GWCT News Blog

A public consultation was launched on Thursday 19th August by NRW, on the approach to regulating the shooting and trapping of wild birds and the destruction of eggs and nests. It includes open questions on their approach and proposals.

This summer is the first season of fieldwork for the Framework project. The project has helped support the setup of 11 Farmer Clusters across various European countries and is looking at the impact of landscape-scale management on farmland wildlife over a five-year period.

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Poor quality habitat, following an exceptionally cold spring, resulting in hens being in increasingly poor nutritional condition, may be partially to blame for this difficult season. 

Natural England have reported another increase in the number of breeding Hen Harriers in England, with 31 breeding attempts, 24 of which were successful, fledging 84 chicks.

In addressing carbon emissions from our peatlands we must not forget that 92% of these releases come from; crops, grazing and forestry.

Anyone wishing to abandon a land use that has best preserved and protected some of the rarest habitat on earth – open heather moorland – must be clear about what they are proposing to replace grouse shooting with.

Director of Advisory & Education Dr Roger Draycott made a guest appearance on the Natural History Museum’s ‘Wild Crime’ podcast this week.

This September we're encouraging our members and supporters to take part in the GWCT Walk for Wildlife in order to help raise vital funds for our important conservation work. Find out how you can get involved here.

We tend to think of grass as rather barren, and even hostile, in terms of its value to game and shooting. But, its not so long ago that our management and use of grass offered a living for a range of birds some of which have all but gone from the modern countryside.