Forest of Bowland Wildlife Blogs

Why we should listen to trees When life gets too much, most of us try to get away from it all. Some might head to the pub, play football or knit a …

For Butterfly ConservationCommaCommon carpetMeadow brownPainted ladyRingletSilver y mothSmall copper

The latest issue page 31-33 has an article by Mark Sutcliff who interviewed Rod at Backsbottom.                                 &n…

Included in this film is the River Roeburn running through Backsbottom Farm near to Roeburnscar Richard’s new film exploring his ever expanding nature art attempting to research all mediums and materials found in nature and featuring his recent collab…

Hen Harrier – An appeal for help from Green TV on Vimeo.

  Skydancer – the UK’s hen harriers Thor is no more: First hatched hen harrier in Bowland for three years disappears in suspicious circumstances image: https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/commu…

Please respond to Forest of Bowland AONB consultationMark ♦ May 18, 2018 ♦ 4 CommentThe Forest of Bowland AONB is consulting on its next 5-year plan for 2019-24.  They would like your views by a week today, 25 May.&…

Mark Avery I’m an author and environmental campaigner. One of my passions is ending the illegal persecution of a wonderful bird called the Hen Harrier. We’ve reached our funding target March 2, 2018 We did it – together!  Over 900 of us have ra…

How about this for proper, proactive, genuine partnership working to tackle illegal raptor killing in North Yorkshire, one of the UK’s most prolific raptor persecution hotspots.This is really encouraging. There’s no obsfuscation here, just a clear a…

The lottery funded film we’ve all been waiting for:

Bowland: Crimes Against Natureby Eleanor Daisy Upstill-Goddard · 22nd September 2017 We have all heard of the expression ‘to turn a blind eye’, meaning to pretend that a particular act or occurrence has gone u…

copyright F.of B.7th November 2017The Forest of Bowland AONB is an important area for the birds of prey that we associate with the English uplands, such as hen harrier, peregrine, merlin and short-eared owls.  However, the RSPB Birdcrime Report…

19 Oct 2017Guided walk around demonstration area on farm Natural Flood Management Farmers meeting on 19th October 2017 visited the slow the flow demonstration on Backsbottom Farm to see check dams, swales and blanket bog restoration and discussed mo…