2023

The latest Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Handbook has been released, providing comprehensive information about the scheme's rules and the actions it will pay for. This blog aims to summarise the key details.

During my placement year with the lowland game department I have been given the opportunity to carry out my own project. 

Tickets for the 2023 GWCT Gun Draw are quickly selling out and this year we're offering our most remarkable prize yet - a Beretta SL3 Premium Shotgun worth £21,350. Don't miss your chance to win - secure your ticket(s) here before they all go!

GWCT are advising all shoots planning to release gamebirds on or within 500m of a Special Protection Area this summer to apply for a licence without delay. 

On 11 June, the Bisterne Estate held its annual Open Farm Sunday, welcoming around 1,300 visitors to learn about the estate’s activities over the last year. A tractor ride transported visitors around the farm to a dairy tour and a woodland walk featuring stalls and demonstrations from different trades. From beekeeping to fly-fishing and gun dog demonstrations, there was a lot to get involved in and learn about. Venison sausages and pheasant tasters from the BBQ stand were well received by many, and left people wanting more!

Starting July next year, the legal authorisation for using bromadiolone and difenacoum, the only two second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) currently allowed in open areas and waste dumps, will be withdrawn.

The deadline for consultation responses is Tuesday, 20th June. It is imperative that those involved in game management and shooting, in whatever capacity and in any location in the UK respond to this consultation.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has been conserving the UK's wildlife for decades. But why do people join? Recently, we asked members for their stories about what made them join.

In recent weeks I have been revisiting the known causes of the declines seen in some of our bird species such as the Curlew, Lapwing and House Sparrow and so the recently published paper “Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe” caught my eye.

Demijohn has had a long and happy relationship with the GWCT Scottish Game Fair, which is held annually at Scone Palace near Perth, and is all set to return on 30th June for this year’s cracking 3 day event.