New data from Natural England shows 141 hen harrier chicks fledged in England this year, the seventh year in a row that numbers have increased.
Hen harrier
BASC has a clear zero tolerance approach to the illegal killing of birds of prey, condemning all illegal activity.
Funded by BASC’s Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust, the camera is streaming live footage from a hen harrier nest on the Swinton Estate.
Natural England’s hen harrier brood management scheme continues to play a key role in hen harrier recovery in England.
BASC has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years.
A legal challenge by the RSPB and Mark Avery over Natural England’s research into hen harrier brood management has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
