Wildlife and bird watching in the North West of England
County by county
Recent North West news
- White-faced darter dragonfly reintroduced into Cumbria
- Red kites settling into life in the Lake District
- Grand owl age: 20-year-old tawny at Mere Sands
- Toughest dry spell for UK wildlife in more than 80 years
- Marine conservation zone map needs your input
- Pine Marten rediscovered in England!
- Eagle owls threatening Hen harrier survival in England’s only stronghold
- Cumbria is home to UK’s biggest cherry tree
- Endangered moth spotted in Lancashire
- Bittern booming at RSPB Leighton Moss
- Important butterfly reserve threatened with closure on the Wirral
- Cheshire’s ancient peatland to be restored
- Loch of the Lowes most visited nature reserve – On Wildlife Extra
- Barn owls thriving in Grizedale
- Red squirrels given extra protection in Cumbria
More North West news
- Bitterns being fed at Leighton Moss
- Great spotted woodpecker with unusual colouring in Cheshire
- Day time otter thrilling visitors to RSPB Leighton Moss
- Leucistic moorhen on the Wirral - 3rd or 4th generation
- Sefton Red squirrels bounce back after huge decline
- Reedbeds in the UK – Scarce and endangered
- 13,400 species on RSPB reserves – Less than 3% are birds
- Water voles thriving on Leeds & Liverpool Canal
- Leucistic Blue tit in Runcorn, UK.
- Squirrel pox outbreak in Lancashire’s Red squirrels
- Grey squirrel control to be stepped up to boost red squirrels
- Research project to examine 90% drop in Lancashire red squirrels
- Two found guilty of badger digging
- Eight species reported in UK national whale and dolphin watch week
- Otters thriving in the UK - Now in every county
Pine Marten rediscovered in England! Conservationists are ecstatic at the news that England's rarest mammal, the pine marten, has been found in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland.
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Hen harrier. Persecution is prime cause of disappearance, says Natural England – Could be reintroduced to new areasDetailed monitoring work since 2002 has shown that the critically low breeding numbers and patchy distribution of the hen harrier in England is a result of persecution - both in the breeding season, and at communal roosts in the winter - especially on areas managed for red grouse or with game rearing interests.
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Bird crime stats jump 40%July 2008. Reported crimes against birds of prey escalated to an unwelcome record in 2007, increasing by 40 per cent on 2006.
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Bearded tits thriving in Lancashire.Bearded tits are thriving at RSPB Leighton Moss thanks to some innovative conservation work.
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