Next week sees the latest stage of the project to re-establish red kites in the North-East.

Last July, 20 young kites were released in the Derwent Valley in Gateshead.

Next week the first of another 30 of the birds will be set free from the same location.

The RSPB and Northern Kites Project have teamed up with The Journal to give two readers the chance to release a later batch of kites in the middle of the month.

Simply complete the entry form (right) which will go into a draw and return it to the RSPB by Friday, July 8.

Results will be announced in Environment Journal on Saturday, July 9.

Every reader who enters will receive a free RSPB Wildlife On Your Doorstep booklet.

The Northern Kites project is managed by English Nature and the RSPB, in partnership with Gateshead Council, Northumbrian Water, the National Trust, and the Forestry Commission, with additional funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sita Environmental Trust.