The pair of sibling birds, Britain’s largest native birds of prey, arrived from the Welsh Mountain Zoo and will live in a newly built aviary at the park.

The eagles are part of a conservation project supporting the reintroduction of the species to Cumbria.

Richard Robinson, park manager at the Lake District Wildlife Park, said: “We are delighted to finally welcome these magnificent birds to the Park as part of an important project for the reintroduction of the White Tailed Eagle.

“A huge amount of work has gone on behind the scenes to complete the construction of their aviary.

“Every detail, from choosing the correct netting and installing the huge timber poles, has been a huge task.

“We hope that they will settle in soon, and we wholeheartedly support the projects to conserve and reintroduce these birds to further areas of the UK.”

White-tailed eagles, once widespread in Britain, saw their numbers decline due to persecution and habitat loss.

They have been successfully reintroduced to Scotland, the Isle of Wight, and Ireland.

A similar project, led by the Lifescapes Project, aims to reintroduce the species to Cumbria.

The two eagles will also contribute to the European Endangered Species Programme once they reach maturity.

Reaction to their arrival has been mixed.

Steven Hunt said: “Majestic undoubtedly and would live to see them where they belong, free, not enclosed but are we not putting them at risk from shooting and poisoning, once they are free.

“Like I say, would make a real huge deal to witness them, but not everyone wants them sadly.”

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Veronica Schofield expressed concerns about the environmental impact, saying: “Just because a species was here over a hundred years ago does not justify reintroducing an extremely aggressive apex predator into a very different environment today.”

White-tailed eagles are Britain’s largest native bird of prey.

The species is widely found across Eurasia and was successfully reintroduced on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.