Up and running - a new nest box for 2026! Webcam view inside the new "tower top box" This week, we finally completed work on the construction of our brand new peregrine falcon nest b...

A fresh blog post just dropped about our new nest box and webcam.
(Someone even described it as having "Scandi sauna vibes"!)

View the Nest Cams here: derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/p/our-webcam...

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Wooden beams inside the loft space of a cathedral nave roof.

Wooden beams inside the loft space of a cathedral nave roof.

Wooden beams inside the loft space of a cathedral nave roof.

Wooden beams and modern walkway inside the loft space of a cathedral nave roof.

Fascinating and rarely seen view inside the nave roof of #DerbyCathedral today.

Looking up Derby Cathedral tower against a bright blue sky, with a red and a yellow abseil rope running down from the top. POV photo from the abseil.

Two hours dangling on an #abseil rope today.
What a delight to get off and to get some circulation back in my legs.

#DerbyCathedral
#Derbyperegrines
#climbing
#rappel

It’s always a thrutchy start to an abseil off #DerbyCathedral.

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Text of a risk assessment for installing webcameras on a cathedral tower, in which many 'severity' outcomes were 'Lethal', plus the actions taken to ensure their likeleihood was low.

Just unearthed my 2007 #RiskAssessment for installing webcameras on the side of #DerbyCathedral.

A lot of 'SEVERITY' issues where the outcome was 'LETHAL', but over the last 20 years we do seem to have managed to reduce the risks to zero (so far, anyway)!

#MemorialMonday #JosephWright #DerbyCathedral worth a read. Extraordinary #graveslab #churchcrawling

a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with his eyes closed . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain

Hoping to start erecting our new #peregrine falcon nest box tomorrow.
Weather forecast not looking as dry as we thought it was going to be a few days ago.
Might take ear defenders for when the bell ringers go at it in the afternoon.

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Four timber decking boards laid out on the floorboards of a cathedral bell tower.

Four timber decking boards laid out on the floorboards of a cathedral bell tower.

First steps taken today towards constructing a temporary #peregrine falcon nest box on the tower roof at #DerbyCathedral.
Lots more timber to haul up the 189 spiral staircase over the next week.

An image of a man (Ben Fogle) in a vile green top, pointing roughly towards a peregrine falcon nest ledge on Derby Cathedral.

An AI modified image of a man (Ben Fogle) in a vile green top, pointing accuratley towards a peregrine falcon nest ledge on Derby Cathedral.

Am I a bad, bad person?

I learned on the news how #Grok can be used to modify any image to whatever I wanted.
So I altered the pic of #BenFogle I took so he's now pointing right at our #peregrine falcon nest platform on #DerbyCathedral.

Should I change the colour of the top he's wearing, too?

A webcam image of a juvenile peregrine falcon staring at the camera whilst wearing a Photoshopped Santa hat.

Merry Christmas from all the Team and devoted #webcam watchers at the Derby Cathedral #Peregrine Project

Lots of new challenges and opportunities for the New Year!

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One week later... After the sad news last week that our resident female had died, we wondered how long it would be before a new female turned up. Today we got...

A new Derby Peregrine blog post just landed.
And it's great news!

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derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/2025/12/one-...

A male peregrine falcon sits on top of a camera and looks down on a new female bird, sitting on a nest ledge set against bell tower louvres.

A cathedral tower with peregrine falcons in a nest platform.

Looking down onto two peregrine falcons on a nest platform.

A dead adult female peregrine falcon

Absolutely delighted to see today that our male #peregrine falcon on #DerbyCathedral has found a new partner just seven days after the death of his previous mate!

#typicalmale

A large cardboard box and tape measure.

I'm struggling to work out how best to get this thick cardboard box on to the tower roof at #DerbyCathedral.
-Up the narrow spiral staircase?
-Haul it up on a rope from the ground?
-Cut it up into smaller pieces?
-Helicopter?

#PeregrineFalcons

A dead adult female peregrine falcon lying on a black plastic bag in a brown cardboard box.

Close up of the talons of a dead female peregrine falcon lying on a black plastic bag.

Close up of the head and breastof a dead adult female peregrine falcon lying on a black plastic bag.

This is sad.
Picked up a dead female #PeregrineFalcon, found outside #DerbyCathedral this morning.
Weight 1.04kg
Unringed

Brick by Brick at Derby Cathedral - The Association of English Cathedrals Derby Cathedral has unveiled the centrepiece of its summer programme, Brick by Brick – Building a Solid Foundation,

🧱 LEGO lovers! 🧱

Head on over to #DerbyCathedral for Brick by Brick, a first-of-its-kind, model of Derby Cathedral and the surrounding city centre, crafted entirely from LEGO bricks.

