Fiona Torrance

Farmland biodiversity adviser, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. My views are my own.

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

Brief appearance from me on maternity leave. In March we filmed a piece for #Landward which aired last night! Find out how we've increased biodiversity at #Balgonie and why the farmer's so passionate about it. We appear 15 mins in https://t.co/PtXfaiPb4l
##FarmingWithNature

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

To help farmers and land managers with the #BFBC next week, @GwctScotland will be running FREE bird ID workshops in Fife and Aberdeenshire on the 2nd and 6th Feb. To book your place, see https://t.co/UAA3TibJ97

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

On Tuesday I had the absolute pleasure of doing a biodiversity assessment in East Lothian. Although under 100 ha in size with just a few fields, this farm shows what can be achieved with support and dedication #FarmingWithNature #BiodiversityAssessment #Biodiversity

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

Applies to England but has reprocutions for farming in the rest of the UK.

[Joe Stanley @JoeWStanley]

A few words on the massive consequences of govt suspending applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive last night.

A disaster not only for farm businesses & the rural economy, but also food security & our nature & climate targets.

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

🌿🐦 It's here! The 2025 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count starts TODAY! 🦅🌾

From 7th-23rd Feb, farmers, gamekeepers & land managers across the UK will spend 30 minutes counting birds to help track our farmland species! 📊🔎

Grab your binoculars 🧐, head outside 🚜, and join the count! Let us know where you're counting and tag us in your photos 📸 using #BFBC2025!

Every count helps build a bigger picture of our farmland bird populations! 🐦💚

👉 Get involved: https://t.co/tFbuFeHy00 #BigFarmlandBirdCount

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

🎓 Applications for GWCT undergraduate placements close on Monday 6th January!

An exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in ecology, conservation, and data science, working on vital game & wildlife research across Britain.

Apply here 👉 https://t.co/a2o8YwBbh3

[PARTRIDGE network @PARTRIDGE_net]

Overall winner of @Vogelwarte_scie bird photography competition 2024, taken by Christian Höfs, Germany. The Jury said: 'This image looks like a painting. Sadly, such a photo is impossible to take in Switzerland nowadays, because the #greypartridge is now extinct in Switzerland.

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

Shortlisted again! #FarmingWithNature

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

@MeganRural Got to sort myself out one of these 😋

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

@JCaseNature Congratulations Jodie. Sounds really exciting 🙂

[Andy Murray @andy_murray]

Never even liked tennis anyway.

[PARTRIDGE network @PARTRIDGE_net]

News from around Europe 3️⃣: #Greypartridge male scanning the area from atop a stone wall in Scotland. @fionntor

[Farm Wildlife @FarmWildlifeUK]

#FarmWildlife_spotlight_species 40: Grey Partridge. The first sightings of Grey Partridge broods are often in late June or early July. Habitats that provide the chicks with abundant insect food and protection from predation are essential for their long-term survival🧵

[GWCT Scotland @GwctScotland]

🌿 LISTEN TO THE LAND TALKS TENT 🌿

Join guest speakers, Fred Swift from West Loch Ness Farmer Cluster, Geoff Coates from Strathmore Wildlife Cluster and Andrew Douglas-Miller, who leads the Lunan Burn Cluster.

Join us on Saturday in the Advisory tent for this talk!

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

The Grey Partridge has a special place in Dr. @ja_ewald's heart. We ♥️ birds that stick together.

To turn around the fortune of the grey partridge, we need your help. Help us advise farmers on how to boost grey partridge populations. https://t.co/HzGcMWDagL

@fbuner @GWCTScience @AllertonProject @fionntor @MeganRural @GwctScotland @GwctWales @PARTRIDGE_net

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

"The Partridge is invaluable as an ecological barometer" #throwbackthursday #workingforwildlife

📢 Help us advise farmers on how to boost grey partridge populations: https://t.co/HzGcMWDagL…

@GwctScotland @GwctWales @AllertonProject @GWCTScience @PARTRIDGE_net @fbuner @ja_ewald @MeganRural @fionntor

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

I'm writing today about a cause that is close to our hearts at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The grey partridge, not only our emblem but also a vital biodiversity indicator species, is in urgent need of help.

https://t.co/56ZSi6WzoE

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

📷 Myself

[Fiona Torrance @fionntor]

Brief appearance from me on maternity leave. In March we filmed a piece for #Landward which aired last night! Find out how we've increased biodiversity at #Balgonie and why the farmer's so passionate about it. We appear 15 mins in https://t.co/PtXfaiPb4l
##FarmingWithNature

[Dave Parish @DaveParish1]

This amazing project is fighting for waders with great results, but very soon no funding. What will the future hold? @NatureScot @scottishfarmer @ScotGamekeepers @DavyMcCracken https://t.co/7ahmPWyU1x

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

Did you know that the grey partridge is not only the GWCT's logo, but it is also a biodiversity indicator species? We need to take action to help the grey partridge #workingforwildlife

Watch our latest short film about Grey Partridges: https://t.co/FRqBcQgyZ6