Hope for the Hen Harrier - Monitoring and Protecting Hen Harriers in the Bowland Fells and Beyond.  

A repeat of a previous trip aiming to catch spring migration in action at one of the premier migration sites in our area. Our focus will be flexible (seabird migration; overhead visible migration or looking for grounded migrants) depending on weather conditions. With a strong incoming tide, seabirds may be following the tide into the

Here is a date for your diaries, and a new type of event compared to our typical field trips: the LDBWS Bird Race will be a friendly competition in which teams compete to record the most bird species in a day. Take it as seriously (or not) as you wish; ultimately, it’s about having fun

For the last three years the society has been carrying out work to produce an Atlas of the breeding birds of the district. This event aims to take a survey group to less visited areas to attempt to fill some gaps in our Breeding Birds Atlas in the east of our recording area. All are

At the mouth of the Duddon Estuary in South Cumbria, Hodbarrow is a fantastic site for breeding birds. With a large tern colony where we could see up to five species (including Common, Arctic, Sandwich and Little Tern and – with some luck – Roseate Tern), nesting birds in the surrounding scrub, and a thriving

During the “quiet” summer season, we’ll take a trip to this site on the side of Clougha Pike to look for various bog dragonflies and moorland butterflies, as well the breeding passerines that can still be found at this time of year, including Stonechat and Willow Warbler. Please email LDBWS.info@gmail.com if you would like to