GWCT News Blog

What are the parties promising our farmers and land managers?

Open Farm Sunday has been taking place in June every year since 2006, and this year the GWCT took part in several events across the country. The day provides an opportunity for farmers to share their fabulous work with all ages, by opening their farms to the general public, and showcasing the many goods and services they provide.

Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Scotland’s Fiona Torrance recently took Dougie Vipond from BBC Landward on a grey partridge count around the fields of Balgonie, where conservation efforts have seen numbers of this iconic farmland bird soar in the last 10 years.

There's a cause that is close to our hearts at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The grey partridge, not only our emblem but also a vital biodiversity indicator species, is in urgent need of help.

The latest season of Springwatch on BBC One praised farmers in the Martin Down Farmer Cluster for their hard work in restoring biodiversity and supporting wildlife across their land at a landscape scale.

Elin Thomas, GWCT Cymru’s Agriculture and Conservation Officer, along with Lee Oliver, Director for Wales, attended the Sustainable Grass and Muck Event at Aberystwyth Uni’s Trawsgoed Farm, Aberystwyth last Thursday as part of Ceredigion’s County Events in the run up to the Royal Welsh Show.

Don't miss your chance to bid on this unique auction lot before Friday 7th June.

There were two Westminster Hall debates recently that considered our nature crisis – one on species recovery led by Sarah Champion MP (Lab) and one on biodiversity loss led by Dr Caroline Lucas MP (Green Party). Both covered many of the usual concerns about the causes of the declines in our species and rightly expressed concern that the government is not addressing some of the ‘low regret’ options that would support recovery.

The new Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 have officially become law, promising to enhance the protection and management of hedgerows across England. Here's what you need to know.

The latest survey of the UK’s resident Woodcock population has shown that in the past ten years the Scottish population has dropped from around 30,000 birds in 2013, to just over 20,000 in 2023.