'The South Pennines Local Nature
Partnership, working with RSPB and Moors for the Future, invites you to an
evening of presentations and discussion about the State of Nature in the South
Pennines, on the 16th March in Marsden.
There will be an introduction to
the South Pennines Local Nature Partnership from Robin Gray, Development
Manager. The evening will also include presentations from Sarah Proctor (Moors
for the Future) and Tim Melling (RSPB) who will give talks on what threats
species in the South Pennines face, and what is being done to help. Tim’s
presentation will include a case study of Twite, and an update on the Twite
Recovery Project. You will also have the opportunity to join discussions about
how we protect and enhance nature in the South Pennines in the future.
Please feel free to distribute the
invite to people who you think may be interested in attending, the more the
merrier!'
Katie Aspin
Twite Project Officer (working hours Monday - Thursday)email : katrina.aspin@rspb.org.uk
Twite Project Officer (working hours Monday - Thursday)email : katrina.aspin@rspb.org.uk
South Pennines Local Nature Partnership: The State of Nature 2017
Using modern Red List criteria, which identify species of the highest conservation concern, the State of Nature report published last year assessed 8,000 species. Of these, 15% are extinct or threatened with extinction from Great Britain. The South Pennines is an area of internationally important habitat for rare species, including birds of prey and waders. For example, this is home to the last outpost for breeding pairs of Twite ( our own ‘Pennine Finch’) in England and native species such as the Bilberry Bumble Bee.
What is happening here in the South Pennines to these populations ...and what can we do to help ?
Speakers include :
Tim Melling, Senior Conservation Officer, RSPB
Sarah Proctor, Community Science Project Manager, Moors for the Future.
Links
RSPB State of Nature
Using modern Red List criteria, which identify species of the highest conservation concern, the State of Nature report published last year assessed 8,000 species. Of these, 15% are extinct or threatened with extinction from Great Britain. The South Pennines is an area of internationally important habitat for rare species, including birds of prey and waders. For example, this is home to the last outpost for breeding pairs of Twite ( our own ‘Pennine Finch’) in England and native species such as the Bilberry Bumble Bee.
What is happening here in the South Pennines to these populations ...and what can we do to help ?
Speakers include :
Tim Melling, Senior Conservation Officer, RSPB
Sarah Proctor, Community Science Project Manager, Moors for the Future.
Links
RSPB State of Nature
Moors for the Future South Pennines Local Nature Partnership RSPB Twite Recovery Project
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