GWCT director Bruce Russell
Let’s hope that 2020 brings sensible, workable recommendations from Government regarding the Review of Grouse Moor Management.
A healthy uptake of mountain hare counts using the new GWCT agreed protocol would go a long way in understanding more about this species that features in the review.
We would like to see the concept of farmer clusters start to take off in Scotland during 2020 and GWCT is on hand to assist. Famer clusters are catching on down south, backed by facilitation funding from Natural England and we are hoping the Scottish Government can be encouraged to follow suit, helping develop landscape-scale, environmentally friendly approaches to bring major benefits to our countryside.
Our demonstration farm at Auchnerran showcases our work around the important area where low ground and hill-edge meet. Our work there with curlew, lapwing and woodcock can deliver invaluable information to help us secure future success for these species.
The Interreg PARTRIDGE project is delivering results at our demonstration sites at Balgonie and Whitburgh testing new prescriptions for seed and plant mixes to support on-farm biodiversity. Wider uptake of these prescriptions over time would bring significant benefits for many farmland bird species including, of course, grey partridge.
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