2018

The UK has enjoyed a boost in popularity for the greatly loved sport of driven shooting in recent years. However, with the surge in supply, it is imperative the demand follow, which has presented a challenge for shoots to put a system in place to ensure this. Well aware of the serious consequences of failing to stimulate and supply a game market in the UK, The Game Fair is actively supporting an enterprise that has already made the shooting community sit up and listen, called the British Game Alliance (BGA).

You may have seen in the farming press the story of a Warwickshire farmer who has been locked in a dispute with the Church over ownership of 16 hectares of land.  It’s a useful reminder to check if your land is registered at the Land Registry and to get it registered if it is not.

We’re once again running our popular three-day course for part time gamekeepers at the GWCT Allerton Project from 14 to 16 September.

If you’re struggling for inspiration when it comes to Father’s Day gift ideas, we’ve got some great present suggestions for you.

We respond to a recent piece by Mary Colwell in The Guardian concerning the debate around predator control.

Waders For Real Ecologist Clive Bealey outlines the importance of monitoring the vegetation where the project is taking place.

Following a successful first Curlew Festival in 2017, Bolton Castle in Yorkshire will once again host the event from 8^th to 10^th June.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has undertaken 50 years of analysis and interpretation of mountain hare data here, and our research underpins much of what we know about mountain hare management. 

With summer just around the corner we can look forward to another month packed full of exciting GWCT events, including the Scottish Game Fair, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.