COUNTRYSIDE BLOG

Feb 24, 2023

National Curriculum Key Stage Navigator

We know that teachers are busy, so we have created a guide to our free resources based on the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1,2, 3...

Feb 24, 2023

New report should herald a transformational moment in our view of prescribed burning

Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer, brings us new evidence on heather burning. Policy decisions made on the basis of simple answers...

Nov 26, 2022

Greenpeace response fails to acknowledge wildfire risk, but...

By Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer In August this year GWCT chief executive Teresa Dent wrote a letter to Greenpeace’s Interim...

Nov 16, 2022

GWCT Species of the Month - Weasel

The age-old question... Q. What's the difference between a stoat and weasel? A. A weasel is weasily wecognised and a stoat is stoatally...

Sep 29, 2022

Misleading statements on peatland and heather burning: GWCT's response to Greenpeace UK

Spotted on the GWCT Blog posts In late May Greenpeace launched a petition calling for a total ban on controlled burning in the UK...

Sep 29, 2022

GWCT Species of the Month - Ivy Bee

Just as it feels like the summer season is winding down for the cooler months and plants are dying back, one species is just waking up...

Jun 20, 2022

Gulls wiping out ground nesting waders and still conservation organisations do nothing

From the C4PMC site comes this robust and forthright article regarding the imbalances in conservation legislation, process and the...

Jun 14, 2022

GWCT Species of the Month - Fallow Deer

Within properly functioning ecosystems, deer play an important role by maintaining open areas, which can enhance the biodiversity and...

Jun 10, 2022

Teach to Inspire!

Written by Anna Hare - Education Officer, Countryside Learning I write this on a rare quiet day. The summer term has been wonderfully...