Training


Book online or contact Lynda Ferguson on 01425 651013


Latest training courses


e run a wide range of courses including best practice training on woodland management, grey partridge conservation, gamebird releasing, rodenticides, snaring and corvid control, which can be arranged to suit you. All our courses are designed to keep everyone up-to-date and working responsibly within the law in both England and Scotland. If you would like targeted advice to improve your shoot, book an on-site advisory visit. Please contact us on 01425 651013 to register your interest or go to www.gwct.org.uk/visits. New events will be added throughout the year so keep an eye on www.gwct.org.uk/courses. For Scottish courses please email scottishhq@gwct.org.uk or ring 01738 551511.


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Snaring/Predation/Corvid control courses: various venues in England & Wales: Fee: full day £108 or £72 per session. (Student rates: snaring only £30 each; full day with corvid control £45) Rodenticide Training Days – various venues – members £180 (non members £240) Scotland: Corvid Control (inc. vicarious liability) - £72, Mustelid Control (tunnel trapping) - £72 Snaring £48. Please contact us on 01738 551511 to arrange a course in your corner of Scotland.


Part-Time Keepers Course - three days - £420 15-17 September, The Allerton Project, Loddington, Leicestershire With flourishing game cover crops and new release pens on the doorstep, the Allerton Project at Loddington is a superb venue for this long- established course and has ample examples of best practice management available for inspection and discussion. Full of practical advice and guidance for part-time gamekeepers, both amateur and professional. Snaring course on Sunday afternoon as an add-on for those who have not got an up-to- date certificate (included in fee). www.gwct.org.uk/ptkc


Conservation & Shooting for Young People (12-15 year olds) £50 24 August – Haddington, East Lothian


21 October – The Allerton Project, Loddington, Leicestershire These action-packed days have been specially designed to introduce the next generation to the life-long pleasures that can be gained from learning and participating more in countryside pursuits. The emphasis is very much on challenging fieldcraft activities with an opportunity to shoot a few clays under expert professional guidance. We are grateful to the Norman Clarke Fund, for providing funding. Please contact Irene Johnston ijohnston@gwct.org.uk for Scotland or Lynda Ferguson lferguson@gwct.org.uk. www.gwct.org.uk/youngshots


Grey partridge Biodiversity Action Plan group meetings Sponsored by Castleacre Insurance/GSC Grays/Oakbank/Calmsden/ Jas Martin. Meetings will be taking place in the following areas: 13 July – Lincolnshire group, Metheringham at 6pm 7 September – East Anglian group, Ixworth Thorpe October – Yorkshire group. For all our meetings please see www.gwct.org.uk/greypartridgemeetings


Advisory visit fees - specific targeted advice Full Day


£788 plus VAT; Half Day Shared visit £598 plus VAT £394 plus VAT for neighbouring farms Standard Report £130 plus VAT or may be charged at an hourly rate GAMEKEEPERS WELFARE TRUST


Being there for gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies. Contact Helen Benson, Gamekeeper Welfare Trust, on 01677 470180 or email gamekeeperwtrust@btinternet.com


www.gwct.org.uk/advisory


Look out for...


small holes in kale seedlings


these are a tell-tale sign of flea beetle, which can devastate a crop in days.


EXPERT ADVICE |


SUMMER ACTION PLAN


Check release pens Make sure you check that your pheasant pens are ready at least a week before your poults arrive, so that there is plenty of time for last-minute repairs.


Check for predators Remember to have a good look for predator activity inside, as well as checking the fence – you would not be the


first person to shut birds in with a fox already in residence.


Check cover crops Take a close look at your cover crops at least once a week. What looks green and healthy from the distance could well be being choked by weeds.


Move feeders Make sure you periodically move feeders, to avoid creating disease hotspots for game and wildlife.


Feeding flight ponds Do not overfeed flight ponds – rotting food can pollute the water and harm fish and other wildlife.


Specialist advice


For more advice please contact your local advisor on 01425 651013 or go to www.gwct.org.uk/advisory.


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