Press Releases
PARTRIDGE inspires European politicians during a farm walk
30 July 2019A sizable delegation from the European Parliament recently visited the PARTRIDGE project in the Netherlands. PARTRIDGE aims to increase the natural resources …
Read moreFunding boost for vital grey partridge project
20 June 2019A EUROPEAN project that strives to increase the grey partridge population through high levels of biodiversity has received a three-year extension.
PARTRIDGE (Protecting the Area’s Resources Through…
Read moreHead of Interreg PARTRIDGE Dr Francis Buner provides some useful tips on how to safeguard wild grey partridges and other gamebirds during periods of torrential rain
19 June 2019HAVING around three months of rain fall in a matter of days could have severe effects on nesting wild gamebirds such as the grey partridge.
These conditions can particularly affect the survival of …
Read moreHow the NSR PARTRIDGE project is influencing agri-environment policy making in Flanders, Belgium - Frank Stubbe from the Flemish Land Agency (VLM) explains
11 June 2019On 6th June, a delegation of VLM staff (Flemish Land Agency) visited the PARTRIDGE demo area of Ramskapelle in Belgium. The group consisted of the key people responsible for policy preparing (CAP, Pil…
Read moreFirst Scottish farmer cluster visits PARTRIDGE demo site
03 May 2019On a sunny but windy day in April, a group of farmers visited the Interreg North-sea region PARTRIDGE demonstration site, Balgonie. Along with Fiona Torrance, PARTRIDGE research assistant, the g…
Read moreVisit from Brussels – PARTRIDGE draws attention
07 March 2019From left to right: Anne-Lieke Struijk-Faber (Birdlife Netherlands), Arno Teunissen (Province North-Brabant), Jochem Sloothaak (Brabants Landschap), Meeuwis Millenaar (farmer and PARTRIDGE fi…
Read moreScottish demonstration sites show what farmers are doing for wildlife
18 February 2019This year’s was bigger than ever. Well, it feels that way anyhow with lots of people talking about it, plenty of chat on social media and more people, I think, carrying ou…
Read moreValentinstag der Rebhühner
13 February 2019Rebhühner halten im Winter in „Ketten“ zusammen, das sind entweder ein Elternpaar mit seinen erwachsenen Jungvögeln des vorangegangenen Sommers, oder Rebhühner, die keinen Bruterfolg hatten und sich z…
Read moreA grey partridge’s Valentine’s Day
13 February 2019The grey partridge is one of the very few bird species in Europe that stays in a family group through most part of winter (Long-tailed tits do the same).
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