Curlew chick in Belgium
Curlew Action is working to improve connections and communication between Curlew projects across the continent. Curlews are birds without borders and migrate across the European continent between wintering and breeding grounds; a large percentage of the birds we see wintering in the UK breed elsewhere and many of our own breeding birds winter in Ireland, Spain and Portugal. By improving communications, we are strengthening the collective skillset of fieldworkers and environmental policy makers and helping develop wide-ranging support networks. It is essential we protect Curlew in both their breeding and wintering areas. By donating to Curlew Action, you are helping to protect the Curlew across the European range.
2026
In 2026 we held our second in-person European Curlew Fieldworker Workshop in February in Lancaster, England. It was a fantastic gathering of minds from all over Europe. All talks from the conference will be available to view online soon. But you can view the highlights now:
European Curlew Fieldworker's Workshop, 2024
From the 9-11th February 2024, Curlew Action hosted the largest ever conference for Curlew fieldworkers. Over 100 practical Curlew conservationists from across the UK, Ireland, France, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Poland came together to exchange views and experiences.
“That was a terrific weekend – thank you so much. Awesome line up! Coming away with brain bubbling with conversations – great event.”
International visits
Visit our field visit pages to learn more about the many European projects that we have been able to visit, learn from and share with.
Webinars
As part of our regular webinar series, we often cover topics that are relevant to Curlews across Europe, and often feature speakers from European projects.
In the last few months of each year, we host webinars rounding up the breeding season for the UK and Europe. Click the 'Events' menu above to see our schedule and to sign up.
All of our webinars are recorded and uploaded to the Curlew Action YouTube channel.
A one day old Curlew chick in Belgium.
Please help us to protect the Curlew across Europe. We still have so much work to do to ensure that these precious birds are protected across all breeding and wintering sites. Thank you for your support.