https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/nightingales/Recent content in nightingales on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/fears-over-impact-of-new-a40-town-domestic-cats-threaten-nightingales-in-ancient-woodland/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:40:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/fears-over-impact-of-new-a40-town-domestic-cats-threaten-nightingales-in-ancient-woodland/Concerns are mounting that domestic cats from a proposed 2,000-home development in Churcham, Gloucestershire, could devastate the local population of nightingales in the ancient Highnam Woods. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has highlighted the potential threat these cats pose to the protected birds, known for their exquisite song and already suffering steep population declines. Highnam Woods near Gloucester is an important habitat supporting nightingales, a species that is red-listed due to a dramatic 90% decline in the UK over the past 50 years.