Footprint Ecology
@footprintecology.bsky.social
An employee-owned ecological consultancy based in Dorset, UK.
Our work is focused on the interface between people and nature. Our dynamic team is passionate about ecology, conservation and natural history.
https://www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/
Our work is focused on the interface between people and nature. Our dynamic team is passionate about ecology, conservation and natural history.
https://www.footprint-ecology.co.uk/
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! 🦋
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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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
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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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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
Also seen were a smart Heath Assassin Bug Coranus subapterus and Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus nest.
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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
Also seen were a smart Heath Assassin Bug Coranus subapterus and Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus nest.
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
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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
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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
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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...
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...
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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...
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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Be The Future of Nature's Recovery in Dorset and Beyond. @btobirds.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Be The Future of Nature's Recovery in Dorset and Beyond. @btobirds.bsky.social
📢 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.
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.
September 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 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.
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.
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...
🌿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...
August 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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...
🌿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...
We also have a vacancy for a Conservation Planner, working on Habitats Regulations Assessments and planning policy - see link below ⬇️
Senior Ecologist - Conservation Planner with @FootprintEcology.bsky.social full-time (part-time considered), permanent position based in Dorset c-js.uk/3JpMN33
Footprint Ecology: Senior Ecologist - Conservation Planner advertised with CJS
Salary range £34,000 to £40,000 FTE The post will involve working as part of a small team, typically working on strategic planning policy and assessments for local authorities, as well as assessment…
c-js.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We also have a vacancy for a Conservation Planner, working on Habitats Regulations Assessments and planning policy - see link below ⬇️
We are looking for a Botanist to join our team! Click the link below for further details 🌿
Senior Ecologist – Botanist with @FootprintEcology.bsky.social based in Dorset, full time or part time considered, permanent position c-js.uk/4oJkpsR
Footprint Ecology: Senior Ecologist - Botanist advertised with CJS
Salary range £34,000 to £40,000 FTE The post will involve working as part of a small team, undertaking and coordinating field work such as habitat surveys, species surveys, mapping vegetation…
c-js.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We are looking for a Botanist to join our team! Click the link below for further details 🌿
Some lovely photos from a Footprint team outing to Powerstock Common Nature Reserve 🦋
Silver-washed Fritillaries were abundant at DWT Powerstock Common during an @footprintecology.bsky.social team outing today, with the presence of several Small Red Damselflies around one of the ponds slightly less expected.
July 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Some lovely photos from a Footprint team outing to Powerstock Common Nature Reserve 🦋
🌍 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
• 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
July 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🌍 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
• 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
Seabird monitoring on the beautiful Purbeck coast 🌊
Myself and a few @footprintecology.bsky.social colleagues took part in the annual Purbeck breeding seabird survey on Friday, alongside several National Trust staff & some fantastic volunteers. It's always great to get out on the water & to continue the work of Trev Haysom's long-running study.
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Seabird monitoring on the beautiful Purbeck coast 🌊
Would you like to take part in a Nightjar survey? There are squares available in Dorset and in the New Forest.
BTO are looking for volunteers to cover 1-km squares to look for Nightjar. It's a really simple survey to take part in, just two evening visits. Already great coverage but more to do!
Find out more:
www.bto.org/get-involved...
#DorsetBirds
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Find out more:
www.bto.org/get-involved...
#DorsetBirds
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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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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
May 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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
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 …
dorsetlnp.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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
Our Principal Ecologist Phil just spotted two White-tailed Eagles!
There was me getting all excited about my first Green Tiger Beetles of the year when these two dogfighting/screeching behemoths overfly me in Wareham Forest just now #IsleOfWightTailedEagles
March 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Our Principal Ecologist Phil just spotted two White-tailed Eagles!
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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
March 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM