Ton up for rare Hen Harriers in Northumberland
The Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership is pleased to announce that this year 26 young hen harriers have fledged from seven nests on Forestry England land and two private estates in…
The Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership is pleased to announce that this year 26 young hen harriers have fledged from seven nests on Forestry England land and two private estates in…
The hen harrier has been severely persecuted for taking game species and has suffered massive declines in numbers as a result. Thankfully, conservation projects are underway to reduce conflict…
This year has proved to be the most successful hen harrier breeding season for a decade in England, with 34 chicks fledged across Lancashire, Cumbria, Derbyshire and Northumberland.
Six nests in the sixth year for Northumberland Hen
Harriers in a record year.
2019 was another successful year for rare and threatened hen harriers in Northumberland with birds successfully breeding here for the fifth year in row, making it the most consistent nesting place…
The courtship of the marsh harrier is certainly a sight to behold - wheeling and tumbling through the sky, male and female partners lock talons in mid-air. Look out for this rare bird over…
Fat hen is a persistent 'weed' of fields and gardens, verges and hedgerows. But, like many of our weed species, it is a good food source for birds and insects.
Great news! More harvest mice are setting up home on a nature reserve in Northumberland.
I’m not by nature an early riser, but often to catch the best of wildlife you need to be up and about when species are most active, at either end of the day. That was certainly the case a couple…
I just love this time of year, everything so vibrant and wildlife often so visible and the light enhancing the whole landscape. I’ve taken up running of late and have managed, taking to heart the…