The hunting of curlew in France has long been a point of contention, with moratoriums being placed and lifted on and off throughout the past 10 years. Within Western Europe it is now recognised that the population of Eurasian Curlew is decreasing rapidly, and measures are being put in place to try and halt the decline, including the …
Headstarting 2019 was the third year of headstarting for Curlew Country. This year a chick from its pioneering headstarting trial carried out in 2017, returned to the Curlew Country landscape close to both the site at which it was reared and where it was released at Dolydd Hafren. This is the first chick in the …
We are now well into the nesting season, which is always later than many other curlew breeding areas, such as moorland, where there are already chicks present. Ornithologist Tony has been out relentlessly searching for curlew nests, and to date 23 different nests have been located. A proportion of these nests have had the eggs …
After a rocky start to the year, with no certain funding secured to continue for the 2019 season, our efforts turned to crowdfunding in order to help us continue with our vital work. Securing funding has become increasingly difficult, with more and more organisations putting in bids to the same funding stream, whilst less money …
In an exciting turn of events, and another first for Curlew Country, one of the six headstarted chicks released in 2017 has been spotted back in Shropshire. In an exciting turn of events, and another first for Curlew Country, one of the six headstarted chicks released in 2017 has been spotted back in Shropshire. Ornithologist …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …