'Nothing short of a miracle' First breeding Ospreys in Yorkshire for hundreds of years
OSPREYS are breeding for the first time in Yorkshire for hundreds of years and delighted conservationists cannot believe their luck.
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The birds, who have made their home on the Bolton Castle estate in Wensleydale, have produced two chicks - a male and a female. Sacha Dench, who is tracking the migration route to Africa, praised Tom Orde-Powlett, son of Lord Bolton, who created the Yorkshire Dales nesting site.
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Two platforms were built to try to tempt the birds to stay.
Ms Dench said: "What Tom and his colleagues have achieved is nothing short of a miracle."