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By Dylan Roberts, GWCT Head of Fisheries
Most of you may think: "What is the problem with salmon?" The fishmongers' counters are full of whole, filleted, smoked and numerous forms of processed salmon. The reality is that this is all farmed salmon, reared in cages, at sea to satisfy a market whic...
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Dear Minister and First Minister
We are signatories to the joint letter sent to you initially by the NFU.
GWCT Wales are disappointed with Welsh Government’s announcement that the whole of Wales will be made into a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. We were hoping that the Welsh Government would come back...
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The decisions and actions we take now will define the future for salmon, whether they survive and thrive, or are added to the growing list of extinct species due to human impact accelerating climate change.
Salmon are a very relevant species to reflect the climate challenges facing our planet, an...
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By Farmland Ecology Placement student, Seshi Humphrey-Ackumey
The Owl Box Initiative focuses predominantly on the conservation of the barn owl (Tyto alba), and as an inspirational flagship species, aims to inspire people to engage in more wildlife-friendly farming. However, the UK s...
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We would love to welcome you to stand H173 (near the game fair theatre) from Friday 29th July for exciting events at this year's Game Fair.
Friday 8am - New ‘green guide’ to ‘Woodland for Pheasants and Wildlife’ launches at The Game Fair
Dr Roger Draycott, GWCT Head of Advisory and Education, i...
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Following the disastrous bird flu pandemic that so heavily impacted the current shooting season – not to mention the increased cost of running a shoot – Richard Leach of Keepers Choice runs through the best practises for feeding the laying hen, with every poult seemingly worth its weight in gold...
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Written by Henrietta Appleton, Policy Officer (England)
Scorpion Fly
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 inse...
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In lifechanging times like these, the natural world doesn’t stop. There have been lots of chin-stroking think pieces in the newspapers and on television about what impact coronavirus and any restrictions on movement might have for nature. We have seen reports of nature thriving and emissions fall...
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By Mke Swan, GWCT Head of Education
With all the news about new rules for trapping stoats, and changes to general licences for corvid control, it’s easy to forget that there are other predators out there that we need to address, and now is a good time to be on the case. With most of our game nest...
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By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education
In the early 1990s, when we had a voluntary phase out of lead for shooting over wetlands, my old mate Charles Nodder and I had a little try with some steel cartridges out on the Medway mud. It was not very scientific, just a first dabble really.
Being young a...
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