GWCT News Blog

GWCT Wales are disappointed with Welsh Government’s announcement that the whole of Wales will be made into a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. 

Here are a few of our non-game research findings that you might not be aware of from the GWCT.

The Owl Box Initiative was born through funds awarded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. Project organisation and activities were set in motion at the end of last year with the purchase of 64 flat-packed barn owl nest boxes, to be distributed to farms across six farmers clusters in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.

Biodiversity Net Gain is an approach to land management that leaves our wildlife and their habitats in a better state than before. This approach is at the heart of what we do at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT)

Gamekeepers are being called upon to help create a more accurate national picture of resistance to rodenticides in rats and mice. In return, participants will get a free indication of their shoot's status from the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) which is running the appeal.

In managing game and wildlife, how many predators you kill is of no great relevance; rather it is the predation that you prevent that matters. GWCT Head of Education Mike Swan discusses predation control.

GWCT Head of Education Mike Swan discusses the importance of feeding your birds during the 'hungry gap' and shares his design for the ultimate rat-proof feeder.

Our Head of Fisheries Dylan Roberts looks at the reintroduction of beavers into the British countryside and the consequences for the existing wildlife.

The Environmental Research Institute has published a report to judge how effectively the sporting community has reduced the use of lead in the past year. We are keen to understand how attitudes to lead shot are changing...