to mourn the past. We must focus on what works.

We currently have two exciting auctions running online; one organised by our Lincolnshire team and another by our Hertfordshire team.

Exciting news - our new Christmas cards have arrived and are available to order here.

Farmers are experiencing a period of considerable change as area payments are withdrawn, global market pressures reduce income, climate change introduces unfamiliar challenges, and new agri-environment schemes are rolled out. Chapter 8 of Farming with the Environment explores these issues from the farmer’s viewpoint, based on our collaborative working with local farmers on various initiatives over the years.

At the GWCT, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to fund our work conserving iconic British wildlife. Gifts left in Wills play an important role in helping us to achieve that goal.

The GWCT welcomes the proposed amendments to the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) that would add chalk streams into the definitions of ‘environmental protection’ and ‘natural environment’ in the bill, meaning that the government must consider chalk streams when setting the outcomes that will form the framework of environmental assessments in the future.

The RSPB Scotland has nominated the GWCT’s Balgonie Biodiversity Project for the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards. It is one of four projects shortlisted in the Food and Farming category for its excellent work at the arable demonstration farm near Glenrothes in eastern Scotland.

The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets.

Today NRW announced that it will not be continuing with its proposals to license gamebird release next year for the 2024/25 season.