Press Releases
Dutch PARTRIDGE meeting about foxes
19 June 2018On May 24th, 70 people gathered for a PARTRIDGE meeting in Brabant about foxes in the Netherlands. There was a variety of attendees, ranging from farmers, volunteers, hunters, ecologists to residents.…
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The world through the eyes of a grey partridge chick…
25 June 2018To a tiny grey partridge chick fresh out of the nest, farmland can either look like a bounteous, lush forest with abundant food resources and protective cover, or like a devastated, barren moonscape, …
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Next generation of Flemish farmers gain valuable experience with PARTRIDGE flower blocks
29 June 2018An alarming message was spread throughout Flanders recently: lapwings will reach the verge of extinction very soon in Flanders and the Netherlands if we don’t provide them with high-quality habitat.
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A placement year at GWCT to remember
29 June 2018By Holly Kembrey. Since September 2017, I have taken a year out of studying for my BSc in Wildlife Conservation at Nottingham Trent University. I am currently on my placement year at the Game & Wildli…
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Volgende generatie landbouwers steekt handen uit de mouwen voor akkervogels
04 July 2018Een alarmerende boodschap over akkervogels weerklonk afgelopen week nog maar eens in het nieuws: de kievit slaagt er nauwelijks in om zijn jongen succesvol groot te brengen en dreigt te verdwijnen op …
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Lasers and all things partridge at Scottish Game Fair 2018
05 July 2018The GWCT recently hosted the 30th Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace, Perthshire, in glorious sunshine. To celebrate this milestone, the theme of the fair was the grey partridge, with a focus on trend…
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PARTRIDGE has impact in the Netherlands
09 July 2018Only halfway through our project, we have succeeded in improving the Dutch national and regional agri-environment schemes, by the uptake of beetle banks, one of the key PARTRIDGE habitat measures. The…
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Explosieve toename insecten op boerenland
09 July 2018Het PARTRIDGE project laat zien dat we de achteruitgang van vogels en insecten kunnen stoppen In 4 jaar tijd de biodiversiteit met 30% laten toenemen in de proef-landbouwgebieden. Met deze grote bel…
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Members of Vision Landwirtschaft CH visit key farmland biodiversity projects in Southern England
12 July 2018From 2nd July to 7th July 2018, 19 members of Vision Landwirtschaft CH (Vision Agriculture Switzerland) toured the South of England for their annual study trip to learn more about how English farmers …
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Local hunting groups enthusiastic about habitat measures implemented at Ramskapelle PARTRIDGE demonstration site in Belgium
16 July 2018Last weekend, on the 7th July, local hunting groups and some Flemish hunters actively involved in projects working for partridges across the country, attended a farm walk at the Ramskapelle PARTRIDGE …
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