UK Lowland Curlew Recovery (Curlew Country) and The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust collaborate to help the lowland curlew population survive. Following the findings of the first two years of the project, when no chicks successfully fledged from nests, Curlew Country decided to take drastic measures to prevent the signficant population of local curlew from dying […]
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The haunting cry of the Curlew crept into my childish soul without my even noticing. My father kept a boat in Poole harbour, which involved hours of waiting around for his disinterested offspring. On cold winters days, I would sit in the car after primary school, while he scraped or painted or fought with wind-born
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In aid of the Curlew Country Appeal we are holding a raffle! Launched on the 21st April (World Curlew Day), it will be drawn 1 month later, on the 21st May. The money raised will go towards the continuation of the project’s vital curlew recovery work. In 2019 we are planning to continue with headstarting,
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Kevan and Joy Fox have kindly arranged a charity lunch in aide of Curlew Country and Cancer Research. This event will be held at their beautiful farm setting on Sunday the 5th May. To book or find out more please email olivia-britton@hotmail.com or phone 07512 524500.
Curlew Country works closely with farming partners and is delighted that young farmer Rhian, who works with her dad and partner on the family farm, has found time to do a guest blog for us. We hope this will be just the first. Looking Back on Last Year Sitting in the beautiful March sunshine, last winter is still
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Curlew Country Funding Update The Curlew Country Team would like say a huge thank you to all of the generous people that have already donated to our urgent appeal. We’ve been getting some amazing messages from people all over the country (and even from other countries!) in support of the work we are doing. We
Read part 1 of this blog here… A national shortage of mealworms started to present us with some real concerns. The two largest UK suppliers had suffered unfortunate incidences at a crucial time, one suffering a fire and another a power failure. By banding together and rushing across the county to collect small quantities
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Part 1 2018 begun with a move from the Landscape Partnership offices in Chirbury to the better-situated Natural England Offices at Rigmoreoak. The new office, although a bit cold in winter, offers the most spectacular views of our project area. It was difficult to say farewell to our old hosts and some great team members
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Mid December saw Curlew Country hosting a Christmas gathering for farming partners. As well as being a way to thank farmers for their help and support during the 2018 season, the event gave us an opportunity to raise some topics to discuss in order to move forward with Conservation at a landscape scale. 26 farmers
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The following blog was written by film student Billy Clapham, who joined the project in 2018 in order to create his film ‘Keeper of the Call’. The film follows farmer Wynford Jones in his efforts to protect the curlew on his land, as well as the work of the wider project. To watch the film, click here.
Click below to view the short film from Billy Clapham. Billy joined the project to film for his thesis in Wildlife Filmmaking from the University of West England, in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. Meet welsh farmer Wynford Jones and his curlew family, and follow along with their dramatic journey through the breeding
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On Thursday the 8th November the original Owen Wiliams Curlew painting was auctioned off to raise money for the Curlew Country appeal. The painting made a fantastic £625 which will be put towards future curlew recovery work conducted by the project. The painting was secured by a local Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) member
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