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The highs and lows of Atlantic salmon monitoring in France and the UK

GWCT Wales speak out over decline of fish stocks

Poole Harbour oil spill could have serious consequences for threatened migratory fish, say GWCT experts

GWCT welcomes new study showing that beavers benefit fish by building dams in Scottish rivers

Eels tagged in bid to understand their river movements and migration

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) fisheries team have begun a new project to catch and tag eels in the River Frome in Dorset in a first ever bid to better understand the movements of this fish species in our river and waterways and monitor the start of their migration from the U...

New course created by GWCT to empower farmers and land managers seeking to improve biodiversity

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has created a new free online resource to for pioneering advisors, farmers and land managers seeking to improve biodiversity and sustainability at a landscape scale. The Landscape Leaders: Farmer Cluster Training Programme has been created using ...

TV presenter and farmer Adam Henson champions The Big Farmland Bird Count

Date: 7 – 23 February 2025 The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) annual census of the UK’s farmland birds is set to begin in February and is supported by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson, known from the BBC’s Countryfile. Farmland birds have declined by 63% in the past 50 year...

The Schöffel Countryside Awards in partnership with the GWCT

A new and innovative celebration of the UK’s ‘working conservationists’ Country clothing brand Schöffel Country and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) have come together to launch a new national awards that will recognise private land managers who are improving the health of the B...

Black grouse successfully translocated in bid to expand their range

Twenty black grouse have successfully been translocated from their stronghold in the North Pennines to the North York Moors by researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to help expand their range. Ten hens and ten cocks were caught at night during November and early Dece...

Last chance to nominate your conservation heroes for the Schöffel Countryside Awards - in partnership with the GWCT

Country clothing brand Schöffel Country and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) want your nominations for your countryside heroes for their newly launched national awards before the 31 March deadline. The Schöffel Countryside Awards – in partnership with the GWCT – recognises priva...