GWCT News Blog

I’m not quite sure where this year has gone but I can’t believe it’s the summer already. As we head into Game Fair season I thought I’d just write to let you know that our 2022 Gun Draw launched at the start of the year and once again William Powell have kindly provided us with an unbelievable prize.

Following our recent news story about solitary bees, Tony Stutely got in touch. He told us a little about his own inspiring efforts to support solitary bees in his garden and beyond.

Both bumblebees and honeybees are eusocial meaning that they live in highly co-operative colonies with many worker bees serving a queen by caring for her young. But did you know that 90% of the UK’s 270 bee species are actually solitary bees?

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Those who control carrion crow, magpie and jackdaw in Wales, for conservation or to prevent serious agricultural damage, need to be aware of the changes being implemented in the new general licences being issued on the 1^st of July 2022.

It is indeed sad that the iconic purring call of the turtle dove in summer is now a rarity, but the efforts of a group of farmers and land managers in southern England is giving real cause for hope.

Whilst this blog will focus on upland heather moorland, there are important areas of lowland heath, not least the New Forest where the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has its HQ. 

The winner of the 2021 GWCT Suffolk Grand Slam Raffle describes his unforgettable weekend.

General licence GL43, which permits the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and within 500m of the boundary of European protected sites in England has been granted for another 12 months until 30th May 2023.