March

You might have seen a recent news story that reveals how just £284,000 – 0.41% of the environmental monitoring budget – is spent auditing the nation’s soil health. By comparison, £60.5 million – more than 200 times as much – is spent on monitoring water quality.

Following the Government’s advice here all Game & Wildlife Conservation events and courses have been suspended until further notice.

Do you have a spare 15 minutes? If so, take our free online test to earn your GWCT Accredited Game Shot certificate.

If you wish to control lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls you only have until Sunday 15^th March to apply through Natural England.

Last week we hosted 15 Cub Scouts from 1st Sandleheath Sea Scouts for an interactive demonstration of the research we carry out. The evening worked towards their Nature Badge and was run to coincide with World Wildlife Day on 3 March.