Invasive harlequin ladybirds are better predators than native ladybirds, study finds – but are they driving declines?
With the UK’s native ladybirds in decline, many people have heaped blame on the harlequin ladybird, but the situation might not be as simple as it... read more
15.09.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
A Spider Phobia Can Ruin Your Health?
Can the mental anxiety from a spider phobia impact your physical health as well? The simple answer is yes, especially if you are suffering from... read more
14.09.2021 • By Creature Courage Animal Phobia Therapy
Kandu Arts Reel Film Festival - back to the Cinema for Community
We are delighted that this years Kandu Arts For Sustainable Development film festival in partnership with Reel Cinemas Chippenham will be screened... read more
12.09.2021 • By Kandu Arts
It’s time to step up to the plate -The World’s Simplest Solution to Save the Planet
We’ve been led to believe that climate change is the inevitable consequence of environmental destruction due to the industrial revolution and our... read more
01.09.2021 • By No More Dodos Charity
Charity launches legal challenge over Government's failure to prevent use of FrankenChickens
CHARITY LAUNCHES LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER GOV’S FAILURE TO PREVENT USE OF ‘FRANKENCHICKENS’ Monday, 30thth August 2021: Animal protection charity... read more
30.08.2021 • By The Humane League UK
What will the late harvest mean for partridges?
While unseasonal weather has played havoc with this year’s harvest, we should also stop to think of its impact on wildlife, according to experts... read more
26.08.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Morrisons employee leads nationwide protests calling for action on chicken cruelty
Date: 14th August 2021 Doug Maw, a Morrisons employee facing disciplinary action for taking part in an animal welfare campaign, is... read more
14.08.2021 • By The Humane League UK
Accidents, human error, lack of knowledge lead to more positive drugs tests in racing than cheating
Accidents, human error, lack of knowledge lead to more positive drugs tests in racing than cheating research by Dr Kevin Corley shows... read more
11.08.2021 • By EquiTrace
Help safeguard the British countryside by Walking for Wildlife with the GWCT
This last year, perhaps more than ever, we have seen how precious nature is and how essential to our wellbeing. Now there is a chance to... read more
09.08.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Be inspired by barn owls on International Owl Awareness Day
Wednesday 4 August is International Owl Awareness Day . Barn owls are amongst the most enigmatic and beloved of British birds, and scientists at... read more
03.08.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Proposed Hedgerow Carbon Code could unlock more than £60m income for farmers, as development project receives £81k funding
A ground-breaking project to unlock the environmental potential of hedgerows has been given the go-ahead with a government grant of £81,561. The... read more
02.08.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust receives grant of £247,900 from the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund
Merlin are iconic falcons of England’s moorlands and the Merlin Magic project seeks to reverse the decline of this endangered bird. 90... read more
29.07.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Keen shutterbugs invited to enter World Animal Day’s SECOND ‘Animal Photos of the Year’ challenge!
Following the success of last year’s competition, World Animal Day HQ has launched its second international ‘Animal Photos of the Year’... read more
27.07.2021 • By Naturewatch Foundation
Ten-year-old launches petition urging Department for Education to approve annual fundraising day for animals
A ten-year-old girl has launched a petition asking the Department for Education to introduce an annual fundraising day for animals in schools... read more
22.07.2021 • By Naturewatch Foundation
Leading US Hemp Firm Sets Its Sights on Switzerland
A leading natural grown US hemp firm, California Grown Hemp, has revealed ambitions to break into the Swiss hemp and global CBD and marijuana... read more
22.07.2021 • By Popple + Kharlamova
Charity runner exhausted but elated after 100-mile Dorset run raises £32k for the GWCT
On 10th and 11th July 36-year-old Harry Townshend ran 100 miles around Dorset, in one go, raising nearly £32,000 for the Game & Wildlife... read more
19.07.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Chicken welfare: KFC leads while Subway & Starbucks lag behind
Embargoed 19 July 2021 00:01 KFC is leading UK fast food chains in the welfare of chickens raised for their meat while Subway, Starbucks,... read more
19.07.2021 • By World Animal Protection UK
UK animals are dying for a deadline, says animal welfare charity
The Home Office has today, 15 th July 2021, released its ‘Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain’ for 2020.... read more
15.07.2021 • By Naturewatch Foundation
EquiTrace – first digital identification and medical monitoring app for the horse world
rapid ID medical information GPS Court Considine of Considine Farms says ‘It’s a no brainer’ EquiTrace is a unique app that... read more
12.07.2021 • By EquiTrace
100-mile Dorset run set to raise more than £17,000 (and counting) for GWCT
A passion for the “wonderful scenery and biodiversity” of the British countryside enjoyed while indulging his “running obsession” has led Harry... read more
07.07.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Lords propose ban on boiling lobsters alive
EMBARGOED UNTIL 2:30PM 6 TH JULY 2021. IMAGES AVAILABLE FROM 4PM. Snappily dressed shellfish campaigners gathered outside the House of... read more
06.07.2021 • By Crustacean Compassion
Significant Growth Reported at Leading Warehouse Management, ERP and SOP Software Technology Specialist
Dublin, Ireland, July 1st, 2021. Warehouse, distribution and supply chain management software specialist Principal Logistics Technologies... read more
01.07.2021 • By Principal Logistics Technologies
GLASTONBURY LOCKDOWN - PIANO COLLAPSES BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
With Glasto cancelled again this year due to current restrictions, a band that has often performed on its legendary stages recalls when 15 seconds... read more
30.06.2021 • By The Jive Aces
UK's First Hydroponic Hop Farm Expands to Mid Wales
Since the craft beer boom, the demand for hops has exploded. At one point, the average homebrewer was faced with a limited choice of hops as craft... read more
29.06.2021 • By Dark Farm
Land managers’ commitment to endangered waders results in 2021 breeding success
Strong numbers of lapwing chicks in the Hampshire Avon Valley this Spring show that a community conservation project has left a lasting legacy,... read more
22.06.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Dubai’s Hilshaw Group awarded contract for Ukraine’s Climate Change Mitigation Roadmap
The qualification was conducted from amongst 4 submissions. The Research is commissioned to understand and counter the effects of Climate... read more
21.06.2021 • By Hilshaw Group
Rombit and Net4 announce IIOT partnership focused on Worker Safety
ANTWERP and LONDON – 15th June 2021 Two European IIOT players, Rombit and Net4, are joining forces in a move that will see Net4 bring... read more
15.06.2021 • By Net4 Limited
Small steps can have a big effect in helping Britain’s favourite gamebird, says long-running bird count scheme
The wild grey partridge, Perdix perdix , has long been considered Britain’s most treasured gamebird. This little bird’s tenacity, charm and... read more
15.06.2021 • By Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Animal Protection Agency calls for an urgent shake-up of how governments consult on animal welfare and conservation
The Animal Protection Agency (APA) is calling on governments to prioritise information firstly from independent scientists, secondly from animal... read more
14.06.2021 • By Animal Protection Agency Foundation
Open your door to organic food with local roots this July
9th July 2021 sees the launch of a new veg box scheme ‘Hope Farm Organics’, run by Hands of Hope Charity. The scheme delivers fresh fruit, veg and... read more
03.06.2021 • By Hands of Hope Charity
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