WHERE CURLEW THRIVE
THE RSPB has launched a new Curlew Action Plan , recognising the urgent need to reverse the
alarming decline of one of our most iconic wading birds.
For years, Moorland Association members have been working tirelessly on the front line of curlew
conservation. Through predator control, habitat restoration, and traditional moorland management,
our members help provide the safe breeding grounds curlew desperately need.
Curlew populations are up to four times more successful on well-managed moorland. The evidence
is clear: where land managers are supported to maintain predator balance and protect nesting sites,
curlew chicks stand a fighting chance.
The Moorland Association is pleased to see national attention turning to the plight of the curlew –
but plans must include the people who live and work in our uplands. Without them, curlew will
continue to fall silent.
