Helping bird species

Curlews breed on open moorland, rough and damp pastures, unimproved hay meadows and boggy ground. They occasionally use ...

The yellow wagtail is a summer visitor, arriving in April and leaving in September to winter in sub-Saharan Africa.

The twite breeds on moorland fringes in the upland areas of Northern England and Scotland.

The Grey Partridge can be found in most farming systems except predominantly improved grasslands.

Lapwings can be found on all types of farmland, but they are more scarce in purely arable or intensive grassland systems...

Turtle doves are a summer visitor to the UK. They are mostly found on farmland where they nest in thick scrub and feed o...

Internationally-important numbers of pink-footed geese now spend the winter in the UK.

Linnets are found wherever there is a plentiful supply of seeds throughout the year. They also need thick hedgerow and s...

The Redshank breeds on wet grasslands on upland and lowland farms and on saltmarshes.