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Free webinars
Curlews are caught in the crossfire of many of the conservation debates in the UK including: predator control, forestry, and agricultural practices. These topics can be complex and emotive and therefore at times difficult to discuss openly.
In our free webinar series, Curlew Action is working to address these topics by inviting expert speakers to present on their area of expertise, and to answer questions from the audience.
Our upcoming webinars are listed below. All our webinars are recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
If you are enjoying our events, please consider making a donation.
Monday 11th May - 6:30 - 7:30pm
Join us to hear from two conservationists about the challenges and opportunities in the world of curlew conservation.
Curlews are among the UK’s most recognisable and well-loved birds, but sadly their numbers are falling fast. The main problem is that too few chicks are making it to adulthood – but the reasons behind that are complex. As ground-nesting birds, Curlews are especially vulnerable to the changing pressures shaping our countryside today, including intensive farming, predation, habitat loss and climate change.
In this follow-up to our Curlew Conservation: An Overview webinar, we'll hear from both a local and a national Curlew conservation project. The presentations will be followed by a live Q&A chaired by Ryan Burrell (Curlew Recovery Partnership).
Members of the Curlew Action team regularly give talks about Curlew conservation and wider natural history education. You can watch our conservation webinar series, 'Conservation: lessons from the Curlew'. All recordings and summaries can be found here.
If you would like a Curlew Action team member to give a talk to a school, group or organisation please get in touch! Likewise, if you are looking to give your own Curlew talk and would like some resources.
Upcoming Webinars
13/04 - Curlew Conservation: An Overview
11/05 - Curlew Conversations: Conservation
15/06 - Nature Friendly Farming
20/07 - Curlew Conversations: Nature Friendly Farming
14/09 - Curlews and Grouse Moors
12/10 - Curlew Conversations - Grouse Moors
Tickets for our webinars are free with an option to donate if you can. These events cost the charity to put on, please donate to help us to continue to hold these important conversations.
We welcome suggestions for our 2027 schedule.
Talks, festivals and conferences
World Curlew Day Celebrations
- World Curlew Day Walk, 18 April, Marsden Moor
- World Curlew Day Folk Music Evening, 18 April, Slaithwaite Civic Hall
Global Birdfair
- 10 - 12 July 2026, Rutland
We'll be at Global Birdfair again this year - an excellent weekend for anyone interested in birding and nature! This proves to be a fun weekend for all the family and we hope to see you there. A big thank you to Limosa and Wildwings for the sponsorship which allows us to attend.
To invite Curlew Action to give a talk on Curlews, please e-mail admin@curlewaction.org