Curlew, along with all other grassland breeding waders in Wales (Lapwing, Redshank and Golden Plover) are declining in both numbers and range, a result of a combination of three significant pressures: habitat loss, unfavourable habitat management and nest/chick predation In the absence of contemporary survey data, estimates of the current Curlew breeding population ranges from 400 (an extrapolation from a small sample repeat survey) to no more than 1,700 breeding pairs (extra

A film recently produced by a film artist based in Bala highlights her personal experience in the loss of curlew from the area in which...

St Beuno is the patron saint of Curlews . Legend tells us that he blessed the Curlew after it saved his prayer book from the waves during a sea crossing. The blessing is that curlew nests would always be difficult to find, something of a challenge for modern-day curlew surveyors . St Beuno's feast day is the 21st of April and so this day has been chosen by author and curlew champion Mary Colwell as World Curlew Day. This brings an opportunity for us to celebrate this i