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Farmers take part in record breaking Big Farmland Bird Count
8 April 2021 |
Surveys were undertaken in every county of England and across much of Scotland, NI and Wales
A record number of farmers participated in this year s Big Farmland Bird Count despite February s bad weather and lockdown restrictions.
Participation in the annual nationwide survey of farmland birds, which took place between 5-21 February, has more than doubled compared to last year.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), which organises the initiative, said 2,500 counts were turned in for 2021.
This represents a 65 percent increase in the number submitted compared to 2020, which was also a record year.
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Shropshire farmers to boost farmland bird numbers
8 March 2021 |
The grey partridge is widely considered to be a barometer of farmland biodiversity
A new project consisting of Shropshire farmers will work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s most threatened farmland bird species.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is working with a group of farmers to establish the Corvedale Farmland Wildlife Project.
They will follow the GWCT s management measures for grey partridge recovery, including habitat improvements and predation control, and apply it to other species such as curlew and lapwing.
The grey partridge is widely considered to be a barometer of farmland biodiversity: where the conditions exist for it to thrive, other wildlife will too.
The Curlew Recovery Partnership is a new, exciting and transformative initiative, bringing together all those with an interest in Curlew conservation, including land managers, farmers, gamekeepers, policymakers and researchers. They are joining forces to help secure the future of one of England’s most iconic and threatened species, the Eurasian Curlew. Urgent action is needed.