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WOS Lifetime Achievement Award

Welsh Ornithological Society

The WOS Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals who have made a lasting contribution to ornithology in Wales. Nominations are made by WOS members and Affiliated clubs.

  • Who can nominate?
    Any member of WOS, affiliated bird clubs or Wildlife Trust bird group in Wales can nominate a person for the award. The nominee does not have to be a WOS member to receive the Award.
  • What do they win?
    Each award is produced in glass for the winner to keep. They will be presented to the winner at the Conference, to which the nominee will be invited as a special guest.
  • How do I nominate someone and what does my nomination need to include?
    Email your nomination to chair@birdsin.wales. You will need to include details of the nominee, confirmation of your eligibility to nominate and a supporting statement. It would be helpful if you could use the attached form (PDF or Word doc) when making a nomination. Please read the guidance before completing your nomination.
  • What is the timescale for nominations?
    We usually invite nominations in July each year, with a closing date of the end of September.

No awards were made in 2020 or 2022, but two awards were made in 2021 – to Bob Haycock and Al Venables – and two in 2023 – to John Wilson and Bob Tallack. The panel of Award Winners below will be updated shortly to include both John and Bob separately.

Who has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award?

See who has been honoured so far in our hall of fame

A very successful and thought-provoking 2023 Conference – and WOS will take action on the messages

120 delegates came to the 2023 Annual Conference at Aberystwyth University on 4th November, including an encouraging number of Young Birders, and they enjoyed an excellent and thought-provoking day. There were some clear messages for WOS Council coming out of the presidential introduction, the talks and the panel discussion about the need for all of us to take action about the alarming state of our red-listed species and our increasingly impoverished biodiversity.

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