GWCT News Blog

Natural England are keen for farmers to apply for Countryside Stewardship in 2017 and are providing additional support to help applicants to complete their applications.

Read our letter on the decline in curlew and what needs to be done to reverse it.

News of a new study into whether people experience any tangible physical and mental benefits by participating in driven game shooting.

We respond to a recent piece in The Times criticising farmers for not helping to tackle ammonia pollution.

Amanda Perkins, Curlew Country Project Manager, outlines the work being done by farmers and landowners to help the endangered wader.

We respond to a piece by The Telegraph concerning calls for Mike Bax,  Kent Wildlife Trust chairman, to resign.

A fascinating account from artist Colin Woolf on how he came to paint with pin-feathers.

The GWCT applauds the recent call from the RSPCA for a ban on the sale of ‘raccoon dogs’ in the UK. 

We respond to a piece in The Times on the fall in woodland creation, with MPs blaming government mishandling of tree-planting grants.

Find out how you could benefit from adding new business activities to traditional farming methods.