Red grouse numbers at an all time high

RED grouse numbers have reached a record high in northern England, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) said on the eve of the start of the shooting season.

The annual count by the GWCT showed populations of red grouse on upland heather moorland had increased by an average of almost a quarter (23%) on last year’s numbers.

The figures are higher than they have ever been since accurate counts by the GWCT started in the early 1980s.

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