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Curlew Country’s Curlew Cam 2020 is live
If a small, independent group can recover 60 fully fledged chicks in just three years, just think what we could do by working collaboratively across a much larger landscape scale on both sides of the border
17 May 2020
April 21st was World Curlew Day
COVID-19 has affected us all in different ways, but for some lock-down has made little difference to the working day.
27 Apr 2020
Coronavirus statement
Further to the statement from the government on 23rd March, all future attendance at Game Fair & Country Show events is postponed until further notice.
24 Mar 2020
Langholm Moor Demonstration Project final report
The final report of the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project (2008 – 2017) has now been published
09 Oct 2019
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2019 Rufus Beldam Bursary Winner Announced
The Rufus Beldam Award for Highest Achieving Gamekeeping Apprentice 2019 was awarded to Samuel Winter of Newton Rigg College.
04 Aug 2019
Lord Bolton's Team Wins Bellamy Award
The NGO Educational Trust’s Bellamy Award has been won by the team from Lord Bolton’s estate in Wensleydale
04 Aug 2019
Wiltshire holiday club takes kids to the wild side
Youngsters meet an Olympic Gold medal winner as well as trying their hand at target shooting and a bit of pigeon plucking in an action packed day
02 Sep 2018
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NGOET Roadshows - Glynliffon and Rhug
It's still summertime and the Roadshow team have been out and about again in Wales educating children and trying to stay cool!
23 Jul 2018
Curlew conservationist wins Bellamy Award
The NGO Educational Trust’s Bellamy Award has been won by the renowned curlew conservationist Mary Colwell
25 Jun 2018
New Forest & Millichope Educational Days
It's summertime and the Roadshow team have been out and about again, educating children and sampling the produce!
21 Jun 2018
Spring 2018 roadshow roundup
The start of the NGO Educational Trust Roadshow season began with a few hundred miles of travelling and three events in ten days
13 Apr 2018
Meet the Rufus Beldam Bursary Winners
Funding has again been made available through the Rufus Beldam Bursary to assist gamekeeping students to gain additional qualifications through their college.
09 Mar 2018
GWCT releases latest Corvid control research
NEW research undertaken by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) shows that predation control of corvids can improve the breeding success of farmland hedgerow-nesting songbirds
28 Jan 2018
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Rufus Beldam Bursary winners announced
The winners of the annual Rufus Beldam Bursary for 2017-2018 are from Sparsholt and Newton Rigg colleges
17 Jan 2018
Shayne Dean secures the Bellamy Award for 2017
Friday 13th October turned out to be not so unlucky for Kent gamekeeper Shayne Dean as he secured the NGO Educational Trust’s ‘Bellamy Award’
20 Oct 2017
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GWCT - The Moorland Balance Report
The GWCT's latest report presents the Science Behind Grouse Shooting and Moorland Management and dispels a few myths along the way
11 Oct 2017
The Children Loved Herriard Estate Day
Read thank you letters from the recent Herriard Estate school day attended by Tony Rolfe
26 Sep 2017
Delectable dishes from the countryside
Gamekeepers are not only responsible for management of the countryside, but also bringing us the tastiest of ingredients for our plates.
05 Sep 2017
Educational Trust Roadshow Events for 2017
The calendar has been filled with countryside events that the NGO Educational Trust's roadshow team is attending in 2017.
17 Apr 2017
Inspirational Gerald Gray Wins Bellamy Award
The NGO ET has called grey-partridge guru Gerald Gray, the 2016 winner of its Bellamy Award, an “inspiration to others” in his unflagging dedication
24 Oct 2016
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Schools Photo Competition 2016
The judging is complete and the results are in! The three winning entries can be seen here.
08 Sep 2016
Elinor Cole writes poetry for the NGO ET
Elinor Cole a young imaginative up and coming poet has written, especially for the Trust, a very emotive poem rooted in the urban past
13 Jul 2016
The Rufus Beldam Bursary Recipients 2016
Funding has again been made available through the Rufus Beldam Bursary to assist gamekeeping students to gain additional qualifications
01 Jun 2016
Photographic Competition
The NGO Educational Trust launches its annual schools competition. This year's theme is Wildlife in Your Space a photographic competition.
05 Apr 2016
Educational Trust Roadshow Events for 2016
The calendar has been filled with countryside events that the NGO Educational Trust's roadshow team is attending in 2016.
