Twitter: @ScrubUpBritain Christopher Bridge, Rob Duncan and James Booty Turtle Doves have declined by 94% in the UK since 1995 and Nightingale by 53%. The ScrubUpBritain group feel that a national focus on the required breeding habitat of dense scrub thickets is now necessary in order to help reverse these shocking declines. We would love […]
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Share the love for turtle doves: the volunteer
I love this time of year, the anticipation of what’s to come. And without doubt the return of my local Turtle Doves is something I eagerly look forward to. I count myself very lucky to live in a place where this stunning little Dove comes to breed. Of course this is tinged with a bit […]
Continue readingFarmers take emergency action for turtle doves
This summer Operation Turtle Dove has supported farmers in providing supplementary food for turtle doves throughout the bird’s remaining strongholds during the breeding season. This new tactic follows recent results from a two year trial which showed that when best practice is followed, putting out supplementary feed for turtle doves does not exacerbate issues related […]
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