Unique 'first' for Cumbria sees Herdwick Sheep helping Lapwing, Curlew and Skylark from family lake Watch Video

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✓ Published: 30-Apr-2024

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A new and innovative conservation grazing method, using sheep fitted with ‘Nofence’ collars, is being trialled at RSPB Geltsdale in Cumbria. <br/>Just in time for the ground nesting birds breeding season, it is hoped that three of Britain’s native species will benefit from this new technology and that a flock of Herdwick Sheep will help to create the ideal nesting habitats for some of the UK’s most threatened and much-loved farmland birds at RSPB Geltsdale.  Lapwing, Curlew and Skylark are on the UK red list, which means they are at the highest level of conservation concern.