Learn more about the six deer species found in the UK, their lifecycle, including predators, the problems associated with their population increase and the effect they have on the habitats they inhabit. This resource includes: • an extensive PowerPoint presentation covering all aspects of deer management, • comprehensive teaching notes to enable it to be used by a wide audience, • worksheets designed for completion by children or adults wishing to expand their knowledge. The ever-expanding population has increased the need for more effective deer management. Deer population management should be carried out by trained stalkers. Approved training is provided by The British Deer Society and recognised College courses leading to professional qualifications. One of the benefits of the increasing population is that venison is becoming more readily available. It is recognised that venison is a healthy, low cholesterol, organic meat. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS2 English: Writing and Spoken Language KS2 Science: Living things and their habitats, Animals including humans. KS2: Citizenship: Jobs KS3 English: KS3 Biology: Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem, KS4 English Language GCSE: Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening KS4 Biology: Ecology – Communities within ecosystems, Biodiversity, Maintaining biodiversity

We live in an era in which there is now a growing recognition that ‘wise use’ rather than ‘protectionism’ is a more constructive long term conservation policy. Well managed grouse moors are clearly involved in activities that benefit the maintenance of this internationally important habitat and its unique diversity of moorland species. This package includes • an extensive PowerPoint presentation covering all aspects of the Heather Moorland and its management. It focuses on the crucial role of the gamekeeper in sound conservation based on everyday practice. • NGO Educational Trust’s Heather Moorland Notes • GWCT’s Natures Gain report • Hen Harrier and Joint Raptor Study • and many more study materials The NGO Educational Trust are indebted to the many individuals and organisations who have provided material, especially high-quality photographs. Particular thanks must also go to Amanda Anderson at the Moorland Association, Dr Stephen Tapper and Julie Ewald at The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and to Lindsay Waddell who has provided guidance and advice throughout the project. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS3 Mathematics: Statistics KS3 English: Writing Non-Narrative KS3 Biology: Working Scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem KS3 Citizenship: Volunteering and responsible activity Geography: Geographical skills, Human and physical geography KS4 English Language GCSE KS4 Maths: Statistics, Graphical representation of data KS4 Biology: Selective Breeding, Extinction, Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Maintaining biodiversity, Farming techniques KS4 Geography: Ecosystems Further information is available here Science programmes of study Geography programmes of study WELSH CURRICULUM LINKS Key Stage 3 - Geography - Skills Looking at threatened environments, Locating places, environments and patterns 1, 3, Communicating 1 Key Stage 3 - Science - Range Interdependence of organisms 4, 6 Key Stage 4 - Geography - Range Organisms & health 1, Environment, Earth and Universe 1 Key Stage 4 - Science - Skills Communication 1, 2

A short video about the Stone Curlew, a bird on the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List. Learn about the bird, it’s migrations, habitat and defence mechanisms and how game and conservation managers are working with farmers and landowners to help protect the nesting sites of these beautiful endangered birds. The video is accompanied by classroom worksheets to help reinforce the learning and ignite the interest of students in the ways in which game and conservation managers help keep the balance in our countryside. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS1 Maths: Measures KS1 Science: Animals, including humans, Living things and their habitats KS1 Citizenships: Preparing to play and active role as citizens KS1 Geography: Place knowledge KS2 English: Writing and Spoken Language KS2 Maths: Measures, Statistics KS2 Science: Working scientifically, Living things and their habitats, Animals, including humans KS2 Citizenship: Jobs KS3 English: Writing KS3 Maths: Statistics KS3 Biology: Working scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem, KS3 Citizenship: Volunteering and responsible activity KS3 Geography: Geographical skills, Human and Physical KS4 Biology: Variation and evolution, Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Impact of environmental change, Maintaining biodiversity, Farming techniques KS4 Geography: Ecosystems

This resource shows how game and conservation managers (gamekeepers) maintain the balance and shape the countryside we live in. It is designed as a complete teaching pack for use with children in the 9-14 age range. The package includes a PowerPoint presentation, teaching notes and student worksheets linked to the national curriculum. Users should be reminded to print off the teaching notes before they attempt to use the PowerPoint presentation. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS1 Citizenship: Preparing to play an active role as citizens KS2 English: Spoken Language KS2 Geography: Place knowledge, Human and physical geography KS2 Science: Working scientifically, Living things and their habitats, Animals including humans KS2 Citizenship: Jobs KS2 Art: Improve mastery of art and design techniques, KS3 Geography: Place knowledge, Human and physical geography KS3 Biology: Working scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies KS3 Citizenship: Volunteering and responsible activity

