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A historic day for Scotland
Natural England issues latest Hen Harrier Brood Management and persecution data for 2023. Has the longbow archer’s two fingered salute to the French at Agincourt been adopted by grouse moor owners, agents and gamekeepers?
Fundraiser – Short-eared Owl Satellite Tagging Project
Two countries, two cases. The common denominator – stealing Peregrine Falcons from the wild.
A Hen Harrier’s response to the latest RSPB Birdcrime Report
Northern England Raptor Forum Annual Review 2022
NERF Chairman Steve Downing interviewed by the Hen Harrier Action team ahead of the NERF Annual Conference.
Three more Hen Harriers join the ‘disappeared’ on grouse moors in Yorkshire at the start of the grouse shooting season. Coincidence or part of the plan?
The return of the annual raptor conference
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
The Land of the Prince Bishops is blighted by raptor persecution.
Why didn’t Natural England’s Hen Harrier Brood Management scheme save Anu?
Yorkshire Dales N.P.A. Bird of Prey Working Group.
The shadow of raptor persecution still hangs over the Dark Peak
Another dark day in the Dark Peak
The Northern England Raptor Forum (NERF) represents the combined fieldwork and conservation interests of ten regional raptor study groups covering much of the upland areas of England.
Thanks to many hours of dedicated fieldwork from the volunteers within the raptor study groups, NERF holds the most comprehensive data-set for the success of breeding raptors, including Owls and Raven across the uplands of northern England.
NERF members’ core activity is to monitor and report the breeding success and year round distribution of target raptor species.
The NERF member groups have a wealth of experience with detailed research studies dating back 25+ years.
An annual report is published offering details at species level of occupancy, breeding success and distribution for the previous year.
NERF welcomes applications from other raptor study groups in the region.
Northern England Raptor Forum 