Posted: 26 January 2010
Spring 2010 HLS agreements in pipeline
The upturn in Higher Level Stewardship farm agreements is set to continue over the coming months as the next clutch of farms come into agreement.
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Posted: 03 December 2009
Wetland meeting for farmers
On Wedneday 9th Dec, farmers along the River Hertford floodplain are invited to a lunchtime meeting to update them on Stewardship opportunities for improving habitats for farmland birds near Scarborough.
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Posted: 05 November 2009
Bumper crop of HLS agreements go live
Three new HLS agreements have commenced since October featuring wet grassland restoration on The Carrs.
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Posted: 22 July 2009
The Project in the media
On the 'about the Project' page you can now view articles written by or about the Wetland Project
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Posted: 10 June 2009
wildlife highlights spring 09
Cayton and Flixton Carrs is earning a rightful reputation for wildlife spotting. Here is a selection of my highlights from the past few months.
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Posted: 29 May 2009
New report on 'Birds of Conservation Concern' in the UK
The latest report on Birds of Conservation Concern by a group of leading conservation bodies features many species for which breed on The Carrs
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Posted: 08 May 2009
Project Partnership Extended!
It's official! The Cayton and Flixton Carrs Partnership is now secure until least Aug 2011 and now promoting wetland restoration across a wider area than before.
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Posted: 09 April 2009
Cayton and Flixton hosts wetland training course
The RSPB held a successful wet grassland site assessment course in Flixton using Cayton and Flixton Carrs as a case study
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Posted: 12 January 2009
Grove Farm milestone
The last major sluice on the wetland restoration scheme for Grove Farm is ready for action in time for spring 2009 breeding wader season
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Posted: 10 October 2008
New sluice put through its paces
New water control sluices installed on Grove Farm have been given a test run in readiness for wading bird breeding season next Spring
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Posted: 03 September 2008
Archaeology fieldwork season on the Carrs
July and August saw another field season of excavations and surveying at the important Mesolithic site of Star Carr.
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Posted: 03 September 2008
Scrapes and Sluices on Grove Farm
The first water level control structures have been completed this August on Grove Farm, Cayton.
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Posted: 21 May 2008
Water Vole monitoring
The Project is trying out a novel means to check for the presence of water voles on the dykes and ditches of The Carrs.
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Posted: 21 May 2008
Tree Sparrow success at Flixton
New nestboxes and feeders at Crook Lane, Flixton are a hit with local Tree Sparrows, with over half the boxes occupied in a matter of weeks.
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Posted: 10 April 2008
Breeding Bird Survey 2008
A new survey of bird species using the wetland project area got underway this month
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