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- Curlew and the Welsh Landscape – Webinar Series
Join us for the first episode of the newest GWCT Cymru webinar series, where we delve into the world of nature and art in Wales. Our special guest, Owen Williams, is a self-taught artist who captures the iconic silhouettes of the Welsh landscape and also our emblematic birds that reside here, including the Eurasian Curlew.… Read More »Curlew and the Welsh Landscape – Webinar Series - Da-byw Event 2024
Elin Thomas (Agriculture and Conservation Officer), Lee Oliver (Director for Wales) and Sue Evans from GWCT Cymru attended this Event at Coed Coch Farm, Denbighshire. Elin tells us more about this successful Event: A great day at the 2024 livestock event. A day that placed great emphasis on people, profit and the planet. This was… Read More »Da-byw Event 2024 - Denbigh and Flint Show 2024
A successfully day at the the Denbigh and Flint show. Yet another chance to embrace Wales’ farming traditions and culture. This show captures the essence of Wales’ farming community and shows how they can work together to engage the larger community and give everyone a sense of belonging. The GWCT team were able to participate… Read More »Denbigh and Flint Show 2024 - GWCT NE Wales is Game for Conservation
Located on the North Wales coast in Colwyn Bay, Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias was the beautiful location for the NE Wales’s GWCT Committee event ‘Game for Conservation’, in the company of local well known farmer and internet influencer Gareth Wyn Jones. Attendees we’re greeted with welcome drinks before feasting on a game inspired 3… Read More »GWCT NE Wales is Game for Conservation - GWCT Wales: Celebration of Game Night
An evening full of flavour and conservation was held at Coleg Ceredigion at the end of January. Lead by Huw Morgan and chef and lecturer Sam Everton and hosted by the GWCT Ceredigion Committee the students provided an amazing friendly front of house service with mouthwatering food. The whole room was buzzing, with informative presentations… Read More »GWCT Wales: Celebration of Game Night - New Agriculture and Conservation Officer appointed by GWCT Wales
We’d like to welcome Logan Crimp to the GWCT Wales Team as our brand new Agriculture and Conservation Officer. Logan is a fluent Welsh speaker and will be a great asset to the team. Here’s a bit about Logan: “I’ve grown up on a shooting estate on Anglesey as the son of a Gamekeeper. This… Read More »New Agriculture and Conservation Officer appointed by GWCT Wales - Student Placement 2025/2026 Applications Now Open
Each year the GWCT hosts undergraduate students on ecology, conservation and data science-related degrees, offering them an exciting opportunity to spend their sandwich placement year taking part in important game and wildlife conservation research. - Student Update – Nov to Dec
Kaylee Fay has now completed the first 4 months of her student placement with GWCT Cymru. Read below to find out what she has been up to during November and December 2024. “The beginning of November kicked off with a two-day field trip led by Julieanne Quinlan Curlew Connections Project Manager and Katie Appleby Curlew Connections… Read More »Student Update – Nov to Dec - Student Update – Sept to Oct
Kaylee Fay is our first and current student on placement, from the University of Gloucestershire studying Ecology and Environmental Science. She started her placement with GWCT Wales at the beginning of September and will continue until August 2025. “I can’t believe the first month of my year placement with The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust… Read More »Student Update – Sept to Oct - Sustainable Muck and Grassland Event 2024
Elin Thomas GWCT Cymru’s Agriculture and Conservation Officer along with Lee Oliver Director for Wales attended the Sustainable Grass and Muck Event at Aberystwyth Uni’s Trawsgoed Farm, Aberystwyth last Thursday as part of Ceredigion’s County Events in the run up to the Royal Welsh Show. It was great day were important topics important topics were… Read More »Sustainable Muck and Grassland Event 2024 - The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 2024
The team attended the Royal Welsh Show, Wales’ biggest agricultural event. This is the highlight of the year’s shows and the event where all the preparation comes into play. The main opportunity to showcase our work and team at its best. This was a week was full of buzz and bustle, filled with many activities,… Read More »The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 2024 - Flying High: A Look Back at the 2024 Curlew Season in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire – Webinar
Flying High: A Look Back at the 2024 Curlew Season in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire – Webinar For the second episode of GWCT Cymru webinar series, join the GWCT Curlew Connections Wales team and hear about the first season working in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire (Important Curlew Area 9). Join Julieanne Quinlan, Project Manager and… Read More »Flying High: A Look Back at the 2024 Curlew Season in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire – Webinar - Saving elusive Curlew nests and chicks with the help of drones and farmers in Wales
Researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales have developed a new and highly advanced drone technique that is revolutionising practical curlew conservation by allowing them to locate the nests of this elusive wader and work with farmers to protect the chicks from being killed by machinery or predators. The drone work has… Read More »Saving elusive Curlew nests and chicks with the help of drones and farmers in Wales - Welsh farmers ‘can’t be green if they are in the red’, says GWCT
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has shared scientific evidence with Welsh Government and demonstrated why hedgerows should be included in their 10% woodland requirement, but they have not taken this forward. Research shows that good-sized hedgerows provide equal or better carbon storage than 1 ha of low-yield woodland of all species commonly planted… Read More »Welsh farmers ‘can’t be green if they are in the red’, says GWCT - What is being done to help Eurasian Curlew in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire?
Curlew in Crisis Eurasian Curlew are one of the most iconic birds of the Welsh Countryside. Many who grew up in the 1960s and 70s will remember them for their long bills and distinctive bubbling call. Unfortunately, sightings of curlew in Wales are now extremely rare and are likely to become even more so as… Read More »What is being done to help Eurasian Curlew in Montgomeryshire and North Radnorshire?