The new grant fund, entitled ‘Local Actions Grants’, is designed to cater for issues that could not be addressed through the habitat or supporting actions payments in the programme as it is.

2K likes. Heather moorland is important for hen harriers but it's also an incredibly special place in its own right. The estate near Newtonmore said it was a signatory to the Heads Up for Harriers project which promotes hen harrier nesting success and public awareness. On most farms in the Hen Harrier Project grazing cattle are likely to be the most effective means to deliver this service. Fergal Monaghan, project manager for the Hen Harrier Programme, commented: “We are delighted that habitat payments to participants in the Hen Harrier Programme have begun. The Hen Harrier Project is an EIP (European Innovation Partnership) Locally Led Scheme. Two more hen harriers shot, both in Yorkshire – England's wildlife crime epicentre. It is funded by the Dept. Project Scientist. Upland Ecologist and Project Officer for the Slieve Blooms Mountains (Offaly/Laois), Slievefelim to Silvermines (Tipperary/Limerick) and Slieve Beagh (Monaghan), Ryan is a skilled accredited Ecologist with 20 years experience studying Hen Harrier and over 14 years’ professional experience in ecological monitoring, planning, impact assessment and conservation.
Conservation grazing is central to the delivery of a wide range of ecosystem services on out uplands. The illegal persecution is relentless. The Skydancer project was all about people power and if we’re to turn things around for hen harriers, we need your help! Get involved. The Hen Harrier is one of Ireland’s rarest birds and has declined significantly over the last 30 years. The Project is funded by the Dept. “Payment to the first 190 farmers has been approved; the remainder will be paid in batches over the next four weeks. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as part of Irelands Rural Development Programme. Hen Harrier LIFE Project (2014-2019) An exciting and comprehensive cross-border programme of conservation for hen harriers, this part-European funded project combines satellite tagging, on-the-ground monitoring, nest protection, investigations work, awareness-raising. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Working with local communities to support agriculture in the delivery of important environmental public goods including Hen Harrier conservation But to be effective conservation grazing needs to direct grazing effort at the time and location where it will be most beneficial and it needs to be financially viable. The Hen Harrier Recovery Project is not just focused on the uplands.

But there is also some potentially good news here – in each case an arrest.

The Hen Harrier Project is a targeted agri-environment programme committed to supporting farmers in managing habitats within the 6 Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas. Hen harriers are one of the most persecuted birds of prey in the UK. Between 2014 and 2019, the Hen Harrier LIFE project aimed to provide the conditions in which the hen harrier’s population and range could recover, particularly in areas where the species was most threatened.

Heather moorlands. Regrettably that’s unusual because this is such a hard crime to detect and prosecute. Other hen harrier projects. Hen Harrier Project, Galway, Ireland. Find out about some of the other hen harrier conservation work going on in the UK and Ireland.

The Hen Harrier Project has announced that it is launching a grant fund to the tune of €80,000 for farmers involved in Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Hen Harrier LIFE Project (2014-2019) An exciting and comprehensive cross-border programme of conservation for hen harriers, this part-European funded project combines satellite tagging, on-the-ground monitoring, nest protection, investigations work, awareness-raising. Hen Harrier LIFE+ Project Summary Project description: Running from 2014-2019, the Hen Harrier LIFE+ Project is an ambitious five-year programme of hen harrier conservation and the first truly cross-border, joint Scottish-English initiative for this species. Natural England have been working with local stakeholders in Wiltshire and in Spain to source and release hen harriers onto a reserve on Salisbury plain.
The plain is surrounded by game shooting and Simon Lester who is working on this project for Natural…