Read Mary's interview with the AEWA about the now extinct Slender-billed Curlew: www.unep-aewa.org/news/remembe...

Just 10 days left until David Padmore takes on the Spine Race for Curlew Action! Show David your support, donate here: www.curlewaction.org/david-padmor...

Happy Birthday to Curlew Action. We are 6 years old today! We are looking forward to the future and securing a place for curlews and all they live alongside and depend upon. Thank you for being with us. Onwards!

Save this for your Winter walks! How many have you done already this year?

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from the Curlew Action Team 🎄 📷 Les Bunyan

The Curlew Action team are signing out and putting our Out of Office's on until the New Year. Please be patient with us during the festive season as our staff take some much deserved time to rest. We will reply to any emails and messages as soon as we can! See you in 2026!

Are you looking for a last minute Christmas gift? 🎄 Why not give a donation to Curlew Action so that we can continue fighting for Curlew. A donation to Curlew Action will help us to keep that iconic voice alive. Thank you 🎁

Final deadline for Curlew Action clothing is today! (19 Dec). Place your final orders for your Curlew clothing gifts or treats for yourself. www.shop.curlewaction.org/teemill/

You can help increase Curlew Action’s entries into easyfundraising’s giveaway to win a £1,000 donation, every new supporter who joins gets us an entry! Sign up before midnight 21st December, it’ll only take two minutes: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/curlew-actio...

In just three weeks, David Padmore will be taking on the mammoth challenge of running 268 miles across the Pennines in the Spine Race! The best part, he is doing it to raise money for Curlew Action! Find out more about David's journey and donate today: www.curlewaction.org/david-padmor...

Please welcome the founder of Greengage Films, Malka Holmes to the ambassador team! We can't wait to collaborate on some amazing projects.

Please welcome the founder of Greengage Films, Malka Holmes to the ambassador team! We can't wait to collaborate on some amazing projects.

Coffee With Canon's Gemma Owen is proud to partner with Curlew Action again as an ambassador. "Being surrounded by Curlew on my doorstep is always a magical moment. The calls of the Curlew will always make me shudder in excitement".

New Curlew Action blog post: Round up of the UK breeding season. Read now: www.curlewaction.org/blog/

Say hello to another of our wonderful ambassadors. Paul Barron is the face behind Curlew Accounting! www.curlewaccounting.com

Alice Roberts introduced Mary's Curlew talk last night. We showed our Curlew film with David Gray from earlier in 2025 and the audience took a lot from hearing about David's love for our favourite bird. The organiser, Tim Martin (Farm Wilder) said it was, “such a brilliant talk.”

Looking for a last minute Christmas present? Our Curlew tote bags, featuring art work by Liz Toole are a perfect practical gift! Shop now: www.shop.curlewaction.org/accessories/

If you're looking to support a charity this Christmas, please consider sponsoring David Padmore as he embarks on an epic 268 mile race across the Pennine Way! Find out more about David's mammoth challenge for Curlews and donate here: www.curlewaction.org/david-padmor...

Our next ambassador is Stephanie Smith! Steph Smith is a former primary school headteacher with a deep love of Curlews, a passion she inherited from her father. Based in Morecambe Bay, she now creates wire-sculptures of Curlews and donates part of her earnings to Curlew Action. www.wire-smith.co.uk

Say hello to our next ambassador, Dexter Painter-Coates! "Hi everyone, I’m Dexter, I am 14 years old and I have loved nature for my entire life. I have always been fascinated by animals and natural history and over recent years I have realised that I want to work in conservation".

It's just 70 days until we meet at Lancaster University for the European Curlew Fieldworkers Workshop! Tickets are selling fast so if you're thinking about booking then you can do so via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1509481021... Get in touch to discuss any questions.

Welcome Steve Woodard to the Curlew Action ambassador team! Check out Steve's work: www.abirdinthelens.com

We are delighted to see the GCSE in Natural History highlighted in the just-published government’s Environment Improvement Plan. Never has it been more important than to teach the next generation about the natural world. We protect what we love, we love what we know and we know what we are taught.

If you missed our October webinar about the UK Curlew breeding season, you can watch it now on our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayOI...

Good news! Our Jessica Holm cards are now back in stock! Order now to get yours for Christmas! Last date for postage is 15th December. www.shop.curlewaction.org/cards/

Sennen is a photography student, wildlife artist and birdwatcher from London. She has been involved with nature advocacy work since she was young and is particularly interested in engaging more young people in conservation. She has family in Cornwall which is where she sees Curlew most often!

