Geltsdale RSPB reserve
| Geltsdale RSPB reserve | |
| Nature reserve | |
 Howgill Beck and Stagsike Cottages (visitor information point for the RSPB reserve). Photo by Ian Taylor.
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| Country | England |
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| County | Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°55′09″N 2°36′58″W / 54.91929°N 2.61621°WCoordinates: 54°55′09″N 2°36′58″W / 54.91929°N 2.61621°W |
| Biome | Moorland |
| Animal | Black grouse, Hen harrier |
| For public | Open year round |
| Protection status | AONB, (see note) SSSI (see note) and SPA |
| Website: http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/find-a-reserve/reserves-a-z/reserves-by-name/g/geltsdale/index.aspx | |
Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in Geltsdale, Cumbria, England. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds manages the site for upland birds such as the hen harrier and black grouse.
The hen harrier is a bird of open habitats such as heather moorland, a type of vegetation which is typical of the reserve. The black grouse requires a more varied habitat and the RSPB has planted many trees at Geltsdale.
There is a visitor information point.
There is free entry to the reserve. There are four waymarked trails leading from the car park at Howgill:
In 2016 a hen harrier chick fledged at the reserve. Named Bonny, he was one of only seven such chicks to fledge that year in England. Bonny was satellite tagged as part of a project funded by the European Union LIFE Programme. Information was no longer transmitted from the tag after 14 December 2016 and he is assumed to have died.
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