GWCT News Blog

Don't miss your chance to go grouse shooting with 7 friends in the Scottish Borders for only £40! This spectacular prize also includes a night’s accommodation for 16 guests.

The grey partridge was once common in the British countryside, but it has suffered a dramatic 94% decline since the 1980s. Grey partridges have been on the UK’s Red List since its inception in 1996. The bird is now essentially gone from Northern Ireland, the entire western coast of Britain, except in Anglesey, and continues to disappear locally throughout the rest of its former UK range. It is five to midnight for the grey partridge!

NatureScot announced that the grouse shoot licensing scheme will launch on 15th July 2024.

As an incentive to encourage more people to get involved in partridge conservation, every year the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) awards a series of regional Grey Partridge Trophies.

GWCT Scotland are excited about the Scottish Game Fair which is being held at Scone Palace between 5th-7th July.

During the last week of May and the first week of June, GWCT staff were active across Scotland assessing tick burdens on red grouse chicks. This was the third year of surveys within a five-year research project that aims to determine the relationship between mountain hare densities and red grouse tick burdens.

This week is insect week and on the back of the recent publication of a GWCT scientific paper on invertebrate abundance changes over a 50-year period at the Sussex study site¹, it led me to explore the fascinating world of insects – all over again!

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust was well represented in the King’s Birthday Honours List announced on 15 June.

Elin Thomas (GWCT Cymru Agriculture and Conservation Officer), Lee Oliver (Director for GWCT Cymru) and Sue Evans from GWCT Cymru attended the recent Da Byw Sustainable Livestock Farming Confernece at Coed Coch Farm, Denbighshire.

The Scottish Game Fair is a highlight of the year for everyone at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), and it’s made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors.