Sharon Boardman, People Engagement Officer for the Midlands, tells me how the peregrines of Worcester got on this year:
'With four chicks successfully hatching high above our heads on St. Andrew's Spire, we couldn't have hoped for a better start to this project.
We met hundreds of people, and covered all sorts of queries and questions from wildlife gardening advice, to what can be done to stop the illegal killing of birds of prey in the UK. We definitely weren't just talking about the peregrine family!
Worcester City Council's webcam was also a big success, with thousands of people from around the world logging on to follow the latest action at the nest.
As the young peregrines got more mobile, they had a rocky introduction to flying - everytime they took to the air, the local gulls took to hassling them.
But that wasn't the only excitment - the first young peregrine to fledge ended up at the police station! After being mobbed and ending up on the ground, it was saved from going under the wheels of a lorry by a local lady, who then handed it to the police. Luckily the young peregrine was fine, and was returned to the nest site later that day.
After such a great start, our project didn't end so well. It was with great sadness that we heard one of the youngsters had to be put down - a tumour in her mouth made it difficult to eat and the vet felt it was inoperable. Very sad news for everyone who had seen her go from fluffy chick, to bold and adventurous adolescent.
Finally, I'd just like to say a huge thanks to our partners at Worcester City Council and all our volunteers - without their help we wouldn't be able to show anyone the peregrines of Worcester.'