Turtle Doves are up in Western Europe, giving hope to the future of the UK population.

Hundreds of farmers across England are preparing to help boost turtle doves after a 40% increase in breeding numbers in ...

It winters in India and as far south ... in Africa, Asia and Australia and New Zealand, which had attracted crowds in the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. But the Oriental turtle-dove has ...

The EU will allow hunters to shoot 132,000 of the doves following numbers increasing in western Europe after a hunting ban that came into effect in 2021. It remains at risk in the UK, where there are ...

The birds migrate from Africa each year to breed in European countries including the UK. While famously featuring in Christmas carol The 12 Days Of Christmas, turtle doves are actually only found in ...