![]() ![]() It’s an incredible success story and, though some hazards remain, there’s every indication the Red Kite will thrive into the future. Further reintroductions went just as well and in 2006, a red kite was spotted over London for the first time in 150 years. By 1992 they were breeding successfully and two years later, the first wild-reared Kites reared young of their own. With the population in such a severe genetic bottleneck and struggling against bad weather, lack of food due to myxomatosis in rabbits and eggshell thinning caused by organochlorine pesticides, the odds were stacked against their natural recovery.ĭecisive action was needed and the first reintroductions were made in 1989, when six Swedish birds were released in Scotland and a further four (plus one Welsh) in Buckinghamshire. Rather belated conservation efforts began in 1903 but by then every surviving bird was descended from a single Welsh female. Red Kite Ride is the first of many brands and events to create a digital layer for Bike Club’s upcoming mint. ![]() With a bounty on its head, the species was driven to extinction in England and Scotland by 1879. But attitudes shifted over time and the Red Kite fell from grace when it was mistakenly viewed as a threat to livestock and gamebirds. ![]() As scavengers, they picked the filthy streets clean and their highly-valued services earned protection by royal decree. Just a few centuries earlier, Red Kites were as common as pigeons and equally urban, even in London – Shakespeare’s ‘city of kites and crows’. Red Kite is proud to be the exclusive retail partner for Bullfinch beautiful custom steel bikes made a few miles down the road in Solihull, West Midlands. The 1968-72 breeding bird maps deliberately showed a vague, red circle somewhere over mid-Wales, and guards were set on the ground to protect the precious nests from egg collectors and bounty hunters. Just 50 years ago there were only a handful of Red Kites left, clinging on to their last remaining stronghold deep in the wilds of Wales.Their location was a closely guarded secret, both on paper and in person. As an independent shop, Red Kite brings a. These magnificent birds are still outnumbered by their Buzzard brethren but they share a similar story, both bouncing back from the brink of extinction. A real bike shop on a real high street in a real place Red Kite Cycles has been more than 20 years in Solihull. Our range is selected to open your eyes and horizons beyond the expected.The Red Kite is an increasingly familiar sight in the skies above Sussex, soaring effortlessly over the South Downs on an almost-six-foot wingspan. What the internet won’t give you is that personal dialogue and understanding of how you will ride and experience the road, the path and the trail: at Red Kite Cycles we pride ourselves on setting you fair on your journey with a machine chosen for your needs – it’s about the bike you want to ride not just about what we want to sell. At Red Kite we believe in giving time to the process of choosing that means understanding who you are, what you want to gain from your investment in a new bicycle and fitting you properly to that bike. These locally manufactured machines are built from legendary Reynolds tubing and designed for riding British roads.Ĭhoosing a bike is about matching your needs, expressing yourself and finding a bike that will keep you riding. Red Kite is proud to be the exclusive retail partner for Bullfinch – beautiful custom steel bikes made a few miles down the road in Solihull, West Midlands. We also back a selection of UK cycle brands to give you the very best of British design and build: Bullfinch for locally handbuilt steel Brompton for folding bikes and Enigma for beautiful titanium. We are a Partnership Store and main dealers for Trek bicycles – one of the world’s absolute premier cycle manufacturers and a leading brand for technical excellence: they offer exceptional value and quality in road, mountain, hybrid and kids bikes.
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