2024

We are seeing black grouse disappear before our eyes. Watch our short video to find out what the GWCT Uplands team are doing to address this alarming situation.

All bird keepers are being urged to take action to protect their birds and remain vigilant and report signs of disease following an increase in risk levels and the first confirmed case in poultry this winter.

We are pleased to announce that Nick von Westenholz has been appointed as the new CEO of the GWCT with effect from March 2025.

Black grouse in the UK have declined severely in both population size and range over the past 200 years. To measure trends in numbers over time in northern England, our GWCT Uplands team counts lekking males in the spring from vantage points. To measure breeding productivity, we also count black grouse females and their broods using pointing dogs every summer.

We're running two essential conferences for game managers in the first part of next year.

Black grouse are vanishing from our landscape. Once found across much of the UK, these remarkable birds are now restricted to only a few areas.

The consultation is open until 10 December 2024, providing a platform for you to share your views on the proposed approach.

We've already sold over 1,700 packs of our 2024 Christmas cards and stocks are beginning to run low. Please order yours now to avoid missing out.

Getting peatland and upland heath management right will be vital to ensuring our moorlands’ continued contribution to climate change mitigation and nature recovery.

As someone who has worked to research and conserve wild Atlantic salmon for over 30 years, GWCT Head of Fisheries Dylan Roberts is enraged, that both national and international governments have allowed our rivers to deteriorate into such a sad state.