One Grey Heron with an admiring audience of seven Little Egret. #PooleHarbour Life Try and spot the big, abandoned, Grey Heron feather in pic 1.

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Astonishing! Forest officer stumbles upon a 140 million-year-old dinosaur footprint - Times of India

Trending News: A 140 million-year-old dinosaur footprint measuring 36 feet in length has been discovered near Brownsea Castle in Dorset, England. Believed to be from

The Times of India

Bournemouth beach incident video: Pleasure boat Dorset Belle searched as two children die in sea tragedy | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bournemouth-beach-major-incident-latest-news-b2349430.html

#Bournemouth
#PleasureBoat
#DorsetBelle
#Forensics
#PooleHarbour

Bournemouth beach incident – latest: Two children who died in sea tragedy not related, police say

Dorset Police say ‘no suggestion of people jumping from the pier or jet skis being involved’

The Independent
Extinction Rebellion protests at Poole Harbour oil spill site

Environmental campaigners gather at Wytch Farm calling for its operator to lose its licence.

BBC News
Oil spill in UK natural harbour adds to fossil fuel company's long list of international crimes against people and the planet

An oil spill in a UK harbour is just the latest of Perenco's pollution incidents - it has harmed communities and nature across the globe

Canary

Have you heard about the #oilspill into Poole Harbour from the Wytch Farm oil field in #Dorset? #PooleHarbour is an environmentally sensitive region and the second largest natural #harbour in the world (behind Sydney).
#Perenco #oil
Some interesting facts here: -

https://theconversation.com/poole-oil-spill-expert-qanda-why-is-there-an-oil-field-in-dorset-anyway-202769

Poole oil spill expert Q&A: why is there an oil field in Dorset anyway?

200 barrels of oil ‘reservoir fluid’ have spilled into a large natural harbour surrounded by nature reserves.

The Conversation

Gutted that this has happened just along the coast. Perenco have questions to answer; an oilfield located next to such a haven for wildlife should build in multiple levels of safety to stop accidents from ever happening.

We consider ourselves -as a race - technically advanced, so instead of ploughing money into pointless self-driving cars, let's focus on cleaning up our act & living in harmony with nature, not wrecking it with pollutants at every turn.

https://youtu.be/xP1iKVRH74E

#pooleharbour

Major incident declared over oil leak in Poole Harbour | 5 News

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You can read in #Hansard, the unease in 1984 when the #Tories under #Thatcher flogged #WytchFarm in #PooleHarbour. They knew it was a national asset and showed a distinct lack of care regarding the conservation of the area of outstanding natural beauty then.

It was considered to be worth between £200,000,000 and £400,000,000 at that point.

#Conservatives haven’t conserved anything beyond statues, FPTP and wealth for a very long time.

https://tinyurl.com/3hxdfj6z

Wytch Farm Oilfield (Hansard, 13 March 1984)

Wytch Farm Oilfield (Hansard, 13 March 1984)

#Brownsea island shouldn’t have brown sea contaminated with oil lapping it’s shoreline. It’s a magical haven. Complex ecosystems and rare species live there.

Given its scientific status and world renown in scouting and guiding circles, who were the politicians who signed off against the risk of pumping #oil from nearby Wytch Farm, #PooleHarbour in the first place? #Tories.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/poole-harbour-oil-spill-washes-up-on-wildlife-haven-brownsea-island

Poole harbour oil spill washes up on wildlife haven Brownsea Island

Exclusive: National Trust concerned at danger to rich mix of ecosystems including lagoon, woodland, salt marsh and reedbed

The Guardian

Statement from Dorset Wildlife Trust about the impact of the Perenco oil spill in Poole Harbour
#Poole #PooleHarbour #Perenco #DorsetWildlifeTrust

Please boost Perenco are trying to minimise this and they need to be held to account

https://mailchi.mp/dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlifematters-5248228?e=a5713ecc25

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