Lovely tufties in the reedbed channel this morning...good see them close up #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea Island

My nature journal workshops are now LIVE:
60 min film(s) with species to look out for,the science of how contact w nature lifts mood, zoom sessions with me & a community blog.

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I may have become a bit obsessed with these gorgeous blackwit in yesterday's evening light. Aren't they stunning?! #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT

Spoonie ablutions.... #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT

The Big Give Green Match Fund week is almost here! Look out for QR code posters in the hides and Villa if you're on the island, or go to donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…
Help us raise £40k in one week for beloved Brownsea! 🙏💚🐿🪶 #WildBrownsea

Forster's tern back on Brownsea lagoon 'boomerang' today #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT

Met this lovely (and very pregnant) lady this afternoon, looking very healthy indeed! 🥰 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea Island

U136 and mate on the lagoon this evening #WildBrownsea Thomas

Good morning 🩵 #WildBrownsea

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When your breakfast is a little unruly... #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea Island

Cuckoo flower (Lady's smock) in the wet meadow today #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea Island

Love is.... well, shouting, staring and a bit of regurgitation apparently 🤷‍♀️ Black-headed gull courtship today #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT

Med gulls om Brownsea today...we hope they move on before the terns start to nest as they can be a major predator for chicks. But I have to admit they are gorgeous birds 💚 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT

...and how could I forget the bee-flies and alder beetles 🩵😊🌞 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust

23 Southern marsh orchids (so far) counted in the wet meadow this morning. Plus quite a few large red damselfly out and about. Lovely to see 😊🌸🌞 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust

Fabulous...can't wait! 💚

This is brilliant... 😁💚🍃

My first speckled wood butterflies of the year near the North shore today. Not the best photo as it was windy and they were flighty! 🦋🍃🩵 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Just a couple of the gorgeous summer plumage blackwit on the lagoon today 🧡 #WildBrownsea DorsetWildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour BirdGuides @brownseaNT