Birds of Christmas Past?

Dr Andy Evans, Head of Nature Recovery at the RSPB, writes about the plight of the turtle dove… When I was young I thought that ‘two turtle doves’ was a fairly paltry gift for your ‘true love’. Now I realise that that gift would be every bit as precious as gold, frankincense or myrrh.  The […]

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Dove Step 2 – a 700 mile journey for Turtle Doves!

Earlier this year Operation Turtle Dove supporters Jonny Rankin and Robert Yaxley walked 300 miles in 13 days to raise funds for the creation of more Turtle Dove habitat. They raised a massive £3000 (including Gift Aid) for the project! Well, the Dove Step team are not stopping there. Plans are afoot for a bigger challenge […]

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