Welcome to the LDV NNR ringing blog, this blog is designed to share the experiences, findings and tales from a group of dedicated ringers. We specialise in conservation orientated research projects, largely focusing on wildfowl, waders, owls and birds of conservation concern, in and around the Vale of York NNR's.

NB - Whilst the purpose of this blog was initially designed to cover our nationally important wildfowl ringing activities, it now also features wildlife and work posts, explaining how we manage the NNR for both wildlife and people.

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Thursday, 16 October 2025

14/10/25 - Hamza's Wild Isles ft. the LDV

Over a long weekend back in February some of our team spent several days working alongside wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin (of Strictly Come Dancing fame!) and the rest of the crew in filming a feature for the forthcoming ‘Wild Isles’ series that started on BBC One at the weekend.

This series covers yet more of the amazing wildlife spectacles that we are lucky enough to support in our ‘wild isles’, but focuses on the more hidden, hard to see, elusive and surprising wildlife experiences our countryside supports. We don’t want to give the game away, but make sure you keep a look out for the National Nature Reserves at Lower Derwent Valley and Skipwith Common as we track down one special visitor, who, having travelled thousands of miles to get here, often remains elusive and hard to see. Whilst we have been studying this species for a few years now, it’s great to be able to share this work, along with the amazing footage with a wider audience – so make sure you tune in on Sunday evenings for the next few weeks, or watch all of the episodes on BBC iPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0l07b2y/hamzas-hidden-wild-isles?seriesId=p0l07b2y-structural-1-m0029sy6


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