Wildife and bird watching in Wiltshire & Avon
Wiltshire is the home of the Great Bustard reintroduction project. The Great Bustard is the county bird of Wiltshire, and has been reintroduced, with 22 birds released in 2004 and annual releases since then. See below for details.
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- Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve
- Chew Valley Lake
- Coombe Bissett Down Nature Reserve
- Folly Farm nature reserve
- Great Bustard Project, Salisbury Plain
- Green Lane Wood Nature Reserve.
- Langford Lakes Nature Reserve.
- Lower Moor Farm Nature Reserve
- North Meadow, Cricklade National Nature Reserve.
- Swillbrook Lakes Nature Reserve
Recent Wiltshire & Avon news
- Loch of the Lowes most visited nature reserve – On Wildlife Extra
- 19 more Russian Great Bustards now in the UK
- Great crested newt survey in Wiltshire
- The First Great Bustard chicks hatch in the UK for 177 years
- Mad March hares boxing early
- Deadly litter killing wildlife
- Great bustards released on Salisbury Plain
- Orchids blooming in restored Wiltshire grasslands
- Landowners unfairly penalised by fly tipping law
More Wiltshire & Avon news
- Rare dragonfly breeding on the Kennet & Avon Canal for the first time
- RSPB hopes to create the largest chalk downland network in Europe
- 2007- Best Ever Year for Large Blue Butterfly at Collard Hill
- Wiltshire wetlands prepared for threatened reed buntings
- Water vole hotspots in Wiltshire
- Good year for Stone curlews in Wessex
- Stonehenge tunnel ditched, wildlife safe - for now
- Great Bustards nest again in UK after 175 years wait
- Brandon Marsh reed beds devastated by fire
The First Great Bustard chicks hatch in the UK for 177 yearsFor the first time since 1832, the Great Bustard - one of Europe's most threatened birds - has nested in the UK with two separate females successfully hatching chicks.
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Great bustards released on Salisbury PlainThe Great Bustard Group released 19 birds on Salisbury Plain at the end of September, the fifth annual release that is part of the UK reintroduction project scheduled to continue until 2013.
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Great Bustards nest again in UK after 175 years waitEarlier this spring a female Great Bustard from the Great Bustard Group (GBG) reintroduction trial in Wiltshire nested and laid two eggs. Due to fears of egg thieves and disturbance from bird watchers, the announcement was delayed and the location of the nest is being kept secret.
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