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Licensed bird ringers Charlie & Ingrid had a very busy 2025 on Lindow. The ringing consisted of 5am starts, using nets to capture the birds, and in one case they worked through the night using thermal imaging! Having this data is so important as we can now see what is new and what is returning to Lindow year on year. The ringing is supported by a generous grant from the Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society and no birds were harmed during the ringing process!

The West Pennines Bird ringing group has been ringing birds at Lindow since March this year, helping us to understand how species use the site. Ringing birds helps scientists to understand movement of individuals and species on migration, as well as helping monitor breeding, survival and populations. Last week, licensed ringers found this (lesser) Redpoll (Acanthis flammea cabaret) which already had a ring on its leg. It hatched in 2023 and was ringed on 4th November 2023 at Anglers Country...

These two photos were taken on the 26th May 1989 by Gordon Edgar. Gordan explained ‘The Wilmslow operation demanded two sets of four wagons, one rake being propelled to the moss empty after discharge, and a loaded rake made up on the moss in the intervening time, subsequently being drawn back to the mill’s tippler, with just one loco required in use at any given time’ 😱 In 1997, the current owners bought the site from Middlebrook Mushrooms and the railway finally closed in October 2000....