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World Osprey Week is this year celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UK osprey reintroduction project. Cumbria Wildlife Trust (CWT) planned to launch a week of activities in Cumbrian primary schools last spring. However, this was cancelled due to the pandemic. But between March 22 and 26 the charity will offer a series of online resources, releasing an osprey video and activity pack each day as well as hosting competitions. The aim is to get people, in particular children, interested in the osprey and its annual migration journey between southern Europe and West Africa. Danielle Chalmers, CWT osprey education project officer, said the upcoming event would be a great way of getting ready for the return of Cumbria s pair of breeding ospreys at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, expected at the end of this month.
Preparations are under way for the return of the ospreys to Rutland Water Published: 10:00, 04 March 2021
Wildlife enthusiasts are putting the final touches to a nesting site ready for the return of Rutlandâs ospreys.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the project to relocate the birds from Scotland and establish a new breeding programme.
Since then more than 150 chicks have hatched at Rutland Water and hopes are high for more new arrivals when the birds return later this month.
Ospreys at Rutland Water in 2020
People will also be able to et an even better view of the action thanks to the arrival of new webcams.