#WishYouWereHere

With it's 16th century perpendicular tower, standing over 212 feet high, Derby Cathedral dominates the city skyline and is a welcome sight for those returning home at the end of a long day!

With it's 16th century perpendicular tower, standing over 212 feet high, Derby Cathedral dominates the city skyline and is a welcome sight for those returning home at the end of a long day!

With it's 16th century perpendicular tower, standing over 212 feet high, Derby Cathedral dominates the city skyline and is a welcome sight for those returning home at the end of a long day!

With it's 16th century perpendicular tower, standing over 212 feet high, Derby Cathedral dominates the city skyline and is a welcome sight for those returning home at the end of a long day!

With it's 16th century perpendicular tower, standing over 212 feet high, #DerbyCathedral dominates the city skyline and is a welcome sight for those returning home at the end of a long day!

Drop in > buff.ly/A11RJaX

#CathedralArchitecture #VisitDerby #ArchitectureLovers #HistoricLandmarks

Volunteer Team of the Year Finalist - Voluntary Choir - The Association of English Cathedrals The Voluntary Choir has made an outstanding contribution to the life of Derby Cathedral through their regular leadership and enhancement of worship.

"Their musical and spiritual leadership is marked by dedication, reliability, and a deep sense of service to the wider community."

The Voluntary Choir at #DerbyCathedral, another of team volunteer finalists.

Read more on the link below 👇

Watch Points We are running four Peregrine Watchpoints during May -  early June 2025 Friendly  volunteers meet and talk with a wide range of visitors o...

Peregrine Falcon Watch Points begin in Derby City Centre this Saturday (24th May 2025).
Full details here:
derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/p/watchpoint...

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Great webcam views of #DerbyPeregrines, today.

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#raptors
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=frBW...

Today’s the day!

We’re at #DerbyCathedral to judge the first of our #Newgate Cathedral #Volunteer of the Year awards!

Celebrating and giving thanks to those thousands of unsung heroes who make our cathedrals the special places they are.

An 18-day old peregrine falcon chick.

An 18-day old peregrine falcon chick.

Two circa 18-day old peregrine falcon chicks.

A climber returns two peregrine falcon chicks to an artificial nest ledge after they were rung (=banded)

A few pictures from today’s peregrine chick ringing at #DerbyCathedral

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Ringing goes well The ringing of the two chicks today (8th May) went smoothly as usual and the two were quickly returned to their nest with bling on their leg...

We ringed (=banded) our two Peregrine Falcon chicks on the tower of #DerbyCathedral today.

Photos and videos of the abseil are now on our blog. derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/2025/05/ring...
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#DerbyPeregrines

The bell ringers of #DerbyCathedral are hard at work this morning, too!
Watch and listen here: derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/p/our-webcam...

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Two chicks at #DerbyCathedral

Watch them here > www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/...

An adult peregrine falcon tends to three eggs and a new chick, hatched on Easter Sunday at Derby Cathedral, as seen by a live webcam.

Happy genuine Easter egg (and chick) day from #DerbyCathedral

A peregrine falcon adult with three eggs and a newly-hatched chick.

We have our first peregrine chick on #DerbyCathedral!

Watch live here: derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/p/our-webcam...

#MothersDay #DerbyCathedral

A large TV stand inside Derby Cathedral, England, with a modern stained glass window in the background. The monitor itself is showing a webcam feed from a peregrine falcon nest with an adult incubating its eggs.

We've now got our live #PeregrineFalcon webcam feed on public display inside #DerbyCathedral.

Do come and visit us.
We'll also be running some free Watch Points on Cathedral Green once the eggs have hatched.

Or watch and listen to the #birds online at derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/p/our-webcam...

No sign of the peregrines but a beautiful spring day at #derbycathedral
#derby #spring

PowerPoint title slide of a talk about "Peregines and People" showing a juvenile falcon in front of the tower of Derby Cathedral, and an image of an adult flying off from the side of that tower.

Decisions, decisions!
With the polytunnel re-covering now postponed tomorrow, do I still go down to the #allotment, or should I stay at home and prepare my Peregrine Falcon talk to the Friends of #DerbyCathedral on Saturday afternoon?
Decisions, decisions!

#birds