GWCT News Blog

GWCT Communications Assistant Holly Howe reports on how we've entered the debate on lynx reintroduction.

Kind donations have given our research team the resources to start work, now we need to find ways to increase the impact of this research.

Following the vote to leave the EU we'll be writing our policy recommendations based on the evidence available. Let us know your concerns and expectations. 

The 28th annual GWCT Scottish Game Fair took place at Scone Palace last weekend and was a great success. Take a look at this selection photos that were taken at the show and shared on Twitter over the weekend.

With the help of those who have kindly donated to our appeal, we have been able to start our important work 

Rory Kennedy of Chiene + Tait will be chairing an exciting breakfast event at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone, Friday 1st July.

Jim Egan previews a series of events being delivered by the Campaign for the Farmed Environment that  will focus on pollinators and their benefits to farm businesses.

This week, insects are in the spotlight as we celebrate National Insect Week. Grey partridge chicks may not be celebrating, though. Their survival depends on chick-food insect availability around ground level and we fear that our late, wet spring means that insect numbers are low for many areas of the country.

Dr. Niamh McHugh introduces our new project looking at barn swallow foraging on arable land in relation to agri-environment scheme habitat options.

The significant implications of the EU referendum for sovereignty, free trade and the movement of people are all being loudly debated. Farming and environmental issues have been less prominent, but the outcome of this referendum will have real implications for them too.