Primary school children in Cumbria drew birds and posters to help let coastal visitors learn about protecting birds like oystercatcher and plover. 

To raise awareness of how easy it is to disturb birds that nest on the ground at the strandline, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Dynamic Dunescapes worked with local primary schools to create posters to be put up around breeding areas.

Birds such as oystercatchers, terns and ringed plover lay their eggs in the pebbles and shingle on suitable beaches between May and August each year. These nests and the eggs are extremely
well camouflaged to avoid predation, but this means they can easily be trodden on. The signs were needed to encourage beach visitors to avoid walking on the shingle above the strandline during this time, and to keep dogs on leads.

The school pupils were part of a competition to design the artwork for these posters. Here are the winning designs!

This oystercatcher was drawn by Seascale Primary School