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Global Birdfair to return to Rutland for 2025




Tickets are set to go on sale for an international wildlife show in our region.

The three-day Global Birdfair festival returns to Lyndon Top, on the shores of Rutland Water, from July 11 to 13, with last year’s event attracting more than 10,000 visitors.

Tickets will go on sale in February at www.globalbirdfair.org with prices starting at £18 for an adult day pass and free admission for under 18s with a paying adult.

Global Birdfair is promoting the Safeguarding Ocean Species project for this year's event
Global Birdfair is promoting the Safeguarding Ocean Species project for this year's event

This year’s event will feature 300 exhibitors including conservation organisations, artists, books, camera equipment, local produce, and wildlife garden accessories.

The ticket price includes access to all lectures, workshops, events and young visitor activities.

There is free parking at the site and a free shuttle bus service to and from Oakham Railway Station, while there is camping and glamping is available at the site.

The Global Birdfair 2025 will take place at Lyndon Top
The Global Birdfair 2025 will take place at Lyndon Top

There will also be food outlets and a bar which stay open until 9pm on the first two days.

Event organisers this week announced Safeguarding Ocean Species as Global Birdfair’s conservation project for 2025.

The project concentrates on the South Pacific region and aims to tackle and raise awareness of the threat to birdlife caused by commercial fishing company’s ‘longline’ fishing.

Around 300 exhibitors are expected, including birdwatching equipment. Photo: Chris Lowndes
Around 300 exhibitors are expected, including birdwatching equipment. Photo: Chris Lowndes

The method kills many unwanted fish and marine creatures, known as ‘bycatch’, which is thrown back into the sea.

Experts says it is the single greatest threat to many albatross and petrel species, including the critically-endangered Antipodean Albatross and several species of shearwaters.

The project wants these fishing vessels to adopt mitigation measures to reduce the numbers of birds affected, encourage more sustainable fishing and promote biodiversity conservation.



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