Peregrine falcons

The peregrine falcon epitomises wildness; a powerful hunter that specialises in catching birds. Swooping down onto its prey at high speed, the peregrine is the fastest animal on the planet having been clocked diving at a mind-boggling 242 miles per hour! Replacing cliffs and mountain ledges with cathedral spires and power station window ledges, you are now probably more likely to see a peregrine in town than you are out in the wilds, where it still suffers from persecution. 

The rocky limestone cliffs and crags of Warton Crag are the perfect place for peregrine falcons to nest. The birds are most obvious during their noisy courtship early in the spring, and then through the summer as the adults bring food in to the growing chicks.  

A group of falcons is called a 'cast'.