Mediterranean gulls are increasingly choosing the Medway Estuary as a place to breed the RSPB has reported. Recent surveys of the estuary identified over 200 breeding pairs of this protected bird, which accounts for over one third of the entire UK breeding population. The greatest concentrations were found on the RSPB reserve at Nor Marsh. RSPB wardens Gordon Allison and … [Read more...] about Medway is home for Med gulls
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Record Number of Rare Moths
More than four times the expected amount of an extremely rare moth larvae were discovered during monitoring sessions at Natural England’s Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve. Moth enthusiasts gathered at the free Marsh Moth survey training day, hosted by Natural England and organised by the Butterfly Conservation Society on Tuesday 29th September 2009 to … [Read more...] about Record Number of Rare Moths
Northumberland’s pure water
Britain’s Cleanest Rivers are sourced in the Tranquillity of Northumberland National Park, says New Report Four out of the five of the cleanest rivers in Britain are sourced in Northumberland National Park, the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of waterways has revealed. The rivers include the Barrow Burn catchment in the Upper Coquet Valley; the Ridlees Burn … [Read more...] about Northumberland’s pure water
Illuminated sheep slows traffic
Six solar-powered, vehicle-activated warning signs have been installed on two roads in the North York Moors National Park in a bid to cut the number of sheep road deaths. Last year, 239 sheep and lambs were killed on open moor roads in the North York Moors. The signs are being trialled on these main roads over the moors and sheep deaths will be monitored to see if the … [Read more...] about Illuminated sheep slows traffic
The virtual nature reserve
England’s newest wildlife reserve - the Big Wildlife Garden – is ready for exploration! Launched this week by Natural England, via it's website, it creates an online network of gardens and open spaces and encourages people of all ages to discover how to attract more wildlife into their gardens. The website enables users to log their own diaries noting seasonal … [Read more...] about The virtual nature reserve