30th November marks Remembrance Day for Lost Species and we are remembering the Slender-billed Curlew. We want to keep the name of the Slender-billed Curlew alive and hold it in our hearts as we learn from the loss. This cannot happen again on our watch. 💔 📷 Chris Gomersall

Our next ambassador is Sarah Marles, a Wirral-based nature writer and MA student in Nature & Travel Writing. Her work explores belonging & connection with the land. As a Curlew Ambassador, she hopes to share the beauty & vulnerability of curlews & inspire others to protect the wild places.

With the code TAKE10, you can get 10% off at checkout from now until midnight 2nd December (GMT). Plus, for one day only (28 Nov), you'll get Free UK Shipping when you enter the code too! Stock up your winter wardrobe and shop now: www.shop.curlewaction.org/teemill/ 📷 Joe Scorey

Please welcome wildlife photographer, Chris Eley to the ambassador team! Stay tuned for some exciting collaborations with Chris!

We are delighted to say that George Cook is joining our ambassador team! Welcome aboard George!

Our second ambassador is the brilliant Blane Watson. Blane is the co-founder of Leeds Lapwings, a community birdwatching group set up earlier this year with the mission of making birdwatching more accessible, welcoming and sociable, especially for younger people.

Please vote for us to share in a £70,000 grant this December at mygivingcircle.org/curlew-actio... This grant would mean so much to us because it will help us continue our work to ensure the voice of the Curlew continues to call out.

We are happy to have, artist, Mel Shand on the ambassador team! Welcome to Curlew Action Mel! You can have a look at Mel's artwork here: www.melshand.com

Join us for our next webinar on Wednesday 26 November at 18:30 where we will be hearing a round up of the European Curlew breeding season. Book your place now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1897308393...

In our latest blog, Matt Lewis from the RSPB interviews Matt Trevelyan, the man who walked 53 miles...dressed as a Curlew. Find out why now: www.curlewaction.org/the-man-who-...

Did you hear the news? We have brand new Curlew Christmas cards! Head to our shop now to get yours to send to your family and friends! 📷 Les Bunyan www.shop.curlewaction.org/cards/

Leigh Weston farms with her partner at Hill Top Farm in Malham.The farm is centred around nature using native breed cattle to create and manage upland habitats. Leigh is involved in the Malhamdale Curlew Project!

We are excited to announce another of our new ambassadors! Introducing Jon Mason aka, The Early Birder! We are excited to have Jon on board and can't wait to collaborate on some amazing projects!

Launching our new Winter Curlew Photography Competition! You could win a bundle of Curlew Action merch. - Snap a photo of a Curlew anytime between now and the beginning of February. - Send it to [email protected] with the subject "Winter Photo Comp" Entries close on 10th Feb. 📷 Ed Simpson

With the weather finally getting a little bit chillier, it seems the perfect time to shout about our BRAND NEW BEANIE HATS 🤩 Limited number available to preorder for end of November delivery. Link for our shop in bio, but be quick! www.shop.curlewaction.org/accessories/ #CurlewAction #Curlew

Say hello to some of our new Curlew Action ambassadors, father and son team, Paul and Joe Scorey! We can't wait to work with this brilliant duo!

This is one of the last known images of the now extinct Slender-billed Curlew taken by Chris Gomersall in 1995. Chris will kindly be donating £10 from every print sold to Curlew Action. Find out more and purchase yours now: www.chrisgomersall.co.uk/slender-bill...

The Natural History Consortium have just released the final programme with an incredible 60 sessions across three cities, and we are so excited to be a part of this annual conference for environmental communicators to come together to connect, collaborate and learn. #Communicate2025

Sometimes, Curlew nest are so well hidden that even the other local wildlife gets a surprise! 😄 📷 James Wellock Note: this Curlew nest was fenced off from grazing dairy cows

New blog post. This week, @marycolwell1 gave the eulogy to the Slender-billed Curlew at the AEWA meeting of parties in Bonn. You can now read the eulogy on our new blog post. www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...

Stay tuned to find out all about our new ambassadors! Thank you for all of the amazing applications we had! It was such a hard decision, every application was so strong, but we can't wait to get started working with our brand new ambassadors who are all full of incredible ideas!

The long awaited Curriculum Review is out today. There is a general aspiration to increase environment and climate change across the board but there are no specifics and no mention of the Natural History GCSE. This is a wasted opportunity to move the agenda forwards. 📷 Emilie Fox-Teece

Good news! There is free shipping available this weekend on our Curlew clothing shop online! Shop before midnight on Sunday to take advantage of this deal and get yourself ready for winter! www.shop.curlewaction.org/teemill/

The 2025 Curlew Forum is happening this week on 29 October. If you are keen to be involved in the discussions then you can join the event online from 10am! Email [email protected] and we will send you the link to join! Please share with anyone who may be interested in joining us.