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Countryside Jobs Service @countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Job of the day: People Director with @footprintecology.bsky.social full or part time, permanent position based in Wareham c-js.uk/4rzzNtv

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are recruiting for a new People Director to join our small employee-owned ecological consultancy in Wareham, Dorset. See our website for further details, and do get in touch if you have any questions. www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/company/vaca...

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's the start of the National Heathland Conference 2026 and we are looking forward to a packed programme of presentations, discussions and site visits to Cannock Chase National Landscape. nationalheathlandconference.org.uk

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We have an exciting new role at Footprint Ecology! ✨People Director✨ £45-50K FTE Full or part time Wareham, Dorset Closing date: 11 October 2026 www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/company/vaca... #Dorset #jobs

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Vacancies - Footprint

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Last chance to get tickets to the National Heathland Conference 2026! 📆 8th to 10th September 📌 Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire nationalheathlandconference.org.uk/conference-a...

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We are almost exactly 3 years into our employee owned journey, and what a great experience we have had #OwningIt so far. We look forward to celebrating next week, with a team outing to Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve to discuss all things EO. #EODay26

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We were delighted to have good weather for the annual Purbeck seabird survey, enabling us to cover the entire coastline between White Nothe and Old Harry. Thanks to @harbourbirds.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk and Durlston Country Park & NNR for their support.

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

* NEW COURSE * Introduction to QGIS 17th March 2026 Wareham, Dorset Contact training@footprint-ecology.co.uk for more details.

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Interested in learning how to use QGIS? We are running a 1-day course on 17th March in Wareham, Dorset. You'll learn how to load, edit and style spatial data, and create maps. Email training@footprint-ecology.co.uk for further details or to book your place.

Introduction to QGIS
Tuesday 17th March 2026 09:00-17:00
Forest Office, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7PA
£350 + VAT, includes lunch
In this one-day introductory course you will learn the basics of how to use QGIS to display, edit and analyse spatial information. Suitable for beginners with no prior experience of GIS, or for those familiar with other GIS software. Participants will need to bring a laptop with QGIS installed. Instructions will be provided in advance. To book a place, please email: training@footprint-ecology.co.uk

Topics covered will include:
Concepts of GIS
Types of GIS data
User interface
Editing
Symbology
Map layouts
Data sources
Field calculator
Plugins
Digitising

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 17/12/2025

Fast-forward to 2025 and Sir Stephen Fry is supporting our appeal to safeguard the Giant’s lair. Your donation today will help us raise the funds we need to rise to the occasion: buff.ly/j1w0Mbn

White text on green background reading, 'This is a very rare opportunity to protect a huge swathe of beautiful and biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant. Please join me in supporting this important appeal.' Sir Stephen Fry.

An illustration of the Cerne Abbas Giant is on the bottom of the post

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

❄️❄️ Season's Greetings from the Footprint team ❄️❄️ Our donation this year is to the @nationaltrust.org.uk Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...

Christmas card with a photo of a Robin. Text says: "Seasons Greetings from Footprint Ecology. Rather than sending out cards we will be making donations to the National Trust's Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal."

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Earlier this week, a team of enthusiastic volunteers joined us to take part in a systematic survey of Speckled Footman caterpillars, one of the UK's rarest moths. As well as counting them, we also recorded the food plants to find out more about this elusive species. Thanks to all who took part! 🦋

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Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

You’re invited to our Wild Woodbury community open day on Saturday 15 November. 🌿 Drop in from 10am-3pm and get involved with some tree planting in the community forest and explore the rewilding site. Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/47jdAGz ~ Jack

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Mike Hetherington @mikemoths.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Enjoyable morning helping to survey larvae of the rare Speckled Footman #moth. Also seen were a smart Heath Assassin Bug Coranus subapterus and Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus nest. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

Black and spiny Speckled Footman larva curled up on white Cladonia lichen.

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Phil Saunders @beardybirder.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

A morning well spent helping survey the critically endangered Speckled Footman caterpillar population on the Dorset heaths, with a great group of volunteers brought together by Durwyn at @footprintecology.bsky.social #TeamMoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

A spiny black and white Speckled Footman caterpillar walking across a granular orange rock.

A spiny black and white Speckled Footman caterpillar rests amongst many-branched, off white, Cladonia lichen.

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter? We just launched our Winter Webinar programme! 7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb. Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend! Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...

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CHOG @chognature.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Be The Future of Nature's Recovery in Dorset and Beyond. @btobirds.bsky.social

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📢 Less than a week left to apply for our two vacancies! Senior Ecologist: Botanist & Senior Ecologist: Conservation Planner Salary range: £34,000-£40,000 Closing date: Sun 28th September www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/company/vaca... Please get in touch if you would like to discuss either role.

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Benefits of working at Footprint Ecology

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

We have two exciting opportunities to join our friendly team in Wareham Forest, Dorset: 🌿Senior Ecologist (Conservation Planner) 🌿Senior Ecologist (Botanist) Salary range: £34,000-£40,000 FTE Closing date: 28/09/2025 For more details, see: www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/company/vaca...

Diagram describing key elements of the Conservation Planner role

Diagram describing key elements of the Botanist role

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We also have a vacancy for a Conservation Planner, working on Habitats Regulations Assessments and planning policy - see link below ⬇️

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We are looking for a Botanist to join our team! Click the link below for further details 🌿

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Some lovely photos from a Footprint team outing to Powerstock Common Nature Reserve 🦋

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🌿 Celebrating two years of being proudly employee-owned, with a team away day at Carey's Secret Garden #Dorset 😊

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🌍 Back in 2022, we set ourselves two ambitious targets: • a 50% emissions reduction by 2032, • and a 90% reduction by 2040. We’re proud to share that we have already surpassed our first milestone - achieving a 60% reduction in this past year! 🎉 #NetZeroWeek

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🎉 Happy Employee Ownership Day! 🎉 We're looking forward to celebrating two years of being Employee Owned next week, with a team away day to discuss all things Footprint and our next steps as we look ahead to Year 3. #EODay25 #eoSmile

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Seabird monitoring on the beautiful Purbeck coast 🌊

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Would you like to take part in a Nightjar survey? There are squares available in Dorset and in the New Forest.

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Phil Saunders @beardybirder.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

An impressive 10 species of odonate were on the wing at Canford SANG this afternoon, during an @footprintecology.bsky.social outing, including this teneral White-legged Damselfly, which chose to land on one of my colleagues #odonata

A teneral White-legged Damselfly rests on a hairy arm, with patterned clothing in the background.

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Dorset Local Nature Partnership are looking for a new Chair - could it be you? Or someone you know? For more details, see dorsetlnp.org.uk/chair-recrui... Closing date: 12th May 2025

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Could you be our new Chair?

We are looking for a new chair to lead Dorset Local Nature Partnership. This is an exciting opportunity to shape …

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Footprint Ecology @footprintecology.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Our Principal Ecologist Phil just spotted two White-tailed Eagles!

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Request for volunteers! 📢 Can you help us survey priority squares for Woodlark for the Heathland Birds Survey? Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/heathlan... 📝 We’re especially looking for volunteers in Hampshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire. #Ornithology #UKBirding

Woodlark on ground alongside wording: Heathland Birds Survey. www.bto.org/heathland-birds-survey. Image credit reads Liz Cutting/BTO. BTO lop sits top right of the image.

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