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A decade of monitoring shows Farmer Clusters are key to national nature restoration

Recently published reports on two farmer-led conservation groups, supported by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), are a rare, evidence-based success story for nature recovery. The results of 10 years of wildlife monitoring clearly demonstrate how coordinated action across whole landscapes can reverse the long-term decline of some of England’s most threatened farmland birds. Reports from two neighbouring self-funded Farmer Clusters in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, show that by working together and with expert advice, farmers can reverse dramatic […]

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust secures largest landmark site after striking 600-acre land deal

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has secured its largest single land acquisition to date after striking a deal for 600 acres. According to the trust, the Eyam Moor site represents one of the most significant landscape-scale nature recovery opportunities in the region. It also marks a major milestone in its long-term vision for a wilder, more nature-rich Derbyshire. Motivated by an ambition to restore nature at scale, the landowners have generously donated the land, which the trust will manage in perpetuity for […]

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News

GWCT secures government backing for seven species recovery projects

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has secured government backing for all seven projects it submitted to Natural England's Species Recovery Programme, reinforcing the Trust’s position at the forefront of science-led practical conservation. The projects form part of a record £60 million investment through Natural England's Species Recovery Programme under the Government's Wild Again: Restoring England's Wildlife initiative, which will support a total of 130 projects benefiting 364 threatened species over the next three years. GWCT CEO Nick von […]

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Derbyshire

County Council Cabinet to consider first biodiversity report to benefit communities

Steps to help nature and wildlife thrive have been set out in Derbyshire County Council’s first ever biodiversity report. The report, which was approved by Cabinet Members at a meeting held on Thursday 12th March details work carried out by the council in a number of key areas to improve biodiversity including: Leading the preparation of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Derbyshire Enhancing the nature conservation status of the council’s countryside sites Tree-planting initiatives such as Million Trees and […]

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