GWCT News Blog

This year for the first time there will be a number of English game fairs rather than one, so there has been a certain anticipation surrounding the first – the Field & Country Fair held at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire on 10-12 June. I’m delighted that in terms of new member recruitment and profile raising for the GWCT, the show was a great success.

Lizzie Grayshon reports from the Avon Valley, where we are now seeing our first broods of lapwing chicks fledging.

Some moorland managers are reporting a significant fall in vole numbers. In some cases, they are suggesting a complete absence of voles – what is going on?

Find out more about PACDOG, a company who design, manufacture and supply equipment which addresses the problems of conventional dog training.

Debate around trophy hunting has continued for some time, but earlier this year a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for a complete ban on the import of trophies into the EU. In response, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a briefing paper, which aims to inform discussions on the ban and other related topics.

Find out more about this relatively new British gunmaker, founded by former managing directors of Holland & Holland and Sterling Armaments.

Join us on Saturday 2^nd July at North Lodge Farm in Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire for a fantastic summer picnic and outdoor concert featuring Brit Award winners Blake and ‘The People’s Soprano’ Rebecca Newman.

Take a sneaky look at what's inside the forthcoming issue of our Gamewise magazine, which will be with our members at the start of June.

TV presenter, farmer and former pop star JB Gill reports from his recent trip to the Allerton Project.

Find out more about where are stylish members' ties come from.