The plot thickens…
RSPB Farmland Advisor Niki Williamson gives us an update on the Operation Turtle Dove demonstration plot…. February. Even if you’re one of the lucky ones who still has a carpet, you’re soaked, it’s dark, and there’s still nearly a year to wait for Christmas. If it’s not the storms that are surging, then it’s the […]
Continue readingTurtle doves: An artist’s perspective
Certain species really capture people’s imagination and the turtle dove is no exception. We invited artist Steve Kershaw to share how this very bird has come to inspire him. It seems like only yesterday that warm summers in the south of England resonated to the soft purring of one of our most iconic birds as it’s […]
Continue readingTurtle Doves feature in Country Living Magazine
Have you seen February’s edition of Country Living Magazine? Writer, Paul Evans, has written a great article about the plight of the Turtle Dove, accompanied by some lovely pictures. At the end of the article there are some suggestions of ways that you can help the Turtle Dove, such as report sightings to Operation Turtle […]
Continue readingCountry Living Feb 2014 The Dove of Love
Wildlife enthusiast running 1,000 miles in aid of Operation Turtle Dove
Wildlife enthusiast, Tristan Reid is a supporter of Operation Turtle Dove and has pledged to run 1000 miles during 2014 in aid of the Turtle Dove. Here he talks about his reasons for taking on this challenge… The last Passenger Pigeon died in Cincinnati US Zoo on the 1st September 1914 – her name was […]
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