COUNTRYSIDE BLOG

BBC report shows that trees aren’t the only answer for moorland carbon capture

Spotted on the GWCT Blog recently: Those watching BBC Breakfast News yesterday would have rightly been excited to see a report on the bog...

Spotted on the Working for Wildlife site: the story of how Terry Mills transformed his Ceredigion farm into a habitat haven. "After...

Grouse moors are often located on blanket bog peatland, which sits across upland hills like a sponge, soaking up rainwater. This water is...

Back in November last year a very interesting piece was broadcast on this subject as part of the BBC World Service’s Crowd Science...

Spotted on the Working for Wildlife site the case study story of how conservation work along the Monnow, which flows along the...

Watch this short video produced by The Fieldsports Channel on GWCT's Waders for Real project, which aims to reverse the decline of...

Spotted on the National Gamekeepers Organisation news feed, this letter in response to Natural England's stance on conservation and...

Spotted on the GWCT News Blog: Andrew Gilruth, GWCT Director of Communications speaks out about the RSPB response to the Hen Harrier...

Defra has published all the details of the three new general licences for the control of certain bird species effective from 1st January...

Recognising that planting trees is important in the drive to offset carbon emissions, the GWCT believes 'right tree right place' is vital

With increased debate on how the countryside is managed, the impact of releasing gamebirds on local habitats and wildlife has been in the...

Tipping the balance: The effects of released gamebirds and their management A new scientific paper in the journal Wildlife Biology came...

Latest call from RSPB seems to confuse controlled and uncontrolled burning - GWCT Chief Executive Teresa Dent suggests that the recent...

Biodiversity net gain is a concept that is embedded in Defra’s 25 Year Environment Plan and is an approach to land use that leads to an...

Anyone in doubt about how important England’s peatlands are would soon see from the recent Defra consultation, which opens by asking...