Press Releases
Neue Blühflächen durch Informationsveranstaltung zum Rebhuhnschutz
13 March 2018Anfang 2017 hat Dr. Eckhard Gottschalk auf einem Informationsabend für Landwirte in Goslar die Agrarumweltmaßnahme “Strukturreicher Blühstreifen” vorgestellt.
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Winter feeding important for farmland wildlife
22 February 2018Supplementary feeding during the winter months is a key part of the PARTRIDGE project. It is particularly important during the winter months when food is scare and the temperature drops.
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Farmer Cluster group in Germany given tips on ways to conserve grey partridge
21 February 2018At the beginning of 2017, Eckhard Gottschalk (PARTRIDGE coordinating partner for Germany) attended a farmer meeting in Goslar (Lower Saxony) where an interesting discussion about the new flower block …
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The Big Farmland Bird Count at Whitburgh Farms, 2018
15 February 2018On a very wintery morning in Midlothian, a few hardy souls gathered at Whitburgh Farms earlier this week to take part in the GWCT’s Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC).
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How hedge management affects farmland wildlife
14 February 2018On Thursday 8 February, an enthusiastic group of farmers from the Winchester Downs farmer cluster and Selborne Landscapes partnership gathered at the Rotherfield demonstration site for a hedge managem…
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PARTRIDGE flower blocks are attractive for Skylarks and Partridges
29 January 2018The PARTRIDGE flower blocks, half of which are cultivated in spring while the other half remain untouched, are proving not only to be attractive for grey partridge, but to a wide variety of other farm…
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Dutch PARTRIDGE team wins award!
15 January 2018The PARTRIDGE team of the Dutch province Noord-Brabant received the Golden Medlar award at the dutch biodiversity symposium on Thursday 14 December.
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Partridge promotion at Dutch biodiversity symposium
14 December 2017On December 8, the Dutch team took the chance to present the PARTRIDGE project at a symposium on biodiversity.
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Grey Partridges doing well at a key Scottish demonstration site
12 December 2017Many farmers across Scotland (and elsewhere) struggled this year with challenging weather at various key times during the growing and harvest season, with disappointing outcomes for many.
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A busy two days at Rotherfield
04 December 2017Rotherfield farm was host to two recent visits, one from Natural England and the other by GWCT members of staff. This gave more than 110 people an opportunity to see first-hand and learn about the pra…
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