About the event

In 2025 ospreys bred for the first time in over 250 years in Norfolk at NWT Ranworth Broad, a significant and exciting milestone in the reintroduction of this iconic bird back to England. The successful nest in Norfolk has direct links back to a project started in 2014 in the vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire. Amateur naturalist Simon Curtin, a bird watcher for over 50 years, tells the inspirational personal story of his encounters with the osprey and the project he led to bring the bird back as a breeding species to the East Midlands and how it became significant to the Norfolk success. The talk, illustrated with many personally taken pictures and videos, gives a background on ospreys and their behaviours including nesting, migration, feeding etc as well as information on the Belvoir project as a "how to" guide, and brings the audience right up to date with the successful Norfolk nest.