Keepers And Farmers Can Help Wader Conservation

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A new report by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has emphasised the key role that gamekeepers on grouse moors can play in the conservation of upland waders.

The report highlights a pilot project in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which has been trialling methods for involving keepers and farmers in surveying breeding waders and monitoring the hatching success of their nests.

High densities of breeding curlew, golden plover, lapwing, redshank and snipe were reported in the upland project area, which covered moorland and farmland.