Geltsdale RSPB reserve
| Geltsdale RSPB reserve | |
| Nature reserve | |
 Howgill Beck and Stagsike Cottages (visitor information point for the RSPB reserve). Photo by Ian Taylor. | |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| County | Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°55′09″N 2°36′58″W / 54.91929°N 2.61621°WCoordinates: 54°55′09″N 2°36′58″W / 54.91929°N 2.61621°W |
| Biome | Moorland |
| Animal | Black grouse, Hen harrier |
| For public | Open year round |
| Protection status | AONB, (see note1) SSSI (see note2) and SPA |
| Website: http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/find-a-reserve/reserves-a-z/reserves-by-name/g/geltsdale/index.aspx | |
Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in Geltsdale, Cumbria, England. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds manages the site for upland birds such as the hen harrier and black grouse. The hen harrier is a bird of open habitats such as heather moorland, whereas the black grouse requires a more varied habitat.
Facilities
There is free entry to the reserve.
There are four waymarked trails leading from the car park at Howgill:[1]
- There is a viewpoint at an altitude of 1,500 feet at Bruthwaite.[2] The Bruthwaite trail is 1.8 miles,
- the Stagsike Trail covers 2.8 miles
- the Moorland Trials are 2.5 miles and 5 miles respectively.
Hen harrier
In 2016 a hen harrier chick fledged at the reserve.[3] Named Bonny,[4] he was one of only seven such chicks to fledge that year in England. Bonny was satellite tagged as part of a project funded by the European Union LIFE Programme.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Geltsdale". NatureConservation.org.uk.
- ↑ "Bruthwaite Viewpoint". Waymarking.com.
- ↑ "Geltsdale hen harrier chick takes flight". RSPB News. 2016.
- ↑ "Famous hen harrier chick". News and Star. 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tracking the hen harriers (Bonny)". RSPB.
External links
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