1/ New #BTOScience shows the quality of protected areas matters if we want to boost biodiversity and protect bird populations.🐦 Discover the findings⬇️ or read the study➡️bto.org/pa-quality

Did you know that the grey partridge is not only the GWCT's logo, but it is also a biodiversity indicator species? We need to take action to help the grey partridge #workingforwildlife Watch our latest short film about Grey Partridges: youtube.com/watch?v=I3lX46…

This amazing project is fighting for waders with great results, but very soon no funding. What will the future hold? NatureScot The Scottish Farmer Scottish Gamekeepers Davy McCracken workingforwaders.com/blog/2024/6/5/…

I'm writing today about a cause that is close to our hearts at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The grey partridge, not only our emblem but also a vital biodiversity indicator species, is in urgent need of help. gwct.org.uk/blogs/news/202…

"The Partridge is invaluable as an ecological barometer" #throwbackthursday #workingforwildlife 📢 Help us advise farmers on how to boost grey partridge populations: gwct.org.uk/game/grey-part…… GWCT Scotland GWCT Cymru | Wales The Allerton Project GWCT Science PARTRIDGE network Francis Buner

The Grey Partridge has a special place in Dr. Dr Julie Ewald's heart. We ♥️ birds that stick together. To turn around the fortune of the grey partridge, we need your help. Help us advise farmers on how to boost grey partridge populations. gwct.org.uk/game/grey-part… Francis Buner

🌿 LISTEN TO THE LAND TALKS TENT 🌿 Join guest speakers, Fred Swift from West Loch Ness Farmer Cluster, Geoff Coates from Strathmore Wildlife Cluster and Andrew Douglas-Miller, who leads the Lunan Burn Cluster.   Join us on Saturday in the Advisory tent for this talk!

#FarmWildlife_spotlight_species 40: Grey Partridge. The first sightings of Grey Partridge broods are often in late June or early July. Habitats that provide the chicks with abundant insect food and protection from predation are essential for their long-term survival🧵

News from around Europe 3️⃣: #Greypartridge male scanning the area from atop a stone wall in Scotland. Fiona Torrance

Never even liked tennis anyway.

Shortlisted again! #FarmingWithNature

3/The steepest decline is in the farmland bird indicator, down 61% since 1970 & down 9% in the last five years. This was driven by steep declines in species such as Grey Partridge, Turtle Dove & Starling. After long-term declines, Corn Buntings are showing signs of improvement.

Overall winner of Vogelwarte_Science bird photography competition 2024, taken by Christian Höfs, Germany. The Jury said: 'This image looks like a painting. Sadly, such a photo is impossible to take in Switzerland nowadays, because the #greypartridge is now extinct in Switzerland.

🎓 Applications for GWCT undergraduate placements close on Monday 6th January! An exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in ecology, conservation, and data science, working on vital game & wildlife research across Britain. Apply here 👉 gwct.org.uk/about/student-…

🌿🐦 It's here! The 2025 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count starts TODAY! 🦅🌾 From 7th-23rd Feb, farmers, gamekeepers & land managers across the UK will spend 30 minutes counting birds to help track our farmland species! 📊🔎 Grab your binoculars 🧐, head outside 🚜, and join the

“It’s no exaggeration to say without insects, many of us would starve” bbc.co.uk/videos/cz9d271…

Applies to England but has reprocutions for farming in the rest of the UK.

On Tuesday I had the absolute pleasure of doing a biodiversity assessment in East Lothian. Although under 100 ha in size with just a few fields, this farm shows what can be achieved with support and dedication #FarmingWithNature #BiodiversityAssessment #Biodiversity