Wildlife and bird watching in the North West of England
County by county
Recent North West news
- Mersey barrage plan barracked
- Record numbers of whooper swans at WWT Martin Mere
- Eagle Owls – Invasive pests or welcome colonisers?
- Hen harrier’s future in England hangs in the balance
- Red kites spreading out from Cumbria
- Nesting crisis in UK’s coastal north
- Rare bat now breeding in Lincolnshire
- Antiques dealer arrested with zoo rhino horn at Manchester airport
- Regional differences in UK butterfly count
- Over 1,000 different moth species in UK treetops
- Red squirrels surveyed in Cumbria’s Whinlatter Forest for the first time
- Marsh harriers breed in Cheshire for the first time
- Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 2009
- RSPB thinking big and going wild at Morecambe Bay
- British kids clueless when it comes to nature – the shocking results of TV survey
More 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
Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 20092009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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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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