The Role of Gamekeepers in Sustainable Countryside Management

The first charitable trust CD is designed as a complete teaching pack for use with children in the 9-13 age range. It includes a powerpoint presentation, teaching notes and pupils worksheets linked to the national curriculum. There has already been a considerable demand for the disc from all over the U.K. and it has been successfully used with a variety of audiences. Users should be reminded to print off the teaching notes before they attempt to use the powerpoint presentation.

Download an excerpt from this 29-slide presentation - click here

The Gamekeepers’ Role in Heather Moorland Management - Now available to download

This second CD has been produced for a quite different target audience of older pupils or adults. Trials suggest it may also prove a valuable resource for wildlife management students or ‘A’ level candidates in Geography and Biology.

The Charitable Trust are indebted to the many individuals and organisations who have provided material, especially high quality photographs. Particular thanks must also go to Amanda Anderson at the Moorland Association, Dr Stephen Tapper and Julie Ewald at The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and to Lindsay Waddell who has provided guidance and advice throughout the project.This CD includes an extensive powerpoint presentation covering all aspects of the Heather Moorland and its management. It focuses on the crucial role of the gamekeeper in sound conservation based on everyday practice.

We live in an era in which there is now a growing recognition that ‘wise use’ rather than ‘protectionism’ is a more constructive long term conservation policy. Well managed grouse moors are clearly involved in activities that benefit the maintenance of this internationally important habitat and its unique diversity of moorland species. Further study material is also included on the disc. Documents include NGO C.T. Heather Moorland Notes, the first 21 pages of the GCT’s Natures Gain and the Hen Harrier and Joint Raptor Study.

The Third Edition CD now includes Peatscapes work on carbon sequestration and will be released shortly. You can download the total contents by clicking these links.

NGO C.T. Moorlands powerpoint presentation (179Mb)
NGO C.T. Gamekeeping on Heather Moorlands document
Moorlands Socio-economics video (137Mb)
GWCT Natures Gain document
GWCT-RSPB Hen Harriers and the Joint Raptor Study
Otterburn 2005 Review
Pacec Impact of Sporting Shooting paper
Peatscapes Carbon article
Peatscapes JNCC article by Sally Johnson
Peatscapes - Peatlands and Carbon powerpoint
Peatscapes drain block video

If you already have the Second Edition CD you can download the four additional Peatscapes articles from above and view the additional presentation slide by clicking this link.

Carbon sequestration slide in NGOCT presentation (new slide 50)

Deer Management

A third CD has now been produced as a joint project between the British Deer Society and the NGO Charitable Trust. Entitled Deer Management the CD seeks to increase awareness and knowledge of the six deer species now found in the UK, their lifecycle, including predators, the problems associated with their population increase and the effect they have on the habitats they frequent.

This CD includes:
- an extensive powerpoint presentation covering all aspects of deer management,
- comprehensive teaching notes to enable it to be used by a wide audience,
- worksheets designed for completion by children or adults wishing to expand their knowledge.

The ever expanding population has increased the need for more effective deer management. Deer population management should be carried out by trained stalkers. Approved training is provided by The British Deer Society and recognised College courses leading to professional qualifications.

One of the benefits of the increasing population is that venison is becoming more readily available. It is recognised that venison is a healthy, low cholesterol, organic meat.

Download an excerpt from this 49-slide presentation - click here

The Grey Partridge - Past Present and Future

The grey partridge is a Biodiversity Action Plan species lead by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. This fourth CD contains a wealth of information about this species, including the history of its decline and all of the factors involved including habitat, gamekeeping and the use of herbicides and insecticides.

This CD includes:
- an extensive powerpoint presentation covering the story of the grey partridge
- comprehensive coverage of research and recovery projects
- a range of G&WCT and British Ecological Society documents
- the Jacques Hicter video - Perdreaux et Quintaux (Partridges and Yields)

This CD is aimed at A-level, college and university students. However the powerpoint presentation has been designed to be viewed by interested parties at all levels.

Download an excerpt from this 93-slide presentation - click here
Download a 3-minute extract from the acclaimed 32-minute Jacques Hicter/Syngenta DVD - click here (9Mb)

Download the full presentation - click here (13Mb)
British Ecological Society papers - click here (2Mb)
G&WCT papers (including the Dick Potts Norfolk Estate Project review) - click here (6Mb)
The FULL Jacques Hicter/Syngenta DVD - click here (120Mb)
The Potts TV video from the presentation - click here (3Mb)