In this role you will be the lead for our communications, public engagement and relationship building as well as supporting local communities to take up opportunities for positive change and engagement through the LELP projects.

National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland RSPB NI

One of this year's colour ringed #curlew chicks from RSPB Geltsdale has been spotted not far away on the Solway Coast! This photo was taken by a volunteer from the reserve on 08/10 - orange leg flag D36.

If you see any colour ringed curlews in the area, please let us know!

It's great to be able to share with future conservationists, the work we are doing to help secure the future for curlews at RSPB Insh Marshes! 💚

A brief but insightful account of volunteering with us if you're thinking of joining us. Please get in touch if you fancy giving it a go.
My experience as a CurlewLIFE volunteer by Keegan Blazey curlewlife.org/2022/10/my-exp…

James and David’s farm plays a central role in our Curlews in crisis conservation project, protecting one of NI’s priority species. Their dedication to wildlife and climate protection is a shining example of what can be achieved when we make space for nature on working farmland.

🌟We are so proud of the nature-friendly farmers we work with and today we want to say a huge well done and thank you to brothers, James and David Bonnar, who were named Nature Friendly Farming Network’s Nature-Friendly Farmers of the Year at the Farming Life awards.👨‍🌾🐦

So well deserved!👇

Today is #NationalPoetryDay !

The theme this year is the environment; a topic that has inspired poets for many centuries.

To mark this day, here’s a quote about an iconic Welsh bird, written by one of Wales’ most famous poets.

🐦 #AEWAMOP8 kicks off today! I’m 🏃‍♀️point for EU & Member States on 👉 species action & management plans 👉 conservation guidance 👉knowledge gaps 👉 addressing causes of waterbird mortality. 👀 to adopt crucial decisions for #waterbirds & #ForNature .

In case you missed me talking music and curlews on BBC Front Row, you can listen again via BBC Sounds! Thanks again to producer Julian May.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📷 Samantha Lee

What sort of season did our breeding curlew have this year? Curious and want to know? Here's the story: Ysbyty Ifan & Hiraethog - curlew breeding season 2022 - Curlew LIFE curlewlife.org/2022/09/ysbyty…

Great to be invited to participate in discussions about working in partnership with farmers to save rare birds. Good also to chat with partners. Valuable conversations.

Sarah West from Curlews in crisis has spent the season busily finding #curlew nests and chick tagging at RSPB Geltsdale and Hadrian’s Wall

To find out more, read her blog bit.ly/3wG9ypZ #waders David Douglas #ornithology

Thanks to the farmers who dropped into our session at Pentrefoelas to hear how our breeding curlew did this year and to discuss potential habitat improvements. Everyone agreed that working together is the only way to save breeding curlew.

Spent today visiting a very different ⁦Curlews in crisis⁩ site (or should it be sites? Multiple islands) Lower Lough Erne. Another great team, so much passion #RSPBEcology

Fascinating blog from Curlews in crisis about volunteers, farmers and project staff working together to locate nests and tag chicks (and identify predators) - all important aspects of Curlew recovery 👍😊 #FarmWildlife

Spent the morning talking ⁦Curlews in crisis⁩ on the Antrim plateau this morning. Incredibly hard work by the staff resulted in best year yet. But so much more to do!