05 Mar 2016
Bellamy Award 2015 at GWCT HQ
The presentation of the 2015 Bellamy Award took place at Burgate Manor, home of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
29 Sep 2015
Woodcock Watch Partnership Extended
Royal Highland Education Trust adapts Nicola Sutton's Woodcock Watch lesson plans for use in Scottish schools extending the GWCT partnership
01 Jul 2015
Moorland Bird Hide Opened
The Hide, built next to the bird feeding station at the southern edge of the moor, close to Broomholmshiels, was opened by Simon Lester
14 Apr 2015
Heather Moorland Lesson Plans
The NGO ET is delighted to announce the latest in the lesson plan series. The Introductory Pack for the Heather Moorlands is added, created by Nicola Sutton
11 Nov 2014
Hen Harriers: Trust in Conservation
Listen to last week's BBC Radio 4 episode of 'Shared Planet' which centred around hen harriers and wildlife conflict resolution.
29 Oct 2014
Free woodcock sponsorship for schools
The NGO Educational Trust and the Game & Wildlife Conservancy Trust have combined to make an amazing offer for schools
06 Oct 2014
Spernal Estate - Country Trust Children's Day
The roadshow was in Warwickshire this week representing the gamekeeping profession at a ‘Country Trust’ children’s day at Spernal Estate near Alcester.
15 Sep 2014
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Tour de CLA Fund Presentation
The two Lycra Lads, Chris Wild, Mike Hemmingway and their support team hand over the money raised from their 300 mile cycle ride to the Game Fair
22 Aug 2014
Bellamy award 2014 at CLA Blenheim
On a blisteringly hot day the at the CLA Gamefair the winner of the 2014 NGO Educational Trusts’s ‘Bellamy Award’ was Alex Hogg
31 Jul 2014
Pacec Value of Shooting Report
This month saw the release of PACEC's latest report on the £2bn economic contribution shooting makes in the UK rural community
24 Jul 2014
Woodcock Watch Lesson Plans
The NGO ET is delighted to add a another series of lesson plans and an accompanying workbook for the Woodcock Watch educational resource.
22 Jul 2014
Deer Management Lesson Plans
The NGO ET is delighted to complete the Deer Management educational resources with the addition of Nicola Sutton's Lesson Plan Series.
03 Jun 2014
Springtime Live Yorkshire Event
Report on a day spent at the Springtime Live event in Yorkshire from the NGO Educational Trust's Regional Rep Ann Shepherd
30 May 2014
Conservation garden opens
The official opening of the NGO Educational Trust/Spider's Heritage wildlife conservation garden at West Kirby Primary School.
26 May 2014
Grey Partridge Lesson Plans
The NGO ET is delighted to put the finishing touches to the Grey Partridge educational resources with the addition of Nicola Sutton's Lesson Plan Series.
22 Apr 2014
Action Countryside - Year of the Wader
‘Conservation isn’t working’ claims the SGA as it declares 2014 the Year of the Wader and seizes the initiative on upland bird conservation
21 Mar 2014
Win a Gamekeeping Experience Weekend
Youngsters aged 14 – 16 can be in with a shot of winning a place on a two-day, all-inclusive ‘Gamekeeping Experience’ at Newton Rigg College.
19 Mar 2014
Action Countryside - Welsh moors crisis
The uplands of Wales once supported the most productive grouse moors in the UK as well as abundant populations of other birds.
10 Mar 2014
Action Countryside - Silent Dawn
From his Linhope estate Lord James Percy puts pen to paper to share his thoughts and challenge our own ideas about how the countryside should be managed.
10 Feb 2014
Action Countryside Resources Launched
The NGO ET has launched its Action Countryside series of educational resources. With links to the National Curriculum these resources are designed for use by KS4 and Post16 students.
21 Nov 2013
Spreading the Word in High Places
The NGO Educational Trust is always looking for opportunities to pass on the message about what we do. Seen here catching the ear of Charles Walker MP at Lee Valley Countryside Day.
11 Nov 2013
NGO ET's Kent Regional Rep In Action
Shayne Dean, the Educational Trust Representative in Kent and head keeper at Lees Court Estate has been very active in the region helping to educate schoolchildren and their teachers about the role of the gamekeeper.
20 Aug 2013
NGO Gamekeepers and Wildlife Report
We have re-released this fascinating report that details a survey of 5,500 gamekeeper members of the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO) and the Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association (SGA).
08 Jul 2013
NGO Educational Trust Roadshows update
2013 has been a busy year so far for the NGO Educational Trust’s roadshow team. They have visited six events since the beginning of May.
18 Jun 2013
NGO Educational Trust | New Website
The NGO Educational Trust has released a fully refreshed and updated website which is easier to use, more focused to users needs and provides a fabulous educational resource for teachers and education providers
17 Jun 2013