Next 'in-person' Talk:
|
Curlew and the Yorkshire Dales
A talk with Paul Noyes Monday 12th January 2026
7.00pm |
Curlew © Richard Bunce
|
This is the next of our in-person meetings for the 2025/26 season and will be held in:
Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Partick, Glasgow G11 5LW at 7pm. See below for further details about the venue.
Talk Subject - Curlew and the Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is one of the few English landscapes where breeding Curlew populations remain strong, despite steep declines elsewhere. Over the past three years, Paul has tracked Curlew nesting attempts from laying through to failure or fledging, gaining first-hand insight into the farm practices and predator management that help sustain these bird - and the pressures that still threaten them. As with any complex system, digging deeper reveals a nuanced picture, but current BTO research in the Dales is already helping to shape environmental and agricultural policy in England, with implications for the wider UK.
Speaker - Paul Noyes
Paul is originally from Hampshire in the south of England, but spent seven years living and working in Glasgow and Stirling before recently moving back to England. Growing up, he knew Curlew only as winter visitors along the coast. Moving to Scotland changed that: he was lucky enough to encounter them on their breeding grounds and to get to know them far more intimately. When he began working in the Yorkshire Dales, he thought he understood breeding Curlew well - but this landscape reshaped his views on their breeding needs and on how best to approach Curlew conservation. Over time, he has grown to love the people, the landscape, and the Curlew of the Dales, and he is deeply passionate about the strengths, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead for both people and Curlew in this remarkable place.
The Yorkshire Dales is one of the few English landscapes where breeding Curlew populations remain strong, despite steep declines elsewhere. Over the past three years, Paul has tracked Curlew nesting attempts from laying through to failure or fledging, gaining first-hand insight into the farm practices and predator management that help sustain these bird - and the pressures that still threaten them. As with any complex system, digging deeper reveals a nuanced picture, but current BTO research in the Dales is already helping to shape environmental and agricultural policy in England, with implications for the wider UK.
Speaker - Paul Noyes
Paul is originally from Hampshire in the south of England, but spent seven years living and working in Glasgow and Stirling before recently moving back to England. Growing up, he knew Curlew only as winter visitors along the coast. Moving to Scotland changed that: he was lucky enough to encounter them on their breeding grounds and to get to know them far more intimately. When he began working in the Yorkshire Dales, he thought he understood breeding Curlew well - but this landscape reshaped his views on their breeding needs and on how best to approach Curlew conservation. Over time, he has grown to love the people, the landscape, and the Curlew of the Dales, and he is deeply passionate about the strengths, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead for both people and Curlew in this remarkable place.
The Venue - Partick Burgh Hall @ 7pm
This is near Partick bus, underground and train station (see link for map). Car parking should be available in the adjacent streets e.g. Burgh Hall Street, Peel Street and Fortrose Street once the parking regulation hours have passed (currently after 6pm).
To cover the hall hire, we charge an entrance fee of £3 min. There will be no additional charge for the tea, coffee, and biscuits. The fee will be reduced to £1 for students and for others at the discretion of the committee. It would be very helpful if you could bring with you the exact change. We do not have any debit card handling facility.
If you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here. Click to join the SOC .
Rebecca Dickson
Clyde Branch Secretary
[email protected]
This is near Partick bus, underground and train station (see link for map). Car parking should be available in the adjacent streets e.g. Burgh Hall Street, Peel Street and Fortrose Street once the parking regulation hours have passed (currently after 6pm).
To cover the hall hire, we charge an entrance fee of £3 min. There will be no additional charge for the tea, coffee, and biscuits. The fee will be reduced to £1 for students and for others at the discretion of the committee. It would be very helpful if you could bring with you the exact change. We do not have any debit card handling facility.
If you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here. Click to join the SOC .
Rebecca Dickson
Clyde Branch Secretary
[email protected]