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The third day of the 2023 Royal Welsh Show saw the official launch of the Curlew Connections Project, a project aiming to drive curlew recovery in Wales by working with conservation organisations, farmers, landowners and local communities.

The Advanced PARTRIDGE Wildflower Mix is a wild bird seed mix (AB9), and undoubtedly one of the best habitat options to support farmland wildlife. It has been developed by scientists at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) throughout the North Sea Region PARTRIDGE Project.

Well, that’s everything done at our Scottish demonstration farm for another year! Another busy breeding season for the waders is winding down and coming to a close. While we had large numbers of returning birds (with a maximum pre-breeding count of 164 lapwing, larger than both the 2021 & ’22 seasons), we did have fewer nests than in previous years. 

After the success of last year’s inaugural Welsh Game Fair, we will be back at the Vaynol Estate, Bangor on 9-10 September and we would love to see you there.

Theresa Coffey Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the UK visited the GWCT Cymru tent at the Royal Welsh Show and met the whole team in Wales.

A two-day event celebrating the countryside will create a major boost for the North Wales economy with record-breaking sales of £12 million being forecast.

Bydd digwyddiad deuddydd i ddathlu cefn gwlad yn rhoi hwb mawr i economi gogledd Cymru a rhagwelir y bydd yn denu’r gwerthiant mwyaf erioed o £12 miliwn.

The government's Animal Health and Welfare Pathway has moved forward with the introduction of the Animal Health and Welfare Equipment and Technology grant. The grant aims to enhance livestock health and welfare by offering financial support for specific items on a predefined list. In this guide, we will explain how you can get involved and provide valuable feedback to shape the future of this grant program.

Breeding bird surveys are an essential part of biodiversity monitoring in the UK, to understand the changing numbers of resident and migratory birds.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have produced a survey aimed at gathering insights from farmers in England regarding their efforts to enhance soil health.