Nominations have opened for this year’s Schöffel Countryside Awards, which return following the success of last year’s inaugural event. Led by wildlife charity Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and country clothing brand Schöffel Country, it is a celebration of private land managers, farms and partnerships whose dedication to wildlife management and working conservation is helping to improve the health of the British countryside. Entries are open to individual landowners or managers, or a collaborative project spanning several farms or estates. Nick von Westenholz, GWCT’s chief executive officer, says: “Last year’s winners showed us that countryside heroes can be found right…