Grey partridge
What does good look like?
How do I do that?
What can I collect?
It is probably the longest running citizen science programme, GWCT’s partridge count scheme is the best thing you can take part in. Counts in the spring and autumn provide both you with the knowledge of how your partridge have overwintered and how successful their breeding has season have been. Sharing it with the Trust adds knowledge to the national picture of how partridge are faring and adds to the evidence that shooting is essential to their survival and future recovery.
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Grey partridge advice
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Head of wild food
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