GWCT News Blog

GWCT Scotland is helping to run the PARTRIDGE project, part funded by the EU’s North Sea Region Interreg programme. This has ten demonstration farms across Scotland, England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and in Scotland it is organised by Fiona Torrance.

These are extraordinarily difficult times. We don’t yet know what the next few weeks and months might have in store, but will be doing all we can to keep getting information to you as regularly as possible. 

You might have seen a recent news story that reveals how just £284,000 – 0.41% of the environmental monitoring budget – is spent auditing the nation’s soil health. By comparison, £60.5 million – more than 200 times as much – is spent on monitoring water quality.

Following the Government’s advice here all Game & Wildlife Conservation events and courses have been suspended until further notice.

Do you have a spare 15 minutes? If so, take our free online test to earn your GWCT Accredited Game Shot certificate.

If you wish to control lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls you only have until Sunday 15^th March to apply through Natural England.