Curlew Updates
- Farmers and Curlew: How farmers are turning the tide
A talk with our three Curlew and People Officers joined by two curlew farmers that have been working with the project. Discussing the background of the project, what has happened so far and what has been working well from a conservation perspective and from the farmers themselves. If you would like to learn more about the Curlew Connections Project visit: www.gwct.wales/curlew or contact us on curlewconnections@gwct.org.uk - Curlew Day at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
The GWCT stand at this year’s Royal Welsh Agricultural Show was brought to life on Curlew Day (Wednesday 23rd July), filled with the sights, sounds and conversations about one of Wales’ most iconic yet threatened birds. The three organisations working together as part of the Curlew Connections Wales Project (Prosiect Cysylltiadau Gylfinir Cymru) joined forces to deliver an engaging and educational day for RWAS visitors. Families and individuals of all… Read More »Curlew Day at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show - Curlews Take Centre Stage at the Berriew Show 2025
On Saturday 23rd August 2025, the GWCT Wales team were delighted to attend the Berriew Show in Mid Wales, a wonderful event right in the heart of our Curlew Connections Wales project area. Representing GWCT Wales on the day Julieanne Quinlan, who welcomed visitors to our stand and shared updates on the wide range of work we’re delivering across Wales. With a similar set-up to Denbigh earlier in the week,… Read More »Curlews Take Centre Stage at the Berriew Show 2025 - The GWCT’s Policy Director for Wales Sue Evans responds to: Curlew Conservation Project Takes Flight!
A press release by Welsh Government on the GWCT-led Curlew Connections Wales Project “It was great to have the Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies out at the Curlew Connections Wales Project, which we at GWCT Wales are leading on working in partnership with Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority and Clwydian Range National Landscape. - Heads Up Before You Cut: A Curlew Call for Farmer Support in Wales
As hay and silage cutting gets underway across rural Wales, we’re reaching out to farmers to ask for your help in protecting one of our most iconic and threatened birds, the Eurasian curlew. Curlew often nest in open hay meadows and silage fields across the Welsh countryside, laying their eggs directly on the ground. Their nests – and the chicks that follow – are extremely vulnerable during cutting. The loss… Read More »Heads Up Before You Cut: A Curlew Call for Farmer Support in Wales