Marsh harrier
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…
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…
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…
Six nests in the sixth year for Northumberland Hen
Harriers in a record year.
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…
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…
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.
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.
Despite its name, the marsh tit actually lives in woodland and parks in England and Wales. It is very similar to the willow tit, but has a glossier black cap and a 'pitchoo' call that…