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If you’ve ever spotted a large, russet-colored bird of prey with a distinctive forked tail soaring above the British countryside, you’ve witnessed one of conservation’s greatest triumphs. The red kite’s return to Britain’s skies represents an extraordinary comeback story – one that shows how dedicated conservation efforts can reverse the fortunes of a species pushed…
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The ancient oak trees here are home to some seriously cool residents, including all three native woodpecker species, all of which are thriving in London’s parks
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Pilgrimage For The Turtle Dove
O yonder doth sit that little turtle dove, He doth sit on yonder high tree, A-making a moan for the loss of his love, As I will do for thee, my dear, As I will do for thee. Traditional English ballad, collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Plough Inn, Rusper, Sussex, 1905 There is…
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The Sixty-Sixth Bird: Corncrakes in the Dales
“And still they hear the craiking soundAnd still they wonder why—It surely can’t be undergroundNor is it in the sky”— John Clare, The Landrail, 1832 A Missing Voice In the archive of the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, there is a bird list. It was compiled by Marie Hartley — writer, illustrator, and devoted chronicler…
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Ten Great Sites to See Spring Migrants in the Yorkshire Dales and Beyond
The cuckoo, hobby, redstart, spotted flycatcher and pied flycatcher make extraordinary journeys from Africa to Britain each spring. If our recent article on spring migrants inspired you to go looking, here are ten of the best places in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding area to find them. The pied flycatcher didn’t feature in our spring…
