Don’t forget our 2021 Virtual Conference is next weekend (30th-31st)! We have 4 fabulous speakers talking on the topics of ‘wonders of migration’ and ‘inclusivity in birding.’ Book for free here 👉🏻 sos.org.uk/archives/2812 BTO Sussex Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 BTO

Really excited to be talking about #Curlews for the Sussex Ornithology annual conference on Sat Jan 30th, including profiling BTO work by Harry Ewing Dr. Rachel C. Taylor (commissions available) Katharine Bowgen BTO Cymru BTO Scotland

#TawnyOwls are amazing night #hunters, feeding on voles and mice🐁They have incredible hearing adaptations with asymmetrical ears to allow them to pinpoint sound 🦉 Emily Crookshank drew this stunning #charcoal #drawing from the amazing #WildlifePhotographer Joshua Copping 📸

Spotted a robin so far 🐦😆 The #BigGardenBirdWatch by RSPB STARTS TODAY until Sunday!! 💚 Register on the #RSPB website and submit your results. Anyone can take part and it will produce invaluable data to see how our #Britishbirds are doing 💚

Tuesday we #celebrated #worldwetlandsday 🌊 Sadly wetlands are one of the most #threatened #ecosystems in the #world 🌊 The #GoodNews is there are incredible organisations that are helping to #restore our wetlands back to a more #natural state 🐟 @SE_Rivers_Trust The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) 💙

In these #snowy conditions make sure to keep your #birdfeeders topped up and de-ice and refill your #water baths daily so the #birds have enough to #eat and #drink....and don't forget to enjoy the #snow too ❄☃️ #snowday #gardenbirds #ice #birdfeeder #birdbath

Fancy a fun and rewarding #activity to do this #lockdown weekend? 💚 How about making a #nestbox for our #garden visitors as it's #nationalnestboxweek 🐦 There are some great templates on BTO for smaller #gardenbirds and Barn Owl Trust for owl boxes 🦉 #makeadifference #nature

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay 💚 Today is all about #forests, so lets get involved and #getoutside and explore our #UK #green spaces. Check out the Ordnance Survey GetOutside app to find your nearst #park and you can even find a local #friends group with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) to help out 🌱🌼🌳🛠

And we’re done! 8,450 plants, 25 species, 1.4km hedgerow in the ground. All possible thanks to eFORESTS and the incredible help of many local volunteers. That’s on top of 1000 trees before Christmas. What a season and a statement of intent! Thank you all! #rewilding #Hedgewatch

On the show this week we have Reasons To Be Wild, three sisters raising awareness of British wildlife through art and engagement. We also have 10xGreenerCH1 & @ClimateActionCH dropping by for a chat. Tuesday 7pm bit.ly/TellusS01Ep14 #EnvironmentalArt #PostcodeGardener #ClimateAction

The #BigGardenBirdwatch results are in and over ONE MILLION people took part🥳! Sadly #goldfinches and #chaffinches have seen the biggest decline, so let's help them out by #planting #sunflowers, teasels, marigolds, poppies and make sure to leave dandelions and thistles!! 🌻💚

We celebrated #EarthDay2021 by launching our #carbonfootprint project with Giki 💚 Think Carbon & competition sign up over April and May live in Cheshire West and winner will get an Eco Starter Kit worth over £50...read info here ecocommunitiesuk.com/2021/04/22/sta…

HAPPY #EARTHDAY 🌍🌎🌏 Top things you can do to help save the #planet that starts in your #garden 🍃 Leave a #wild patch of grass - Don't mow it all 🌱 Offer water 💧 Plant a #hedge 🍃 Put up a #swift box 🕊🐦🦅 Spread the #love 💚

This is the time of year #birds will be nesting. You can help by joining #NoMowMay Most breeding birds will be eating an insect-based diet to give their chicks protein to grow. Leaving your lawn provides habitat for these #insects to live, increasing food for all the chicks! 🐛🐣