Helens GWT Blogs

January 2025

January is the last few weeks of the lowground season and in some cases the beginning of the salmon season on some Scottish rivers. Because there are often multiple days including farmers/keepers days to fit in for shoot days, it just seems to fly

December

There are some wonderful sunrises and sunsets at this time of year; always the most inspiring start to the day. Shoot days and stalking goes on whilst the grouse season and salmon fishing has completed for 2024. The Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust like

November

Remembrance Day November is a month when the shooting season is usually in full flow but for the grouse season and salmon rivers it is almost over and for the stalkers in full flow again after the end of the traditional stag season.It is a time when

September Equinox

Today is the Autumn Equinox when our attention turns to the shooting seasons, to cooler temperatures, and the culmination of harvest for farmers, whilst the beginning of harvest for lowground shoots. September is a favourite month for many in the

August 2024

The first days of the grouse season are underway for some, but we are aware for many it is a patience game. Doing the best we can within the limits of regulation and weather conditions at critical times to preserve and protect habitats and the

Helen's July Blog

The GWT team work hard to support Gamekeepers and their families, from starting out as trainees to retirement and beyond. Having recently introduced health checks at events such as BASC Gamekeepers meeting, NGO Golden Grouse, Game fairs and local

Is it June?

Is it June? A mixed bag for us in early June, with showers, sunshine and cool nights if not cold at times. A wolf in sheep’s clothing springs to mind as I am sad to report losses in our local wildlife this week. The colourful Greater Spotted

June - a blog from Gillian

As we acknowledged the Mental Health Awareness week earlier in May and recent statistics showed: - 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year & - 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem