Blogs
3/5/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farming , Farmland Ecology , Grey partridge , GWCT Scotland
Over the last few weeks, the Scottish Lowlands team has been busy completing the tenth year of spring grey partridge pair surveys on Balgonie farm.
19/4/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
4/4/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farming , Farmland Ecology , GWCT Scotland
Historically, Scottish agri-environmental schemes have found it difficult to find a balance between establishing measures for biodiversity and ensuring that the system itself works for farmers.
29/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Policy
So, the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill has passed through Scottish Parliament, marking nearly seven years of scrutiny, originating with the implementation of the Werritty Grouse Management Review in 2017.
28/3/2024 in: Auchnerran Blog under: Big Farmland Bird Count , GWCT Scotland
Songbird feeders come in many shapes and sizes and are a common sight in gardens, filled with hundreds of different seed and grain mixes to suit a variety of birds and beak sizes. Yet despite the options available, the reality is overwinter feeding options for songbirds in farmland settings remain somewhat limited. So that is something we are aiming to change with our new songbird feeder research in Scotland.
28/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Policy
If we hoped for some respite from the weight of policy consultations, bills and legislation that confronted us in 2023, the barrage has continued unabated so far this year.
20/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
The Last Keeper is a feature-length film that will draw huge attention to this nuanced debate in a way that no film by us, or any of the other Scottish organisations, could achieve.
12/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
The GWCT’s West of Scotland Auction will be held at Òran Mór on Thursday 21st March but the auction website is now live so anyone can bid online!
7/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland
Stable Events have worked with their commercial sponsor, Waverton investment managers, to offer all GWCT supporters free entry to this year’s Scottish Game Fair
20/2/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Farming , Grey partridge , GWCT Scotland
It’s been a busy start to the new year for the Scottish Lowlands research team. We’ve spent the last few weeks setting up gamebird feeders to carry out research into supplementary winter feeding for farmland birds.
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