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A Continental Concern: 2024 European Curlew Breeding Season Update 

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Curlew chick (Photo by WWT)   On November 13th, 2024, Curlew Action hosted a free webinar bringing together conservationists, researchers, and curlew advocates from over 15 European countries. Chaired by Mike Smart, former Curlew Action trustee and long-time champion of wader conservation, the event provided a sobering yet hopeful snapshot of the Eurasian Curlew’s breeding […]

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A team day at Knepp

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A penetrating drizzle was falling from grey clouds as we arrived at Knepp rewilding estate in West Sussex, the flagship rewilding project in England. Not exactly the ideal British summer day for the planned picnic, but stiff upper lip and all that. It did, however, mean that we would have the paths mostly to ourselves

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Curlews on the Ham

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Upton-on-Severn is a small town on the west bank of the River Severn (as its name suggests!), south of Worcester. The town itself is on slightly higher ground, alongside “Upton Ham”. Upton: Ham in the foreground, the town, Malvern Hills in the background. (Photo by John Dickinson) The Ham is a meadow which regularly floods

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Mike & John: A Grand Day Out

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In the midst of our daily routines, it’s easy to get consumed with administrative work, science, emails, and even the politics of conservation. However, we should never forget why we genuinely care about Curlews and other birds, the simple pleasure we get from seeing this wild bird living in their natural habitat. When you are

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