In the Face of the Storm!

The harsh weather is one of the main causes for nest failure for ground nesting birds such as little terns, roseate terns and ringed plovers; however other causes include predators of which the results can be just as destructive.

Last week, 40 conservation driven individuals braved Storm Doris and travelled to North Norfolk to attend a Predator Management Workshop jointly organised by the LIFE+ Little Tern Recovery Project and the Roseate Tern LIFE Recovery Project.  The two-day event covered a range of topics, which included sharing success stories and management practices along with some very good discussions. By exchanging knowledge and experiences especially between multiple organisations, we can potentially propose new solutions and will return to our sites/offices with a renewed enthusiasm in protecting these vulnerable nesting birds.

It wasn’t all serious, with a chance over dinner, to try out the Virtual Reality headset showing 360’ of Coquet Island and ‘see’ puffins that you can almost touch!

Participants came from a wide number of organisations such as Natural England, National Trust, RSPB, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Isle of Man Government, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Holkham Estate, Denbighshire County Council and Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Thank you to all who attended.

'Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much' Helen Keller

For more information on the LIFE+ Little Tern Recovery Project, check out their website: http://www.littleternproject.org.uk/

Photo credits: Susan Rendell-Read