June

  • The Scottish Game Fair 2025

    The Scottish Game Fair 2025

    in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Events

    All of us in Scotland are counting down the days until 4th July – and for different reasons to our friends in the USA! This year the Scottish Game fair at Scone Palace begins that day, running until Sunday 6th July and we’ve got plenty to keep everyone interested.

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  • Muirburn Licences: Important Update

    Muirburn Licences: Important Update

    in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland

    The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 introduced Muirburn Licences as a new legal requirement for making muirburn in Scotland. The new licensing scheme was expected to come into effect ahead of the 2025/26 burning season starting on 15 September 2025. However, NatureScot informed stakeholders on 18 June that Scottish Government decided to postpone the enactment date until 1 January 2026.

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  • Balgonie's loved-up partridges

    Balgonie's loved-up partridges

    in: GWCT News Blog under: Farmland Ecology , Grey partridge , GWCT Scotland

    As spring arrives in the Scottish Lowlands and the mornings start to creep earlier and earlier, it means it’s time for the Lowlands team to complete the annual partridge spring pair surveys at Balgonie Estate.

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