Mel Orros

We want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who's supported us over the last year. Thanks to the publics kindness for attending our series of events over the course of the year we won the GOLD AWARD in the Active and Learning Experience of the Year category at the #DorsetTA awards last night.

A massive thanks to the Dorset Tourism Awards too for our award and for recognising that Eco-tourism is playing a large and important part of Dorsets future.....
#DorsetTA

@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@bournemouthecho.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Prominent falconer Andrew Knowles-Brown fined almost £14,000 for ‘shocking’ animal cruelty Prominent falconer and eagle breeder, Andrew Knowles-Brown, 70, has been sentenced after investigators from the Scottish SSPCA found approximately 90 eagles and other birds were living in ‘un…

Knowles-Brown is a former Chair of the Scottish Hawk Board & Vice Chair of the UK Hawk Board which provides welfare guidelines for those keeping raptors in captivity.

#RaptorResearch

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/15/p...

Article reads: Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Housing first

“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”

Our Spring Safari Cruises start this weekend and tickets are selling fast! We're doing 3 trips per week at various times so there's plenty of opportunity to join us to witness the spectacle of Spring Migration!
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/spring...
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

I tied these ribbons to the railings today outside what was HMP Holloway. There is no other sign at the site to remind people that a thousand suffragettes were imprisoned here and some were tortured. #InternationalWomensDay

How gorgeous is this?! How amazing to be able to 'paint' with wool.

Follow wildlife artist @nickyheardartist.bsky.social for more...

#birds #birdart #textiles #nature 🪶🌿

Winter Safari Cruises

Last minute Winter Safari Cruise tomorrow, Saturday 22nd February 2-5pm.
This is our last Winter Safari with any spaces left! So it's your last chance to join us to see Poole Harbour's Winter birds this season.
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/winter...

Nominate a charity - Movement for Good Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

If you have a minute spare, please nominate us for this special draw. It would make a huge difference! ⬇️🤞
animal.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...

Ruins of Corfe Castle. Pale blues and greens. mist and sunshine

Dorset coast, teasels in foreground, Durdle Door, moon and stars. In blues, off whites and greys.

Early Morning Mist Corfe Castle, and Winter at Durdle Door - both by Dorset painter and printmaker, Gina Marshall

More of this artist's bold and vibrant artwork, here: www.ginamagnoliaart.com

#landscape #art #seascape

📢 NEW VACANCY: Hop Spots Development Phase Officer
Fixed term | Full time | £28k | Dorset
We're looking for a confident & innovative communicator, with an understanding of UK education, to develop our @HeritageFundUk supported #HopSpotsProject 👉 www.arc-trust.org/vacancies

Hello everyone! 👋

ARC is a UK-based wildlife charity dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles. We do this through our staff and our volunteers, by working with partners and by influencing others through advocacy, education and increasing awareness.

Find out more: www.arc-trust.org

How wonderful to see Amphibian and Reptile Conservation @arc-trust.bsky.social here on Bluesky!

Do please give them a follow, if you would 🐸 🦎 🐍

#nature #wildlife #reptiles #amphibians

Winter Lecture 2025: Guy Shrubsole

This Thursday 6th Feb, I'll be speaking at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History about my book The Lie of the Land. Some spaces still available, you can book tickets here: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/winter...

Conservation Concepts - British Ecological Society Learn a new conservation concept in just 2 minutes.

Thanks to the British Ecological Society for creating these great webpages leading to the YouTube videos "Learn a new conservation concept in just 2 minutes". Part of the educational resources designed and curated by their in-house teachers.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/cons...

A thriving natural world is the foundation of economic growth and vital for health and wellbeing. Language that pits these against each other is unhelpful and deeply concerning.

Nature is not a blocker to growth.

The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍

Habitats - YouTube How does each habitat function? Why does it occur where it does? How does this understanding affect conservation?

I believe that the more we understand nature, the more we can appreciate its beauty. I want to help decode the patterns of nature. Why are habitats found where they are? What makes certain species thrive? What do these ecosystems tell us about the past? Hope you enjoy. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

National Avian Influenza Prevention Zones (AIPZ) declared across England & Scotland Following an increase in the number of detections of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in wild birds and other captive birds, the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer from Scotland and Chief …

The threat is considered severe enough to require significantly increased biosecurity measures for captive birds and yet the chasing of potentially infected gamebirds across the countryside can still continue.....bonkers.

#Ornithology #BirdingScotland

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/27/n...

Frog carving on top of metal railing

Frog carving on metal railing surrounded by vegetation

Metal railing with a twist on one bar and frog carving on another looking out over scrubland

Why can't we have more railings like this? @Beaulieu motor museum #frogs

Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks

"100% of the nests contained fipronil, banned in the UK and EU for agricultural use, and 89% contained imidacloprid, banned in the EU as a plant protection product. Both are still widely used in pet flea treatments..."

#neonics #cats #dogs #birds #pesticides

www.theguardian.com/environment/....

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

Two Song Thrushes singing, and two Blackbirds. Brown, black and green.

Having heard both Blackbird and Song Thrush songs today, it feels like a good day to repost this beautiful linocut print...

'Blackbirds and Thrushes' - by Sheffield based artist and printmaker, James Green

#birdsong #birds #nature 🪶 🌿

Five blackbirds eating orange berries in a winter tree.

Blackbirds on Yellow Crab Apples - by Batik artist, Marie-Therese King

More of Marie-Therese's beautiful batik paintings, here: mariethereseking.uk

Because the world needs more Blackbird Art!

#birds #art #Batik #blackbirds