One of Britain’s largest parish churches could welcome new arrivals this summer in the form of peregrine falcon chicks.
Officials at Beverley Minster said they were keeping their “fingers crossed” after two falcons settled in one of the towers for only the second time in a decade.
The Rev Canon Jonathan Baker, vicar at the minster, said: “We can encourage them by putting in a nesting box, but it’s up to them to decide where is the most suitable place to nest. It’s all quite exciting.”
A spokesperson for the RSPB said: “People visiting Beverley will be in for a treat this summer if they can successfully raise a family in the minster.”