• Nesting Hen Harriers
    After a gap of 10 years we have a hen harrier nest on the reserve. The male is a first-year bird and is mainly brown with a few grey feathers coming through, as can be seen in Adam Moan’s photo. The...
  • RSPB Geltsdale Summer
    As with the rest of the country ..indeed the world, it has been a very strange Spring and Summer here at Geltsdale Reserve this year. With lockdown coming in just as the breeding season was kicking...
  • Hen Harriers the Stars of Duck Day
    RSPB's Skydancer project, teamed up with Greehead's annual Duck Day event to promote the plight of the Hen Harrier. The event featured Hen Harrier theme games and activities for the children, information...
  • Recent sightings
    Hi folks Despite many of our breeding waders having departed us, we've had some great sightings on the reserve over the last couple of weeks including several juvenile marsh harriers hunting around...
  • The Gilsland Show
    With a disappointing forecast, strong winds and stormy skies, Belinda Lloyd, Assistant Farmland Warden and Jill Jones, Reserve Administrator set off to woman a stall at the Gilsland Show, supported...