RSPB Scotland - Galloway Kite Trail

RSPB Scotland - Galloway Kite Trail D&G Tourist Information Centre Crossmichael Dumfries and Galloway DG3 6BS Email: Click Here Web: Click Here Tell a friend about this page Call this business direct: 08443220769 (Calls charged at National Rate)	Click for more images Google map Click here
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Walking/Trekking
Description After centuries of persecution, which caused the extinction of the red kite in England and Scotland and a dramatic population crash in Wales, new figures show that the numbers of this charismatic bird of prey have reached their highest levels in around 150 years. 2001 saw the beginning of a project to restore Red Kites as a breeding species in Dumfries and Galloway after an absence of well over 100 years. The result of a partnership between the RSPB, Scottish Natural Heritage, Forest Enterprise, Dumfries and Galloway Raptor Study Group and local land-owners, the partnership has released 90 kites over three years in order to establish a breeding population in the region. In 2003, a chick succcessfully fledged in Galloway for the first time since around 1870. The 'Galloway Kite Trail' was launched on the 6th of October 2003, a feeding station plus other interpretation points provide an excellent opportunity to view these special birds at close quarters.