The Forestry Commission is spearheading a three-year project to reintroduce red kites into parts of the Lake District. This is the first operation of its kind in North West England and the last red kite reintroduction project in England. Last month, June 2010, Forestry Commission wildlife rangers from Grizedale brought 30 birds, soon after hatching, from Rockingham … [Read more...] about Red Kites return to the Lake District
Birds
Ten years of saving skylarks
The RSPB’s ten year long project at Hope Farm in the Cambridgeshire countryside has been a "bigger success than expected", says the charity. The organisation embarked on the project in 2000 in an attempt to show that a modern commercially-run farm could make a profit and provide habitats for wildlife at the same time. In that time the number of farmland birds at Hope Farm … [Read more...] about Ten years of saving skylarks
International Dawn Chorus Day – 2 May 2010
International Dawn Chorus Day is an annual celebration of the world’s oldest wake-up call – the dawn chorus – and the beauty of bird song. Throughout the UK, people are encouraged to wake up early and listen to the dawn chorus from their bedroom window. Typically, birds such as the blackbird, robin or skylark are among the first to strike up, and the dawn chorus … [Read more...] about International Dawn Chorus Day – 2 May 2010
Seabird couple keep up their record
Legendary love birds Peckster and Flip are back at their summer residence at no. 33 Staple Newk, RSPB Bempton Cliffs. The celebrity seabird couple have amazed RSPB staff and volunteers for years by being the first of Bempton’s almost 9,000 pairs of gannets to return to their nest, lay an egg, raise a chick and then see them off into the big wide world. And this year is no … [Read more...] about Seabird couple keep up their record
Children Help Barn Owls
Wildlife experts from the World Owl Trust and Forestry Commission have teamed up with local schools to help protect barn owls in south Cumbria. The World Owl Trust at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass and the Forestry Commission at Grizedale Forest near Ambleside are joint partners in the Rusland Valley Barn Owl Project, which aims to improve barn owl numbers and habitat … [Read more...] about Children Help Barn Owls