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Grouse moor changes would lead to loss of important biodiversity: Our letter to The Telegraph

Gun Draw winner Jack London describes his 'fantastic day' on a grouse moor

VIDEO: Tales from a Wildlife Photographer - Tarquin Millington-Drake

Tarquin Millington-Drake has kindly provided much of the imagery that's underpinning our Black Grouse Appeal. He sat down with us to discuss wildlife photography and what makes a black grouse lek one of Britain's great wildlife spectacles: Find out more and support our Black Grouse Appeal here. ...

A cold and wet start to our 2025 fieldwork season in the uplands

By Holly Appleby, Sam Rawlinson and Molly Brown, Uplands Research The GWCT Uplands Research team received funding from Natural England’s East of Eden Nature Recovery Project to investigate whether new native woodlands can benefit black grouse whilst minimising negative impacts on breeding waders....

Snaring banned in Scotland from Monday 25th November

By Dr Nick Hesford, Head of Advisory, GWCT Scotland A ban on snaring, introduced as part of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, will commence on Monday 25 November 2024. This means that, from this date, it will be an offence to set a snare in Scotland for the purpose of kill...

What you need to know about capital grant changes

With Defra allocating £5 billion to farming and the environment over the next two years, here’s a breakdown of what’s changing and how it could impact you. Why these changes are happening According to Defra, demand for capital grants has soared this year. Between May and November, applications ro...

Join us for a relaxed & informative Pie & Pint Evening with GWCT!

We've teamed up with Scottish Land & Estates and the Scottish Regional Moorland Groups to put on a series of Pie & Pint Evenings. GWCT Scotland Pie & Pint Evenings - Book your place now. Monday 24 February - Glenmazeran Estate, Inverness-shire Tuesday 25 February - Logie Coldstone, A...

Thank you for attending this year’s GWCT Upland Game Conference

Thank you to all to all those who met in February at Barnard Castle for the 2025 Upland Game Conference. The overall message was clear: to safeguard a future for grouse moor management, upland estates across England and Scotland must work together and do their best to capture as much data as poss...

Are you ready for the trapping season ahead?

It’s always worth being reminded of the legislation you or your employees are working under, but making sure everyone is doing the job as effectively as possible and working to the highest standards is also just as important. From large commercial operations to small DIY syndicates, showing due d...

GWCT Upland Game Conference 2025

The Upland Game Conference, formerly known as the North of England Grouse Seminar, has revamped for 2025 to offer something for landowners, land managers, gamekeepers, and conservationists alike. We have expanded our range of talks to include updates on research and policy, and practical advice ...