GWCT News Blog

Defra has today (18 June) announced that six general licences for the control of wild birds will be reissued on a temporary basis ahead of new licences coming into force on 1 January 2021.

This beautifully produced collection of nine case studies features some of the UK’s most endangered and spectacular species including mountain hare, curlew, lapwing, golden eagle, merlin, black grouse, ring ouzel and more.

Answer a few questions about rodent control to have a chance of winning a £250 prize.

Those involved in game shooting were probably as surprised as me to hear the RSPB speaking on BBC Radio 4's More or Less, focusing almost entirely on the negative views of pheasant releasing – despite explicitly stating that it’s ‘rigorously neutral’ on the matter.

We're delighted to announce that the GWCT Scottish, Highland and Grampian auctions rasied an incredible total of over £150,000, with £146,000 of that coming from the auctions and raffle.

Our fencing trial started in 2016. In 2015 and 2016, Curlew Country monitored over 30 nests, and no chicks fledged from any of them. Each year only three nests got beyond egg stage to hatch chicks.