Hen harriers live in open areas with low vegetation. In the breeding season UK birds are to be found on the upland heather moorlands of Wales, Northern England, N Ireland and Scotland (as well as the ...

Image caption, The hen harrier is one of the most persecuted birds of prey in the UK, according to the RSPB Rare hen harriers have been spotted at a Cumbrian nature reserve raising hopes of fledgling ...

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Steve Garnett was first to spot the figures crouched on a ridgeline in the middle distance. Sitting in the heather scanning for birds of prey, the RSPB warden had noticed that we were being watched.

The raptors have made a recovery but the RSPB is concerned at the high number of birds being killed The sweeping edge of the Pennines at Geltsdale is a cathedral for birdsong on a still spring evening ...

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has been accused of hypocrisy after its flagship reserve in Cumbria was officially revealed to have the lowest numbers of moorland birds in the region.

This year’s breeding season for endangered hen harriers at an upland nature reserve has been the most successful for 30 years. RSPB staff and volunteers worked around the clock at the Geltsdale ...

Hopes of a first successful nesting in the region for seven years by England’s most threatened bird of prey have been dashed. Police and the RSPB have issued an appeal for information about the ...

A high‑altitude Cumbrian farm shows how Luing cattle, simple systems and stewardship schemes can create a resilient, productive hill enterprise.

Rare hen harriers have been spotted at a Cumbrian nature reserve raising hopes of fledgling chicks. The RSPB said last year was one of the bird's most successful breeding season for decades, with four ...