Mary Colwell will discuss the Eurasian Curlew’s reliance on farmland in the UK for breeding and rearing chicks, both in the lowlands and the uplands. The Curlew is a red-listed species whose decline is largely due to poor breeding success. Issues include high levels of predation, intensive farming practices, habitat degradation, flooding, drought, afforestation, lack of insects, disturbance by people and dogs, and early/frequent cutting for silage. As many of the issues are directly related to farming, farmers hold the key to the curlew’s survival into the future.