News
We post here occasional news items of interest to naturalists in Harrogate and District. Please forward relevant articles to the web editor (through the Contact page).
Useful links regarding invasive species
Following his interesting lecture on invasive non-native species, John Cave of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has provided the following useful links on the topic
Nidderdale AONB Birds of Prey Evidence Report
Members may well want to read this report from Nidderdale AONB on birds of prey and their persecution: "The Birds of Prey in Nidderdale AONB Evidence Report sets out the current state of key upland raptor populations, both nationally and within the AONB, and assesses...
Operation Owl on 21-22 September 2019
Operation Owl is running a national campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution, with a particular emphasis on the weekend of 21st and 22nd September 2019. "Across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, our birds of prey are subject to persistent...
North of England Raptor Forum Statement on Brood Management
NERF have issued this response to DEFRA’s Hen Harrier brood management plans: "The Northern England Raptor Forum was not consulted by the overseeing Upland Stakeholder Group during the plan’s evolution and NERF was refused a seat at the table. Nonetheless NERF has to...
Nosterfield BioBlitz 2018
5pm Wednesday to 5pm Thursday 18/19th July 2018 ‘Nature Reserves are Not Enough!’ says Chris Packham whose team selected Nosterfield Nature Reserve as one of 50 sites he visited in a ten day period, aimed at highlighting the extent to which nature is under threat by...
HDNS 70th Anniversery – a history
For this 70th Anniversery we have a short history of the Society from its earliest days
The Big Garden Birdwatch in Starbeck
On Saturday 27 January, members of Starbeck in Bloom, the Harrogate and District Biodiversity Group and HDNS all joined forces in Starbeck Library to organise the Big Garden Birdwatch for the RSPB. Since some of us do not have our own gardens, Starbeck in Bloom...
HDNS 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED
It is with great regret that the 70th Anniversary celebrations due to be held on Sunday 16th July have been cancelled due to lack of bookings from members.
Gouthwaite News
Those of you who use the car park and raptor viewing point on the road past the reservoir will be interested to hear the following. It is proposed to construct a large building towards the water in front of the viewing point. An information centre, hide and a wildlife garden are part of the plans.
Woodpeckers
There is some very interesting news about all three woodpecker species. This was set up by Ken Smith, a retired RSPB scientist and recently-retired Chairman of the BTO’s Ringing Committee
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