New book: The Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods
Roy Dennis’ latest book – The Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods – looks at how to prevent the second extinction of the capercaillie, the distinctive woodland grouse of Scotland.
Signed hardback copies are available on this website for £20 plus P&P. You can buy your copy here.
You can read Mark Avery’s review of the book here.
Two pairs of White-tailed Eagles breed successfully in England
We are delighted to report that two pairs of White-tailed Eagles have bred successfully in southern England this summer, rearing a total of three chicks. G405 and G471 bred for a third successive year in Sussex, rearing two chicks, while a second pair, G463 and G466, bred in Dorset for the first time, with a single chick fledging. As in previous years, the location of the nests are being kept confidential to protect the birds.
In addition, we have released a further eight juvenile White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Wight. You can read more here.
Another French flight
White-tailed Eagle G542 recently became the third eagle released on the Isle of Wight to make a flight across the English Channel. She spent a month in France, travelling more than 2000 miles, before returning to her favoured areas in Southern England. You can read more here.
Fair Isle Bird Observatory open again
In his latest blog, Roy describes a recent visit to Fair Isle to celebrate the opening of the new Bird Observatory. Read more here.
Short films about the White-tailed Eagle project
Forestry England have recently produced a series of short-films about the White-tailed Eagle project. You can watch them all here.
White-tailed Eagles in Exmoor
Our existing licences allow us to translocate White-tailed Eagles to the Isle of Wight for a further two years. Following the initial successes, we are exploring the possibility of additional small-scale releases in other areas to support the establishing English population. The first proposed location is Exmoor National Park, which has been visited by numerous young eagles since 2019. Read more here.
White-tailed Eagle diet
We’ve been closely studying the diet of the White-tailed Eagles released on the Isle of Wight, and have a dataset of over 600 field observations. This shows that they increasingly favour fish as they get older. Read more here.
Roy Dennis is awarded an OBE
We are thrilled to announce that Roy Dennis has been awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours List for his contribution to wildlife. Read more here.
Buy Roy’s Books
Signed copies of Roy’s recent books are available to purchase on the website here.
Please support us!
As a very small organisation, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to carry out the work we do to restore lost species like the White-tailed Eagle and Osprey. All donations are very much appreciated and greatly aid our work.
