Stream to capture birds' 25th year at cathedral

A live stream is being set up by a cathedral to follow the lives of peregrine falcons that are believed to have been at the site for 25 years.

Chichester Cathedral said the birds nest on its spire and that it would be live streaming its nest from Monday.

The cathedral in West Sussex is also hosting peregrine open days on its green where people can use telescopes and cameras to see the birds every Wednesday to Sunday, between 6 June and 5 July.

The birds of prey were first seen on the cathedral tower in the mid-1980s, with formal observations beginning in 2001.

Since then, about 80 chicks had successfully fledged, including two females in 2025.

They fledged in June and after a "bumpy start" were flying and landing well, a website dedicated to the birds said.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said the peregrine falcon was the UK's biggest falcon.

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