February

Now that the shooting season is over, many gamekeepers in the uplands are able to dedicate more time again to the condition of their grouse populations. February and March is the ideal time for assessing the infestation with strongyle worms and adjusting the administration of medicated grit accordingly.

We're very excited about our latest draw. The prize is an extremely rare opportunity for a team of eight guns to shoot at the GWCT’s demonstration farm in Leicestershire, where rolling topography provides varied and challenging shooting.

Many parts of the English rolling landscape are criss-crossed by hedgerows, which if one stops and looks provide an interesting perspective on the history of the landscape being observed.

A letter we received on 1st February 2024 from Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

Last year more than 1,700 farms across the UK took part in the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Big Farmland Bird Count and more than 460,000 birds of 149 different species were recorded across over 1.5 million acres of farmland. A huge achievement.