Craven farmers urged to help wading birds (From Craven Herald)

Craven farmers urged to help wading birds

5:00pm Friday 19th February 2010 in

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Farmers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park who are part of an agri-environment scheme are being invited to help improve the habitats of wading birds like curlews and lapwings.

Andrew Colley, the park’s member champion for conservation of the natural environment, said: “We have nationally-important populations of wading birds spread across large areas of the national park.

“The uplands are becoming the last refuge for these wonderful birds so it is vitally important we help our farmers to provide the habitats that will ensure they survive and flourish.”

A demonstration of the scheme was set up at a farm in Arkengarthdale to show how easy it is to benefit waders, said Helen Keep, of the national park authority.

Now the authority wants to hear from Craven farmers already in an agri-environment scheme who feel their farms are a good example of this type of management and could be used as a demonstration farm.