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
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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Detailed 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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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 are thriving at RSPB Leighton Moss thanks to some innovative conservation work.
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