Micro-hydropower generators are providing much needed electricity to rural communities, but at what cost to the migrating salmon? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

This powerful article proposes that a combination of habitat management and predator control is the key to saving our songbirds. Lord Percy carefully notes how we have arrived at the current situation, documenting the policy ideas of the time, and how to reverse the decline in our songbird population. It may not be rocket science, but it is all about Keeping the Balance. The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

Can improved field margin management lead to increased wildlife and more productive yields? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

The grey partridge is a Biodiversity Action Plan species lead by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. This resource contains a wealth of information about this species, including the history of its decline and all of the factors involved including habitat, gamekeeping and the use of herbicides and insecticides. This resource includes: • an extensive powerpoint presentation covering the story of the grey partridge • lesson plans and activity workbook • comprehensive coverage of research and recovery projects • a range of GWCT and British Ecological Society documents • the Jacques Hicter video - Perdreaux et Quintaux (Partridges and Yields) NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS3 English: Writing KS3 Geography: Geography skills, Place knowledge, Human and physical geography KS3 Biology: Working scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem. KS3 History: Landscape use, Landscape change KS4 Biology: Selective breeding, Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Biodiversity, Maintaining biodiversity, Food security, Farming techniques KS4 Geography: Ecosystems WELSH CURRICULUM LINKS KS3 Geography: Skills Locating places, environments and patterns 1, 2, Understanding places, environments and processes 3, Communicating 3, Range Topic links in with suggested areas to be studied KS3 Science: Skills Communication 1, 2, Range Interdependence of organisms 4, 5, 6 KS4 Geography: Skills Communication 1, 3, Range Interdependence of organisms 1, Environment, Earth and Universe 1 KS4 Science: Skills Communication 1, 2

Predation is obviously a normal and essential part of a 'balanced' ecosystem. But does Britain have a balanced ecosystem? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

This package has been produced for a target audience of older pupils or adults. Trials suggest it may also prove a valuable resource for Wildlife Management students or ‘A’ level candidates in Geography and Biology. Black grouse are birds of edge habitats. They like, in particular, the transition zone between northern forest and moorland heath. In this habitat they can shelter in the forest in the worst winter weather, feed on tree buds in spring and, in summer, they can nest on open ground and forage with their chicks among the grasses and heathland shrubs. The last estimate of black grouse numbers in Britain was 5,000 displaying males in 2005, with the population centred on a few key upland areas of Scotland, northern England and Wales. Most worrying is that in the late 1990s the black grouse was declining at a rate of some 8-10% per year with a geographical range that was continuing to contract. Dedicated recovery projects throughout the UK aim to restore their numbers and range This resource includes the GWCT Report, teacher notes and worksheets. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS4 Biology: Selective breeding, Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Communities within ecosystems, Impact of environmental change, Biodiversity, Maintaining Biodiversity, Farming techniques KS4 Geography: Ecosystems

A package produced by G&WCT. The last estimate of black grouse numbers in Britain was 5,000 displaying males and in the late 1990s the black grouse was declining at a rate of some 8-10% per year. Dedicated recovery projects throughout the UK aim to restore their numbers and range. This report examines the issues surrounding this Biodiversity Action Plan species

Life is hard for the endangered Yellowhammer, can conservationists help this species with Stewardship funded supplementary winter feeding? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

The Ratcheugh Partridge Project has seen a remarkable comeback in grey partridge and other farmland birds, but was all the effort worth it? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

A short YouTube video that introduces the role of game & conservation managers in conserving the balance and biodiversity in the Woodland habitat. Game & Conservation managers operate in three main habitats; Farmland, Uplands and Woodlands. This third habitat video demonstrates just some of the ways in which game & conservation managers conserve the balance and diversity of species in the Woodlands, an environment that is as important for biodiversity as it is for human wellbeing. The video is accompanied by classroom worksheets to help reinforce the learning and ignite the interest of children in the ways in which our countryside works. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS2 English: Writing, Spoken Language KS2 Science: Working scientifically, Plants, Living things and their habitats, Animals, including humans KS2 Art & Design: Improve mastery of art and design techniques KS2 Geography: Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area KS3 English: Writing KS3 Biology: Working scientifically, Interactions and interdependencies: Relationships in an ecosystem, Earth and the atmosphere KS4 English: Writing, Speaking and Listening KS4 Biology: Ecology - Communities within ecosystems, Impact of environmental change, Maintaining biodiversity KS4 Chemistry: Chemistry of the atmosphere KS4 Geography: Ecosystems

