Our venerable Sweet Chestnut tree again won the Cup, and a Gold Certificate as a “Tree Contributing to Bio-diversity.“
The Ginkgo biloba tree was also awarded Gold, as was the back garden in the “Environmentally Friendly Spaces” category, and under “Large Public Spaces” we gained a Silver Gilt.
Our ongoing success is due the hard work and dedication of our Garden Team Volunteers!
The Museum will be open on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October from 10am-4pm.
There will be a range of activities for visitors to enjoy. Details will follow.
FREE ENTRY – Donations welcome.
The Museum will be open 3 days a week during August 2024 i.e. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday (except 3rd and 31st) 10am-4pm
See the Poster for all dates. FREE ENTRY – Donations welcome.
(Click poster to enlarge.)
Speaker: Jasmina Georgovska
We are delighted to invite you to attend a presentation by Jasmina Georgovska from the Jane Goodall Institute UK about the extraordinary Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace.
Jasmina will share stories about Dr Jane’s life and her reasons for hope, and why she believes that it is up to each one of us to decide the kind of difference we make with our daily decisions and actions.
About the Presenter: Jasmina Georgovska
The Jane Goodall Institute UK
Jasmina has been working for the Jane Goodall Institute UK since 2009. Inspired by Dr Jane Goodall, she wanted to contribute towards making a positive change via working with schools and young people in the UK. In the last 15 years, she’s learnt that through action we can change this world, and by working together we can create positive waves. Teachers, educators and volunteers are pivotal in spreading the word and in inspiring and encouraging the young generation to understand, respect and care for our home, this planet.
Jasmina is seeing increased awareness nowadays, and just like Dr Jane, she has hope for the future in the hands of compassionate people of any age.
About Dr. Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world every single day. Dr Goodall is best known for groundbreaking studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, transformative research that continues to this day as the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in the world. Dr. Goodall is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, a global conservation, advocacy, animal welfare, research, and youth empowerment organization, including her global Roots & Shoots programme. Jane has worked extensively on climate action, human rights, conservation, and animal welfare issues for decades, and continues to be a central voice in the work to advance environmental progress.
Continue reading “Dr Jane Goodall, DBE- her life, work and legacy”
The Photography Competition for 2024 is NOW OPEN
Send your entries, up to 3 for each category, Landscapes, Plants and Fungi, and Wildlife and each category will be awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Highly Commended for both Adult and “Young Explorers”.
All entries must be taken within Dorset or Hampshire during 2024, and you must be a ‘Young Explorer’ to enter that section of the competition.
***New for 2024*** Young Explorers can now also submit a short video depicting nature.
Please read carefully the attached Terms & Conditions before submission.
As in previous years, we will print a Photobook with the winners and all the entries to the competition.
The deadline is November 30th 2024 and you can email all your photos to: photo@bnss.org.uk along with any enquiries you might have.
There will be an Awards Ceremony held at BNSS 0n 26th April 2025 to which all entrants will be invited. Winners will be contacted in April 2025, prior to this event.
I wish you good luck and every success.Tony Grant (Photography Chair)
Thank you to everyone who entered the Photography Competition 2023.
View all the Adult Winners and all the Young Explorer entries HERE.
A photo book of all the Entries is now available to purchase at a cost of £12 per copy.
With grateful thanks to Eleni Dimitriou, former Chair of Photography, for organising the Photography Competitions for 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Tony Grant
Chair of Photography
Email: photo@bnss.org.uk
We are pleased to announce that Bournemouth Natural Science Society will have a stand at this year’s Bournemouth Bug Show.
The event will take place on Sunday 2nd June 2024 at Hamworthy Club, Magna Road, BH21 3AP.
The Show st
arts at 11:00am and closes at 4:00pm.
Enter the Raffle for a chance to WIN a year’s FREE MEMBERSHIP of BNSS!
Visit the Bournemouth Bug Show Website for full information and to BOOK YOUR TICKETS.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Dr Mick Donegan, founder and CEO, delivered a talk to BNSS in 2022 explaining how his UK gaming charity, SpecialEffect, helps people with challenging physical difficulties to access video games.
SpecialEffect has now been awarded a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of their outstanding contribution to games, film and television.
Our congratulations to Mick!
Read a full account about the BAFTA Award HERE.
