Although I did not find it a very exciting place and rarely visited, not nice to see Rye Meads there.
I would like to know how much they spent on their TV advertising campaign and whether they deemed it a success.
Omaze run a succession of those house prize draw things, supporting a wide range of charities. It raised £4.9 million of free money for the RSPB.The most bizarre thing about that advertising campaign was its association with a lottery type scheme based around a win of a luxury house far beyond any individual's needs.
Omaze run a succession of those house prize draw things, supporting a wide range of charities. It raised £4.9 million of free money for the RSPB.
You have raised a huge £4.9 million to protect precious peatlands through the Omaze Cornwall House Draw
We're thrilled to share that you’ve broken an Omaze record, and we can’t thank you enough! Through July and August, you had the chance to win a Coastal House in Cornwall worth £4.5 million. Omaze promised at least £1 million raised would help to protect precious peatlands. Thanks to your...www.rspb.org.uk
- Flatford Wildlife Garden, Suffolk, England - reviewing options for the future of the reserve during 2025, including potential change of management
- RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire, England - reviewing options for the future of the reserve during 2025, including potential change of management
At others, we are reducing our work in order to do more elsewhere. At these sites, totalling less than 1% of our landholding, this will mean working in partnership with other charities, community groups or local councils to find sustainable futures for these places. In the coming years, some will focus primarily on maintenance, and others on developing their incredible conservation outcomes.
Strange thing happened when I clicked on that URL. It seemed to go through a different URL before eventually landing on the RSPB web page. So I came back here and clicked on the link again and I'm now getting an error "This request is blocked" in Chrome. I had to then copy the URL and try in Firefox to get the page to open.There is a statement from the RSPB on their website...
Changes on our nature reserves
Ensuring we continue to tackle the nature and climate emergency in the most effective way possible.www.rspb.org.uk
What this leaves out is the human cost. The closure of the facilities and the schools programme will results in many redundancies and the case of the complete closure of schools programme a loss of expertise and experience. Many of the reserves that are being kept are being reorganised. Staff are being made to reapply for their jobs with altered roles and responsibilities. The total head count on many reserves is being reduced, with part time roles melded together into fewer full-time roles.
I too had issues and needed to lower my guards to make contact - the setting I 'undid' was one that blocks Windows telemetry... not sure of what that entails exactly but I'll see if I can get more clues.Strange thing happened when I clicked on that URL. It seemed to go through a different URL before eventually landing on the RSPB web page. So I came back here and clicked on the link again and I'm now getting an error "This request is blocked" in Chrome. I had to then copy the URL and try in Firefox to get the page to open.
The redirect is a BirdForum thing. There is an anti-spam thing that redirects all urls to a link scanner and then sends you to the actual site if it approves.Strange thing happened when I clicked on that URL. It seemed to go through a different URL before eventually landing on the RSPB web page.
That only happens for the RSPB links and not the other external links on this page.The redirect is a BirdForum thing. There is an anti-spam thing that redirects all urls to a link scanner and then sends you to the actual site if it approves.
Paddy, this seems a very cynical response towards an organisation that has made massive contributions to bird conservation, habitat conservation and public education in the UK. They clearly need money; much more than we need that fancy new scope, probably.Just spooking people to try boosting their funds?![]()