Christmas Messages

Andrew Stilliard

Merry Christmas Dad, thanks for inspiring and encouraging me to love birds from early days doing the goat walk at Topsham, to helping buy my first pair of binoculars. Here's wishing you many more Christmases full of wildlife and wonder. Thanks, No1

Robert (Rob)

To my wonderful bird loving husband, Rob I cannot believe it is almost 6 months without you. I love and miss you so much. Merry Christmas All my love always and forever Xxx

To my big sis Liz

Sadly passed away this year, I hope your flying like an angel with all 🕊️ X

Dad

To my dear dad, who made me a member of the Young Ornithologists Club when I was 11 and instilled in me a love of birds. It's still with me 56 years later! Thanks dad for everything from your little girl.

My lovely Dad

We miss you everyday but know you visit us when our Robin pops into the garden. Happy Heavenly 85th Birthday on boxing day Dad Love you loads ❤️

To Mario

For the cat who chased butterflies but never caught a bird! Sweet Mario, you went too soon and so suddenly on 2nd of September and left some aching hearts. We miss and love you so much and wait for a bit of feline magic to let us know that you may have left us but we are not apart forever.

Auntie Anne and Uncle Frank

Dear Auntie Anne and Uncle Frank. Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Hope to see you both soon lots and lots of love from Julie Sean and family XXXXX

Annie Manellis (Gran)

Merry Christmas x x x

Dad ( George Long)

Thank you for giving me the joy and wonder of nature. Your love of trees and birdwatching. You are still missed!

The late George Fisher

In living memory of my dad who loved feeding the birds. Our first Christmas without you Dad miss you x

Grandma - Peggy Grimshaw

For Grandma Peggy who left us on 21 December 2023, and who would have turned 96 on Boxing Day. Wonderful grandparents who loved wildlife, always had half a coconut with fat on the go, and could often be found with a set of binoculars ❤️

My Piotr

Lots of love to my sweet peach and looking forward to many bird-spotting trips with you! X

Janet Hodgeson

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year This is a donation to help our wildlife.

Francis Hodgeson

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year This is a donation in your name to help our wild life

Yvonne

You so loved all wildlife and enjoyed our bird watching trips and visits to RSPB Centre reserves. I miss you everyday and love you so much.

John Swift

A Dedication this Christmas 2023 to my dearest Father, John, who died 9th August 2013 aged 87 years, whilst playing golf on a beautiful winters day on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. You were and still are my hero. With love from your son James

Daddy, Peter Hine

Still think of you daily after 40 years. When I see my wagtail I think of you

Nancy Page-King

Our first Christmas without you mum. Miss you. We'll make sure we do the bird count as usual in January.

Carole

Hi, very best wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year. Lots of Love

Tony

You are in my heart always, in our garden where I see the Robins & Blue-tits you said to remember you by, and I do.

Granny Vicky

Remembering my lovely Granny Vicky, she lived in the US with my granddad and always used to love seeing the hummingbirds visit their balcony! Hummingbirds will always remind me of her, wonderful photo taken by my granddad xxx

Ray

Thinking of you this Xmas Bless you miss you

Walter and Muriel Brown

Thinking of you Mum and Dad and wish we had had you for longer.

Anne Quail

My Queen of the lough Who brought light to all she met Even the birds knew

Will and Kira

Sending you both tons of love and huge hugs. See you on Christmas Eve. 😘🥰😘.

Dad (Ray Vickers)

Still love & miss you. Forever in our hearts ♥️♥️

Dad

He introduced me to wilderness and pushed me to (literally) scale new heights. Thanks dad, your passion lives on.

Mrs J Smith

Always in our thoughts and hearts. A Christmas wish for a special Lady xx

Mrs J Summers

Always in our thoughts and hearts. A Christmas wish for a special Lady xx

Mrs Done

In our thoughts and hearts always. A Christmas wish for a special Lady xx

Connie and Steve

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and a “guid” New Year dear friends.

Evelyn and David Brand

Thought you would appreciate this more than a card so many birds in your beautiful garden love Heather and Andy xx

Arthur Pierce

Missing you at Christmas. A robin visits our garden so I know you are near xxx

Monica

Happy Christmas and congratulations on a good choice of gift.

Simon and Clare Thomas

Have a lovely Christmas with much love from Mike and Karen.xx

George

To my favorite Uncle George, Thank you for taking good care of me while Mum and Dad were away. Love, Uggo

Tom Bell

Happy Christmas Tom. Keep taking those fantastic photos.

Lizzie

Wishing you a very merry and bright Christmas. Thanks for all the joy spending time with you brings and here's to another year. Lots of love and festive cheer!

My Mum Shirley

Im still using your bird feeder in our garden and I take the same pleasure in watching the birds as you did and remember you when I get out the bird book you gave me. In all sorts of ways you did a lot for nature and Im trying to do the same.