The uplands of Wales once supported the most productive grouse moors in the UK as well as abundant populations of other birds. However, moors have been lost and some bird populations have plummeted. What's going on? The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

Get your class or school following the migration of the Woodcock via www.woodcockwatch.com. A chance for the children to learn about the bird, its habitats and the countries it visits on its migration. You can follow individual birds on Google maps via the GWCT woodcockwatch website. Adopt a bird and inspire the kids! UPDATE - your school can take advantage of the Sponsor package opportunity for free! Contact James Swyer at GWCT on 01425 651021 or jswyer@gwct.org.uk.

The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has seized the initiative on conservation by declaring 2014 the SGA Year of the Wader. The move will highlight the environmental benefits of traditional grouse moor management and make a strong case for licensed predator control. The NGO ET Action Countryside series brings you articles and papers which directly discuss issues impacting our countryside now.

Gamekeepers are not only responsible for management of the countryside, but also bringing us the tastiest of ingredients for our plates. There are around 5,000 full-time gamekeepers employed in the UK, with many more keepers working part time, managing around six million hectares – a land area roughly equivalent in size to Scotland. Their day-to-day duties, both in the uplands and the lowlands of the UK, involve the skilled management of both reared and wild game, while, at the same time, nurturing the flora and fauna that share these carefully conserved habitats. Game is also food, and the job of the gamekeeper is central to overseeing this natural and delicious harvest of free-range meat. Game, both furred and feathered, takes many forms. And one of the most versatile – and popular – game meats available to the consumer is venison, much of it entering the food chain as a direct result of the recognised need for gamekeepers to control deer in order to limit crop damage, promote woodland regeneration, protect vulnerable habitats, maintain biodiversity and prevent road traffic accidents. This resource provides more detail on the relationship of the Gamekeeper to the delicious food that appears on our plates. Sample a beautiful autumnal venison dish from Michelin Star chef Bryn Williams and learn about the different types of game and their nutritional food value.

The countryside of the United Kingdom is a special place. It displays beauty in the varied landscape and the wide variety of flora and fauna. We are very privileged to live and work in this green and pleasant land. Gamekeepers not only care for the balance of nature in the wide variety of habitats, but are also keen observers of what happens in them. Watching how the landscape changes, bringing new growth and new life into our countryside. Some of these stalwarts of the British countryside also commit their observations to prose and we have gathered their poetry for you to enjoy.

This resource has been created to associate the use of mathematics and statistical principles to real world situations. In this first resource the dataset was realised from a study on the effect of predators to the Lapwing population on two Northern moors. The target audience for this resource is secondary school level. Lapwings are ground-nesting birds which are in serious decline. One possible factor for this decline in moorland areas is thought to be the predation of nesting birds, eggs and chicks by foxes and crows. To test this hypothesis an experiment was undertaken in Northumberland from 2002 to 2007. Two plots of moorland, each about 1,200 hectares, were selected, one in Otterburn, the other in Bellshiel. For the three years 2002-2004, the predators were removed on the Otterburn plot but left alone on Bellshiel. For the following three years, 2005-2007, the strategy was reversed: predators were removed from the Bellshiel plot but left alone at Otterburn. The resource comprises the dataset from the experiment and a series of questions about the dataset which will lead students to conclusions to prove or disprove the hypothesis. To assist teachers using the resource answers are provided. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS4 English: Speaking and Listening KS4 Maths: Statistics, Graphical representation of data

There are 23 million gardens in the UK. We can all help nature by using even a small part of a garden to attract more species and help our dwindling wildlife. By providing suitable habitats for insects, mammals and birds not only can we bring variety and colour to the garden, but also benefit nature. The video is accompanied by classroom worksheets to help reinforce the learning and ignite the interest of students in the ways in which we can all help keep the balance in our countryside. NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS: KS1 English: Writing and Read aloud KS1 Science: Animals including humans, Plants, Seasons, Living things and their habitats KS1 Art: Drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, Develop a wide range of art and design techniques KS2 English: Writing and Spoken Language KS2 Maths: Measurement KS2 Science: Working scientifically, Plants, Living things and their habitats, Animals, including humans KS2 Art and Design: Improve mastery of art and design techniques