2017

Branded as the festival of the great British countryside, the 59th Game Fair didn’t disappoint. Held in the stunning grounds of Hatfield House for the first time in its history, more than 116,000 people flocked through the gates and enjoyed the three-day show.

Last year, a group of scientists from the RSPB published a “viewpoint” paper highlighting their concerns over the possible environmental impacts of driven grouse shooting. However, in shaping their argument, they neglected to include key pieces of scientific evidence that happen not to support their views.

Held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) will be returning to BBC Countryfile Live from Thursday, August 3 to Sunday, August 6.

We are very excited to announce that our very first conference on Farmer Clusters is taking place at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 12th October 2017.

We are proud to announce the launch of Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Wales, which aims to raise awareness of conservation and game management across the country.

The time has arrived for the Game Fair to descend on Hatfield House. As in previous years, The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is looking forward to welcoming its members to the stand (F898) on all three days (Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30).

On a warm summers evening on the 20^th of July, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust joined with Orvis to host their first ever fly fishing event.

More than 50 people recently enjoyed a farm walk at one of the North Sea Region (NSR) Interreg PARTRIDGE project’s demonstration sites in the Netherlands.

With Sir David Attenborough today voicing his concern for UK butterfly populations I was reminded of some of the findings from our 2005 study into the effects of pheasant management at wood edges.

Every year, in the third week of June, a team of GWCT scientists travel to Sussex, to roam a large area of farmland stretching 11 miles across the South Downs. They are collecting data for the Sussex study, a long-running project that is one of the cornerstones of the GWCT’s research. It all began in 1968 and has provided a wealth of important data on the impact of farming methods, policy and conservation techniques.