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Great to hear GWCT's Max Wright chatting with BBC Radio Scotland at our Demo Farm in Auchnerran. 🎙️ Mark from BBC visits to learn about the exciting projects underway and how the team successfully balances these with a profitable sheep farming enterprise.

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Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 The GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count is underway! 🐦🔍

Have you counted yet? 👀 There's still time - join farmers, gamekeepers, and landowners across the country. The count runs until Sunday 23rd Feb, so grab your binoculars and get involved!

Everything you need to take part is at 👉 www.bfbc.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This year’s Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Upland Game Conference will take place in the heart of Teesdale, at The Witham in Barnard Castle, on Monday 17th February.

Find out more and book your tickets here: gwct.org.uk/events/calen...
January 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

⚫ What is the Big Farmland Bird Count?
⚫ Wales failing to tackle alarming decline in nature
⚫ Hedgerow recovery project reaches half way point

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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January 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
(1/2) General Licences for 2025 were issued by NatureScot in December 2024 and are in effect as of 1 January 2025.

It was previously expected that the 2025 Licences would involve significant changes following the wider species review that was to be undertaken by NatureScot in 2024.
January 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

⚫ Window to stop decline of nature closing fast
⚫ Statement on Foot and Mouth Disease
⚫ A meaningful response to tackling the biodiversity crisis

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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January 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🌍 Wild Salmon Are in Crisis – But There’s Hope 🐟

Wild Salmon Connections is on a mission to ignite urgent, renewed global action to protect wild salmon. Our goal? To inspire collaborative efforts that ensure wild salmon continue to thrive as a cornerstone of healthy ecosystems.
January 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Illegal release and recapture of two lynx in the Highlands
🔴 Red grouse health testing in 2024
🔴 Wildlife groups urge UK gov to ban lead ammunition

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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January 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🟢 The Schöffel Countryside Awards
🟢 Labour hopes ‘new deal for farmers’ can reset relationship
🟢 From Purple Heather to Snowy Landscapes

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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January 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🕵️‍♀️ Guess the Bird! 🐦

Who's rocking this perfectly styled hair? 💇‍♂️✨ Any guesses? Drop your answers in the comments below! 👇

#GuessTheBird #WildlifeFun #Birdwatching #NatureLovers 🌿
January 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Big Farmland Bird Count 2025
🔴 Moorland and Wildlife Management Conference
🔴 £1m fund to reward farmers for slashing emissions

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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January 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Thank You for Your Support in 2024
🔴 Environmental groups call for more organic farms
🔴 'Nature wins' for 2024

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 20, 2024 at 9:56 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

⚫ Black grouse successfully translocated
⚫ Important Updates on Trap Registration
⚫ Update on the deaths of three tagged hen harriers

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 19, 2024 at 9:52 AM
🎓 Applications for GWCT undergraduate placements close on Monday 6th January!

An exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in ecology, conservation, and data science, working on vital game & wildlife research across Britain.

Apply here 👉 www.gwct.org.uk/about/studen...
December 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Dartmoor's rare curlews tracked to Portugal
🔴 Five UK biodiversity success stories
🔴 Project to understand the secret lives of eels

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM
🗞️ Defra has unveiled the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme, a key part of its Environmental Land Management initiative.

This scheme is designed to help farmers & land managers deliver environmental benefits while supporting sustainable food production.

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December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🟢 Bunnies, blizzards and bugs
🟢 Species of the Month (GWCT)
🟢 Water voles return for the first time in 20 years

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 10, 2024 at 9:34 AM
📄 Top stories in today's GWCT Morning Briefing:
December 6, 2024 at 8:02 AM
*NEW BLOG for #worldsoilday2024* Caring for Our Soils – Nitrous Oxide Is No Laughing Matter! www.gwct.org.uk/blogs/news/2...
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 AM
📄 In today's GWCT Morning Briefing:

🔴 Farm inheritance tax rebellion
🔴 Wolves in EU lose safeguards
🔴 Eels project

See all today's top stories here: mailchi.mp/gwct.org.uk/...
December 5, 2024 at 7:08 AM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🟢 Wolves to lose protection
🟢 Win a stunning Shotgun worth £11,000
🟢 What is bird flu and how are we protecting against it?

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 4, 2024 at 10:41 AM
1/5 🌾🦅 Big Farmland Bird Count 2025: Make it a Family Adventure!

From 7–23 Feb, join farmers, land managers & families across the UK to count farmland birds & help tackle their alarming 63% decline since 1970.

Together, we can make a difference! More info: bfbc.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:08 PM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Big Farmland Bird Count 2025: make it a family adventure
🔴 Urgent need to revive English hedgerows
🔴 Greys invade England's red squirrel strongholds

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 3, 2024 at 9:29 AM
🗞️ Check out the latest news from our GWCT Fisheries team 🐟

Head to the GWCT website to read the full story of our teams latest project.
December 2, 2024 at 2:23 PM
🗞️ In today's #GWCT Morning Newsround:

🔴 Why cutting agri-environment schemes is a false economy
🔴 Eels tagged to understand river movements
🔴 Operation Turtle Dove to reverse decline

Check out these stories and more in the Morning Briefing 👇🏼
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December 2, 2024 at 9:12 AM