Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Cymru has been presented with an extremely generous donation of £10,000 by the Gwysaney Sporting Club Ltd collected at their Young Shots Day and through sweepstakes throughout the season.
The funds will go towards the trust’s work to improve biodiversity and achieve nature recovery on a landscape-scale, as well as deliver scientific research that directly influences government policy and promotes game and wildlife management as an essential part of wildlife conservation.
The cheque was presented to GWCT Cymru Chair Owen Williams by Gwysaney Sporting Club’s owner James Davies-Cooke at the British Shooting Show last month, following a successful 2024-25 shooting season.
Gwysaney Sporting Club is a family run and owned high quality pheasant and partridge shoot. It is situated in the rolling hills of Flintshire only 14 miles from Chester.
The GWCT Gwysaney Young Shots Day took place on 2 September 2024, with 8 budding young shots eager to experience a day in the hills under the expert guidance of the Gwysaney team. The attendees along with their families were greeted with bacon rolls on arrival at Gwysaney. The morning started off with two drives – including a challenging one in the mist – followed by a pit stop for elevenses on the BBQ.
Pegs on the day were kindly donated/sponsored by some of our guns including David Sheldrake, Chris Smith, Josh Pritchard to name but a few. Many thanks again to all of them for their kind generosity.
Two more drives at the top of the valley followed in the afternoon, before heading back to the shoot room for a buffet of locally sourced dishes, including partridge and venison, to finish off a fabulous day.
Lee Oliver, GWCT Wales Director, says: “We are lucky to receive such a generous donation from James and the team at Gwysaney, diolch yn fawr iawn.
“The funds raised will go towards our continued conservation work in Wales, looking to reverse the decline in biodiversity. This highlights the good work shooting does for conservation.”
James presented the kind donation to Owen Williams at the British Shooting Show in Birmingham on 14 February 2025.
James Davies-Cooke, Gwysaney Shoot Owner, says: “We’re keen for any funds raised at Gwysaney events to feed back into the shooting community and the science lead by GWCT.
“To date we’ve hosted a number of events with GWCT, from shoot walks to the young shots days. We look forward to our next event in aid of GWCT Wales’s science led work in conservation.”
A warm welcome awaits all that visit or shoot at Gwysaney from James, along with his accommodating team.
Next GWCT event at Gwysaney: Young Shots Day 2025 1 September 2025.
