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birds/2010_jan/Osprey_Ring-14_fc Second osprey pair breed successfully at Kielder Water
The Northumbrian wilderness becomes the only location in England for over 170 years where more than a single pair of naturally re-colonising ospreys have bred successfully at the same time. The new birds have nested on an artificial platform erected by the Forestry Commission on top of a tall spruce tree. 
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uk/wildlife_june_09/pine_marten_vwt Pine Marten rediscovered in Cumbria after 10 years!
England's rarest mammal, the pine marten, is living in the Forestry Commission's Grizedale Forest in Cumbria. DNA tests have provided the first unequivocal evidence for 10 years that this shy and elusive animal is in the Lake District.
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birds/2010 jan/lowes_osprey_egg_swt First ospreys arrive back in the UK
The ospreys are back. EJ has arrived at Loch Garten, and the romantically named 03(97) is back at his nest at Rutland Water, and other ospreys have been sighted all over the UK, but as yet there is now sign of the 'Lady of the Loch', the amazing 25 year old bird from The Loch of the Lowes.
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birds/July_2010/buzzard_poison Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 2009
2009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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uk/uk_wildlife/pine_marten_vwt_9 Pine Marten rediscovered in England!
Conservationists are ecstatic at the news that England's rarest mammal, the pine marten, has been found in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland.
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photography/2009_uk_photo_competition/davis_puffin_gull UK wildlife photography competition - 2009 - results
Successful wildlife and wilderness photography does not necessarily involve long flights and equally long immigration queues. The inaugural Wildlife Extra UK wildlife photography competition is not only a fabulous example of just how beautiful the British Isles are, but also that it does not need a fat pay cheque to seduce talented photographers into wanting their work displayed. There are no remote cameras involved (yes, that is a dig) and no ludicrous Photoshop sorcery either, just a litany of belting images.
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birds/Birds_april_09/kielder_osprey Ospreys breed in Northumberland for first time in over two centuries
For the first time in at least 200 years ospreys are nesting and are believed to have hatched chicks in Northumberland.
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news/eagle-poisoned Bird crime stats jump 40%
July 2008. Reported crimes against birds of prey escalated to an unwelcome record in 2007, increasing by 40 per cent on 2006.
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news/black-grouse1 Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.

Although times have been hard for the Black grouse, conservationists hope that the species may have turned the corner after years of decline thanks to more sensitive land management. 

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Kielder wildlife events

Celebration of wildlife in Kielder Forest

Date: March - May 2009.

  • 29 March Goshawk
  • 18 April Deer safari
  • 3 May Dawn chorus -
  • 9 May Badger
  • 8 May Owl night
  • 17 May Owl night
  • 23 May Bat night
  • 24 May Lakeside wildlife
  • 27 May Deer safari 
  •  30 May Family Wildlife Day, Leaplish

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