Falcons return to Stonehenge in revival of Victorian tradition

English Heritage to hold socially-distanced displays over Bank Holiday weekend, writes Peter Stubley

A peregrine falcon flies at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. (PA)

Falcons will return to Stonehenge for a public display this Bank Holiday after an absence of nearly 100 years.

During the Victorian era the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire was a popular backdrop for hunting with birds of prey.

It was a particular favourite of the aristocracy, who spearheaded a resurgence of the traditional sport of the nobility and established the Old Hawking Club in 1864.