Blogs

The annual monitoring of breeding songbirds at the Allerton Project now represents a long-term dataset spanning 33 years. Overall songbird numbers remain around 70% higher than they were at the start of the project in 1992.

Our new GWCT artist Ellie Louise shares her story about her love of both art and wildlife, and how one can raise awareness of the other.

This week saw another significant and exciting development in the life of the Allerton Project: we opened our newly build accommodation to our first guests – very fittingly GWCT staff coming to help with our research work.

Are you planning on visiting Blenheim Palace for The Game Fair on 26 to 28 July? We would love to see you there and have plenty to see and do at our stand. You can find us near the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, at stand number K2244.

We are thrilled alongside Scottish Land & Estates and Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups to announce the winners of the inaugural Scottish Game Awards, a momentous event that took place at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone.

Releasing red-legged partridges can be both rewarding and frustrating with many shoots deciding to release a handful (circa 100-200) on the farm to add a little extra on shoot days. But often these additions achieve abysmal returns – around 10% for the time, effort and expense of releasing.

NatureScot have published their new Code of Practice for Grouse Moor Management ahead of the grouse shoot licensing scheme launching on Monday on 15th July 2024. 

We’re thrilled to unveil the latest additions to the GWCT Shop. Each of these new items has been thoughtfully curated to help you show your support for wildlife conservation while enjoying practical and stylish products.

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!