Red-crowned cranes – our rarest species Their Latin name is Grus japonensis and they are IUCN red-listed as Endangered with a wild population less than 2000 individuals and decreasing. Pensthorpe have a special link with red-crowned cranes, and the International Crane Foundation (ICF) who work closely with local communities to raise awareness of the crane’s plight in East Asia,… Read more »
May 7, 2020
Cranes make a comeback to the UK The Common crane (also know as the Eurasian crane) was lost from the UK for nearly 400 years, but thanks to conservation efforts their population numbers have once again hit record levels. These birds, the tallest in the UK at 4ft, used to be quite common however. They… Read more »
April 24, 2020
Tickled pink at the arrival of flamingo eggs We are tickled pink at the arrival of the first flamingo eggs here at Pensthorpe – the first in the 15 years since we have had Greater Flamingo here. After we welcomed another 20 new birds last year to our previous flock of 29, it was… Read more »
September 9, 2019
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