GWCT News Blog

GWCT Cymru News Roundup

By Sue Evans, GWCT Cymru Director

It's the end of an era for enthusiatic chairman, Ian Coghill. After eight years at the helm, he shares his thoughts about the GWCT with Joel Holt. 

Our response to a recent piece in The Sunday Times concerning the Saddleworth Moor fire, in which RSPB Senior Uplands Policy Officer, Pat Thompson is quoted.

We respond to George Monbiot's accusation in The Guardian that grouse shooting is responsible for the Saddleworth Moor fire.

We respond to a recent piece in The Guardian concerning insect declines by referencing findings from the Sussex Study, one of the most detailed and longest running studies of its type in the world.

When buying a day’s shooting, how many guns consider the contribution that the shoot makes to biodiversity and conservation? Roger Draycott believes they should.

The UK has enjoyed a boost in popularity for the greatly loved sport of driven shooting in recent years. However, with the surge in supply, it is imperative the demand follow, which has presented a challenge for shoots to put a system in place to ensure this. Well aware of the serious consequences of failing to stimulate and supply a game market in the UK, The Game Fair is actively supporting an enterprise that has already made the shooting community sit up and listen, called the British Game Alliance (BGA).

You may have seen in the farming press the story of a Warwickshire farmer who has been locked in a dispute with the Church over ownership of 16 hectares of land.  It’s a useful reminder to check if your land is registered at the Land Registry and to get it registered if it is not.

We’re once again running our popular three-day course for part time gamekeepers at the GWCT Allerton Project from 14 to 16 September.

If you’re struggling for inspiration when it comes to Father’s Day gift ideas, we’ve got some great present suggestions for you.