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The discovery of red kites in Sherwood has been considered a “significant record”<\/p>\n
Red kites have been spotted nesting in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire “for the first time”. <\/p>\n
The birds of prey were among a number of species observed by wildlife rangers in what has been called a “record-breaking year” at the site.<\/p>\n
An annual “creature count” led by Center Parcs – which runs a resort in Sherwood Forest – also discovered rare butterflies, otters and bats. <\/p>\n
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust said red kites were once extinct in England, but finding them nesting showed the “plight of the cherished species” could be turned around.<\/p>\n
Red kites were extinct in England in the 19th Century after being branded as vermin and killed, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).<\/p>\n
The discovery of the birds within the Center Parcs resort at Sherwood Forest has been considered a “significant record” for the county. <\/p>\n
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Hundreds of bats were counted by rangers during the count<\/p>\n
Richard Watson, ecology and biodiversity manager at Center Parcs, said: “From strange-looking fungi to majestic sightings of rare butterflies, otters and red kites, the survey demonstrates the rich biodiversity that exists right across our UK villages. <\/p>\n
“It’s an invaluable tool in shaping our habitat management and conservation strategies for years to come.”<\/p>\n
Rangers, ecologists and volunteers spend months reviewing and recording data to monitor wildlife populations and their habitat at Center Parcs sites across the UK.<\/p>\n
‘Fascinating’ finds<\/p>\n
In the last year in Sherwood Forest, rangers have ringed the highest number of birds in a year, including 315 blue tits, 70 great tits, 21 coal tits and 41 nuthatches.<\/p>\n
At least eight of the 12 bat species recorded across the county were also observed across the site.<\/p>\n
During the summer, rangers counted more than 200 bats from one roost, Center Parcs said. <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the wildlife trust, which works with Center Parcs, said the records from this year’s count were “fascinating”. <\/p>\n
“Center Parcs Sherwood has long had a healthy bat population, supported by the efforts of the rangers in installing roosting boxes and to have red kites, a species that was once extinct in England, now nesting shows that with effort we can turn the plight of cherished species around,” the spokesperson added. <\/p>\n
The charity added it hoped the creature count would inspire others to record the wildlife they see around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Center Parcs The discovery of red kites in Sherwood has been considered a “significant record” Red kites have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240117,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-240116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}