Matthew Trevelyan, Farming in Protected Landscapes officer at Nidderdale National Landscape, said: “The call of the curlew has inspired a wealth of poetry, art, and music, but the evocative call ...

"Curlew, culturally, has been a vehicle for poetry, romance, it's an important cultural facilitator to speak about things that are difficult." Image source, Matt Trevelyan.

The curlew is a large native wading bird, with long legs and a long down-curved bill. It was once synonymous with the Irish landscape, its shrill cries inspiring the poetry of WB Yeats, among others.

Curlew in flight. Photo by Luke Lambert. Curlew. Photo by Luke Lambert. The ethereal cry of the curlew is central to Irish folklore and poetry and etched in the childhood memory of many. However ...

Matt’s homemade costume was over 3 yards long. Alex Large / SWNS. World Curlew day was created in 2017 by Mary Colwell to raise awareness of the declining numbers of curlews and the troubles ...

A cry for the endangered curlew – and what can be done to save it Britain’s largest wader could disappear within years unless we take action, says Alastair Jamieson Friday 21 April 2023 15:21 BST ...