Vole numbers help Kielder's owl population to soar

854036017 ikbFT S Vole numbers help Kielders owl population to soarTawny owl numbers in Kielder Forest are soaring as the UK’s longest running research project on the bird enters its 30th year. Despite the harsh winter tawnies are benefiting from a remarkable recovery in the vole population locally.

The diminutive mammals are a favourite food for birds of prey, but

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Osprey alert at Kielder

802242250 7VZt9 S Osprey alert at KielderRangers in Kielder Water & Forest Park are scanning the skies for the return of ospreys which last year nested in Northumberland for the first time in at least 200 years. The Kielder Partnership says it’s likely that the iconic birds will return to nest once again in the 62,000 hectare (155,000 acre) Northumberland wilderness, after the pair

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