A group of wildlife charities is hoping to extend the distribution of the black grouse after the population of males has increased and the bird’s decline in the North Pennines has reversed.
Conservationists are hoping to move the birds into north west Northumberland and the Yorkshire Dales. They hope to provide the right conditions to allow the birds to thrive. the birds need dense vegetation, cover for nesting and protection from predation and mature woodlands to provide food in winter. They also need boggy areas which will provide insect food on which to rear chicks.
The North Pennines Black Grouse Recovery Project is a 12-year partnership between the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Natural England, RSPB, Ministry of Defence, North Pennines Areas of Outstanding Natural Bea Partnership and Northumbrian Water.
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Filed under: Environment, North East England, Yorkshire | Tagged: Black grouse, Northumberland, RSPB, Yorkshire Dales
