Category: Hen Harrier Day

  South: Venue: RSPB Arne, Wareham, BH20 5BJ Start: 11am Speakers: Chris Packham, and tbc For more info: @HenHarrierDaySouth   Highland: Venue: Community Hall, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BL Start: 1pm Speakers:  Mark Avery, Andy Wightman MSP, Allan Bantick, Harry Huyton (One Kind), Ian Thomson (RSPB), Peter Argyle (Cairngorms NP) For more info: Facebook, @HHDayHighlands  …

Sheffield: Venue: Devonshire Green, Sheffield City Centre, S3 7SW Start: 11am Speakers: Natalie Bennett, Iolo Williams, Mark Avery, Ross Cameron For more info: Facebook   Rainham Marshes: Venue: RSPB Rainham Marshes, Purfleet, RM19 1SZ Start: 11am Speakers: Chris Packham, Mark Thomas (RSPB), Rob Sheldon (BAWC) For more info: Facebook   Tayside and Central Scotland: Venue:…

Good news! Sheffield Environment is organising a Hen Harrier Day event in central Sheffield on Saturday 5 August. A big ‘Thank you!’ to them. I’ll be there, and at an event at Boat of Garten the next day. It wouldn’t be Hen Harrier day without a visit to the Peak District area. It’s a great…

The Hen Harrier Day website – maintained by Birders Against Wildlife Crime – is the place to keep in touch with Hen Harrier Day events, but here is an update. Hen Harrier Day celebrates the beauty of this wonderful bird and highlights its threatened status which is almost entirely due to wildlife crime.  Hen Harriers…