Hen harrier
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 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…
Hen Harrier day in August was a huge success!
We are fully in support of this year’s Hen Harrier Day.
A record 1,500 people came from across the UK for the sixth Hen Harrier day at Carsington Water on Sunday 11th August.
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…
Artists support a wild auction for hen harrier day
Four rare hen harrier chicks have fledged in the Peak District this year reports National Trust and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.
A hen harrier chick, ringed on Snake Pass this year, has gone missing over a grouse moor area in Peak District
A hen harrier chick, ringed on Snake Pass this year, has gone missing over a grouse moor area in Peak District.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is strongly opposed to any human interference in the nesting of hen harriers, one of England’s rarest nesting birds.
It’s great news that hen harriers have returned to breed successfully in the Peak District for the first time in 3 years with 4 chicks fledging from their moorland nest.