Noel Buxton

We love and miss you everyday ❤️ Thank you for being an amazing and loving part of our lives. Your memory lives on in our hearts daily. Your love of nature keeps you with us as we go about our days and see many things that make us think of you ♥️ All of our love at Christmas and always xxxxxxx

Gwenan

Merry Christmas to a special lady! x

Mum (Sue) and Dad (MIck)

This will be the 3rd Xmas without you, dad, and mum, the second without you. I think about you both every day. You both enjoyed watching the birds, seeing baby blue tits hatch from the nestbox or starlings and sparrows drink from the roof gutter above the window. I miss you and love you very much x

Uncle Bernard

Merry Christmas Uncle Bernard! I miss you and our chats so much, especially about the gardens and wildlife. I'll raise a glass for you but after I'm done in the garden! Love Sophie xxx

Julia Gibson

Remembering Mum as Christmas approaches, and making a donation to the RSPB in her memory. Julia loved watching and feeding the birds in her garden and we will continue to do the same in ours. We think of her every time a robin visits, which they do frequently. We miss you but hope you’ve found peace. You were very much loved by all your family xx

Vera May Mills

Thinking of and missing my lovely Mother-in-law, Bid. Our first Christmas spent without you. Special memories of the times we all spent together will be in my heart and thoughts forever. Our Robin has been absent from our garden for a while, but recently has returned. Lots of Love Hazel and David xx

Andy

Remembering my dear husband Andy who died this day last year. A man who loved nature and his garden.

Mum

You left so suddenly when I was young I wish my children could have met you, you would have made a wonderful grandma. Hope you and dad are now together. Miss you always Deb xx

Dad

Everytime I see a Robin I think of you when you were digging the garden and every now and then would throw a worm his way. I still feed them in your memory miss you always . Deb xx

Alan Wilkinson

Remembering my father-in-law Alan with love. So grateful that he decided to retire to the Suffolk coast and so introduce us to Minsmere, its birds and wildlife.

Auntie Frances

Miss you every day. Thank you for giving me such a love of nature - birds, wildflowers, bees, trees and your beloved butterflies and dragonflies. Happy memories x

Mum

Miss you Mum. I'm still topping up the feeders outside the kitchen window which gave you so much pleasure watching the wee birds come and go.

Brian

For every seed that I sow reminds me of the love we once had. Miss you so much it hurts Love forever

Di

Di I miss you.. as no doubt do the birds of Spencers Wood! I will always look back with affection and remember your kindnesses. When I feed the bird's, I think of you. X

Diana Jermyn

Happy Christmas to the very best mother in love (and law) a person could possibly wish for! Di, I feel blessed and lucky to have you as mine. Thank you for being a wonderful mum to Sarah, the best thing that ever happened to me! I love you so, Deena

Nicola Jane Crabtree

To my darling Nicola, gone at least 30 years too soon. I still go out watching and photographing wildlife, but who can I talk about them to?

Bryan Wardman

My beloved Bryan, I miss you every single moment of every single day. I’m certain you’re up there in heaven enjoying your Birdwatching & Wildlife passion. Love always Carole xx

Chi Yu

Merry Christmas, Mom. Hope a better Christmas for both us and nature.

Tara RSPB Weymouth

Hi Tara are you still at Weymouth? I've noticed the flood warnings recently and it looks pretty wet around the river Wey. Have a good Christmas maybe catch up in better weather if you need me to do anything x

Helen the magnificent

Wishing so much that you were still here with us all this Christmas.

Darling Nan (Vera Purvis)

Remembering with this donation our wonderful, one-of-a-kind Nan and great Nan (Nanny Pee) who loved to feed her garden birds and brought so much love and joy to our lives. Greatly missed at Christmas x.

Magda and Monty

Your robin visits often, and peeks in occasionally, reminding us of your love of garden birds and the bird house you made in your old garden hut. Miss you both.

John

Missing you more as each year passes my darling husband, best friend and birdwatching buddy.

Mum

Missing you Mum, wish you here to share Christmas with us. Still feeding your birds for you, only it's for me now, and I'm loving watching them in the garden.

Joe Nahmad

I still miss you so much, Joe. Even 2 years later, I am always thinking of you, and missing you desperately. I hope you are well, wherever you are xxxx

Michael Beckett

Dad. We miss you every day since your passing in 2018. You loved birds as we do, and whenever we see a Robin we know your ok and have come to say Hello ♥️

Avril Clark

Miss you Mum, your love of the natural world, I learnt so much from you a natural teacher. You loved to watch the birds and when I watch them I think of you Love Karen

Charles Joseph

Missing your earthly presence, yet you’re with us in spirit. Happy Celestial Birthday and eternal peace. Asé.

Mom and Dad

With love …

Lyn Hooson

Happy 80th Birthday mum! Love you always and forever xxx

Alastair- beloved husband

Alastair Always in our hearts x

My beloved parents Arthur & Collette Riches (nee De La Cloche)

Remembering them with all my love at Christmas & every day…& their favourite Herring Gull…!

Michael Parkes

Love and miss you always.

Huw Morgan

Thinking of you as Christmas approaches. May you rest in peace. xx

Tamara Herewicz

I may not get to see you as I would like to, but I am always thinking about you and Peter. Love from Melanie xx

Family Littledale

Have a wonderful Christmas - maybe see you next year! much love, Celia & Nod xxx

Gini Pocock

Happy Christmas

Friends & Family

Wishing a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! To everyone who knows me, In lieu of Christmas card! Joseph Swan

Seren & Woody

Merry Christmas both. Looking forward to our annual boxing day walk at Fairburn Ings xx

The late Roy Keeves

As the first Christmas since the passing of Roy approaches, Jayne and Lynne have donated to his chosen charity in memory of him as a dear and much valued family member.

Jack

Merry Christmas my lovely friend. You are so greatly missed, but always in my thoughts. xx

Granny Ann & Grandad Colin

Wish you were still around to talk to about birds and nature, I'd have loved more time for us to share this passion together. Always missed and forever in my thoughts

Mum & Dad

Sending all our love this Christmas We think of you and miss you always Jo, John, Harrison & Evie xxx