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Feb 19

Wildfires – fighting fire with fire?

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

Feb 18

Ratty's return to the Monnow

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

Jan 31

GWCT Species of the Month: Freshwater Pearl Mussels

The UK is home to six native freshwater species of mussels, one of which is amongst the rarest animals in the world and something very few...

Jan 30

Waders for Real: saving wading birds (Video)

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

Jan 26

RSPB neutrality on shooting?

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

Jan 25

Factcheck: How many wildfires resulted from managed burns escaping control?

What The Science Says website checks out another claim: Claim: 68% of wildfires in the higher uplands have been caused by so-called contr...

Jan 21

New General Licences for bird control in England

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

Dec 10, 2020

Trees: Let's get the planting in perspective

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

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