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SIGHTED: The house sparrow remains the most commonly sighted bird in Cumbria in the Big Garden Birdwatch survey Photo RSPB More than a million people across the UK spent an hour watching the birds that visit their garden or outdoor space in the 42nd Big Garden Birdwatch for the RSPB - with more than 14,000 in Cumbria. It is the world’s largest wildlife survey and gives RSPB scientists insights into how our garden birds are faring both across the country and here in Cumbria. The house sp...

Over one million take part in record-breaking RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch birdwatch — more than 17,000 in Nottinghamshire  | Updated: 10:20, 09 April 2021 The number of nature lovers who took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch soared to a million people this winter after a year of lockdown restrictions saw people turn to nature for comfort. Now in its 42nd year, the Big Garden Birdwatch is a chance for people to count the number of birds that visit their garden, helping the RSPB ...

Keeping safe around grazing animals. Photo: PA. Farmers are warning that attacks on livestock by dogs are reaching "epidemic proportions" as they get prepared for more dog attacks in the peak of lambing season. Numbers of incidents have rocketed since last year which may have to do with the increase of dog ownership during the pandemic, especially among inexperienced dog owners. According to research published by NFU Mutual, last year saw the cost of dog attacks on livestock rise by 10%, ...

Concern over out of control dogs as influx of countryside visitors expected this Easter WALKERS have been warned to keep their dogs on leads after one farmer suffered several sheep attacks last month. Farmers livestock is being put at risk by dog walkers not adhering to the Countryside Code, according to rural insurance company NFU Mutual. Jeremy Plank farms 1,700 ewes across his farm in Hungerford, West Berkshire and has suffered several dog attacks over the years, including two in Marc...

LANDOWNERS in the region are urging people to follow the Countryside Code. Several organisations with sites across Keighley – including the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, which manages Low Wood, Riddlesden – have joined forces to issue the plea as lockdown eases and more people head to the countryside. Advice in the code includes consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors and park carefully so access to gateways and driveways is clear, ensure you follow paths, take...

Fresh calls to keep dogs on leads to protect livestock >More in © NFU Cymru There are fresh calls for dog owners to be required to use leads at all times in the countryside after a spike in attacks over Easter left dozens of sheep dead. The attacks come amid a massive surge in dog ownership – according to the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), there are 2.2 million more dog owners in the UK than before the pandemic. Many are...

MANY more of us have taken to walking in the countryside since the first coronavirus lockdown in March last year. Some of us will have swapped the gym for the outdoors, have found being outside is actually a lot better than exercising indoors and may well never return to the gym. It’s not rocket science. Unbelievably, fresh air, long distance views, trees and birdsong has a calming effect. I’ve walked well over a thousand miles in the last year and all of them in a 25 mile radius of...

Horse & Hound Trending: Library image. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Education is vital as lockdown restrictions and spring weather encourage more people out to enjoy the countryside. The message came from legal specialist Linda Tinson, a partner at Ledingham Chalmers Solicitors, speaking at the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland conference. Ms Tinson’s call was in response to a question regarding concerns over sheep-worrying, as we are in lambing season, but her messa...

Sea-faring sheepdog recruited to work with rare sheep 7 April 2021 | Sweep will round flocks of rare sheep on a remote island off the Suffolk coast (Photo: National Trust) A one-year-old border collie has been recruited by the National Trust to help look after some of the UKs rarest sheep on remote land off the Suffolk coast. Sweep travelled to Orford Ness nature reserve by boat where he will round flocks of sheep under the watchful eye of shepherd Andrew Capell. Breeds there include the Whit...

An updated version of the Countryside Code has been published MANY of us have been embracing the great outdoors during the pandemic. Heading out for walks and exploring our local surroundings has become something of a comfort during these uncertain times. However, many of us may not have heard of the Countryside Code we should be following when getting out and about in rural areas.  Here we look at the Countryside Code and the role each of us should be playing in protecting and respec...