29
January 2016
A
restored peat bog - bought by a wildlife trust for £1 four years ago - has
become home to an endangered bird.
Six
black grouse have been spotted at the Stanley Moss Nature Reserve in County Durham
The
grouse is on the RSPB's "red list", meaning the species is globally
endangered.
Ian
Brown from the trust said the birds' presence was a "great indicator"
of how the habitat was being managed.
The
land between Sunniside and Stanley Crook, which was turned back into a blanket
bog habitat in 2012, is also home to snipe and hares.
Mr
Brown said the black grouse population was "a strong testament to the work
of members and volunteers".
"Hopefully,
this group is significant enough to become a viable breeding population,"
he said.
The
loss of the birds' natural habitat of farmland and and moorland has contributed
to the decline in their numbers, the RSPB says.
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