Bethan Beech

ALT A photo of very young Curlew chicks on a nest with egg shells. Some of the chicks are still partially in the eggs.

ALT A square photo of a Curlew wading through water, looking into the water. In one of the bottom corners, there is a white version of the Curlew Action logo. At the top, text reads “Can you help?”

ALT A dark square graphic containing three sections of white text. At the top “Design a sign to protect overwintering waders”. Underneath, with a small sign featuring an exclamation mark on either side, “We are looking for Curlew Action’s official sign to encourage people not to disturb wintering waders”. Under this, there are human footprints across the square. The bottom text reads, “Why? The UK’s coastline plays host to 150,000 Curlew from across Europe during the winter months. Protecting them from disturbance is vital to allow them to survive the harsh winter months. Read more in our recent blog post.” On either side of this bottom text there are footprints, one bird and one dog.

ALT A dark square graphic containing sections of white text. The title is “About the competition”. Underneath are four bullet points. The first reads, “Design a sign that encourages people to avoid wintering waders – download the PDF guide including information and graphics. The second reads, “E-mail a high-resolution image or PDF of your completed sign to [email protected] by midnight on 25th November 2024”. The third reads, “We will choose a winning design and reveal the winner on 29th November 2024”. The fourth reads, “The winning design will become available on our website for people to download and display in their communities!” At the bottom, there is an arrow and text reading, “Swipe to see our breeding season ground-nesting birds signs”.

ALT A dark square graphic featuring Curlew Action signs asking people to help ground-nesting birds by keeping their dogs on a lead and keeping to the footpaths. Each has a credit underneath, one by Ellie Stacey (Instagram @_elliestrations) and one by Lucy Kenner