#EarthDay is a great day to stop and reflect on the unique Antarctic environment. We would love to see some of your favourite Antarctic images. Here are a few of ours to start 🐧🧊🌍

Happy #WorldPenguinDay 🐧 This date commemorates the beginning of Adélie penguins annual migrations. From their breeding colonies to winter foraging grounds and back again, this species travels 13,000 km each year! Footage captured using #BRUVS as part of our GOWAN project.

A world map centred around Antarctica

Wishing Sir David Attenborough a Happy 99th Birthday! We are extremely grateful for his work promoting Antarctica and bringing the amazing continent to homes around the globe 🎂🌍🐧💙

It has been great to see the BAT flag flying in sunny Parliament Square this week, alongside all the other Overseas Territories

We’ve relaunched our ‘Discovering the Arctic’ website ❄️ 💻🛷. It's an interactive educational resource for schools for teachers and students, packed with updated content. Explore the site ➡️ discoveringthearctic.org.uk Take a look at some images from our launch event yesterday!

We were delighted to be joined by some of our closest partners for our Annual stakeholder meeting. It was great to hear that everyone had a successful season and we can't wait to see what next year brings!

10 years. 10 #UKOTs. A global network of #MPAs. Since 2016, the Blue Belt Programme has been a testament to the power of collaboration between the UK & Overseas Territories. To mark the start of our 10th year campaign, we’re sharing highlights from the beginning #BlueBelt10Years

ITV News are reporting daily from on board British Antarctic Survey 🐧 RRS Sir David Attenborough for the next two weeks. Rumour has it, they'll be stopping off at a certain heritage site that is now closed for winter... 📹 Teaser: youtube.com/watch?v=NCCBmb… ⬇️ More info itv.com/news/2025-06-0…

What's better than celebrating Midwinter? Celebrating it twice! While tomorrow marks the official Midwinter, we are starting the celebrations today! Read the Commissioner's letter here tinyurl.com/4vhhr3up 🐧🇦🇶🥳British Antarctic Survey 🐧

If you were brave enough to face the heatwave in London today you will see the BAT flag flying proudly from the FCDO building. While we enjoy the sun, we thank those who are spending their summer down in the Territory! Happy Midwinter's Day 🐧🥳

King's Midwinter message to Antarctic researchers bbc.com/news/articles/…

#PolarPride Reminder: Diversity enriches teams like mixing water masses enriches the Southern Ocean. Different sources, one powerful system. 🌊🌈 The Southern Ocean connects the planet — and our community reflects that. Polar Pride reminds us that inclusive science is stronger

Happy Polar Pride from everyone at the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust! 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇶 Wildlife Monitor Alette raises the rainbow flag at Port Lockroy, celebrating diversity, inclusion and love in every corner of our planet, including Antarctica. 🌈🐧 #PolarPride #PortLockroy #Antarctica

Happy Polar Pride! 🌈Today we celebrate the contribution of the LGBTQ+ community to Polar science and the strength that diversity brings. We look forward to seeing how others celebrate the day! 🐧🐻‍❄️ #PolarPride #polarscience

Happy #PolarPride Day! Celebrating the 🇬🇧 #Polar community's support for #DiversityInPolarScience. #TeamPolar remain committed to ensuring everyone involved in understanding and protecting the #Arctic and #Antarctic feels included and respected 🐧🥶🐻‍❄🌈

Today we celebrate 66 years since the signing of the #AntarcticTreaty on December 1, 1959. Hoy celebramos 66 años desde la firma del #TratadoAntártico en Washington, el 1° de diciembre de 1959. #AntarcticaDay #DíadelaAntártida 🇦🇶

The UK is committed to ensuring Antarctica is protected to progress climate research & support regional security. That's why we're publishing our Antarctic Strategy today to advance our ambitions for the region whilst shaping understanding of the impacts of climate change. 🇬🇧🇦🇶

The UKs Antarctic Strategy is now available in PDF and can be found at tinyurl.com/ycy7bzzh 🐧🦭🇦🇶