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hello, I'm new to all this... and would like to see avocets for the first time in the flesh. I live on the Isle of Wight so would need to make a special trip / overnight stay to see the avocets at Arne. Does anyone have any tips on the best times of day, state of the tide, viewing spots or anything...

So how are your New Year resolutions holding up? Four days in, still going strong? For many, there will be the usual suspects... lose weight, get fit, stop smoking. For me, it’s always the same one: get out and see more of nature. I don’t keep lists, but I do write down little snippets about...

Owls are undoubtedly one of the more charismatic bird groups, (what with their night vision and ability to hear a pin drop at 40 silent wing beats) and I was lucky enough to see two species yesterday at either end of the county. In the morning we witnessed a magnificent short-eared owl on Arne...

Arne claypit restoration project. October 2011. Waters levels steadily rising as recent high tides in the harbour continue to flood the former claypit.

Tuseday I was lucky to see 3 possible 4 juvenile Dartford Warblers

Hello all, I've been trying to get an affordable B&B somewhere near Arne, but until now, in vain. I need accomodation from Saturday, July 31st until august 6th, but would also consider leaving sooner in case of a partial availablilty. Does anyone have a secret tip, anywhere within a 15...

Former ball clay pit now being flooded to create a lagoon habitat for wildlife. RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 14/07/11. It's expected to take 2 years for the water to reach its final depth. This area is currently off-limits to the public for safety reasons.

Former ball clay pit now being flooded to create a lagoon habitat for wildlife. RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 14/07/11. This area is currently off-limits to the public for safety reasons.

Barn owl at RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK. 27/06/11.

Now the kestrels have fledged, the team at Arne are providing yet more live footage, this time with barn owls!!! Have a look at our webcams page here and also have a look at the Arne group pages here . I was watching them for a few minutes earlier and they were fascinated by a fly buzzing around the...

Parhelion effect over the Isle of Purbeck from Arne. The possible result of smoke particles in the atmosphere from the nearby Upton Heath fire the same afternoon. 09/06/11.

Ominously close to Arne. Filmed this from the north side of the Arne peninsula at 4pm, wondering what all the smoke was: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zZff_OUZAw I suppose dropping water from the harbour with helicopters might do more damage than good?

Wareham channel from the Arne peninsula, around dusk. Dorset, UK. Taken on the weekly Nightjar Walk. 01/06/11.

Looks like you enjoyed a well deserved trip to Arne.We had a day there in Jan, we hope this may be of some interest to others thinking of going.To save driving we let the train take the strain.From Waterloo direct to Wareham Dorset takes about 2hr.20min.,early trains from 6.30am. A cab rank at the station...

Sorry guys been to London the last two weekends, so could send you a piccy of a Ringed neck Parakeet or a hoody lookalike (Radipole) from the amazing London Wetland Centre? Hoping to be back down this weekend. Hope your backs getting better Pete. Take care Vicky :0)

Hello everyone this is my first post so please be gentle. Thanks to Rod for a great welly and wader walk today. Enjoyed the walk and birds. Arne is a great place and so varied.

Hello Les, Thanks for the good wishes. Hope you have many more good and relaxing times. Have fun RR

Second week back after the Xmas break and I'm starting to catch up with things. Lots of hopefully interetsting stories on the horizon, but we'll kick off the year with a review of what's been catching my eye over the past week. To start off with I have to congratulate Rob Farrington and...

Arriving at Arne on a misty morning at daybreak photo opportunities were limited however these two posed rather nicely as I peered through the gloom.

Osprey with freshly caught bass at Arne on the afternoon of 13/09/10.

Osprey with freshly caught bass at Arne on the afternoon of 13/09/10.

Arne was scheduled to feature in the first week of this year’s BBC Springwatch, and as the broadcast date approached the activity became frenetic. I don’t envy natural history programmes. I know from long experience that wildlife doesn’t perform to order. That fantastic things always...

I’ve long been fond of the Gilbert White approach to natural history. White, rector of Selborne in Hampshire in the late 18 th century, was an acute observer of his local surroundings. He had an intense curiosity for the animals that surrounded him and his world was largely defined by the boundaries...

The weather forcast for the raptor weekend looks a bit dodgy but that won't affect the osprey going about their business in the slightest, and there was a lot of activity yesterday from them in the sun as well. Paul and his group on the guided walk were very lucky to get three osprey at once in their...

On heathlands, nature conservation and archaeology go hand in hand. The heaths we know today were probably created c.3,000 yrs ago in the Bronze Age when people cleared areas of trees for building materials and fuel and then subsequently grazed domestic livestock to maintain the newly opened landscape...

The news, today, has been featuring footage of the crushing winter of 1962/63. I can just remember it. My Dad and I rescued half a dozen moribund redwings from under the garden hedge and took them inside to warm up. Looking at those huddled bundles of feathers standing on the kitchen table is one of...