UKAHT: Protecting six heritage sites on the Antarctic Peninsula, including the world's southernmost post office AKA the Penguin Post Office 🐧

Antarctica
Joined February 2011
Join us tonight with acclaimed polar historian Katherine MacInnes to mark the launch of her new book, The Shortest History of Antarctica. 🎟️ Book your free tickets below eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-short…
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Caption this! 🐧 This striking shot from our exclusive UKAHT 2027 wall calendar celebrates the penguins of Antarctica through contemporary wildlife photography. 🗓️ Explore the calendar: shop.ukaht.org/products/ukah… 📸 Sara Jenner
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A gift in your Will can help protect Antarctica’s extraordinary heritage for generations to come. 💙 Our free guide to writing or updating your Will is a simple place to start. ukaht.org/support/legacy
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Well, this is awkward. 🐧 Just when we thought we had all 18 species of penguins neatly accounted for, scientists have gone and discovered another one! Say hello to the Kerguelen gentoo (Pygoscelis kerguelensis)! ukaht.org/latest-news/can-yo…
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Join acclaimed polar historian Katherine MacInnes to mark the launch of her new book where she explores how Antarctica has drawn the best and worst of humanity to its shores. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-short…
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Caption this! 🐧 This striking shot from our exclusive UKAHT 2027 wall calendar celebrates the penguins of Antarctica through contemporary wildlife photography. 🗓️ Explore the calendar: shop.ukaht.org/products/ukah… 📸 UKAHT/Paul Souders
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Fantastic to see our new Port Lockroy base leader, Carole McCullough, featured by BBC News as she prepares to swap life after the RAF for a season in Antarctica, leading our team at the Penguin Post Office! 🐧❄️ #AntarcticaMatters bbc.com/news/articles/cq4g12…
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Small details, big difference! 🔨 Our conservation carpenter, Jo, carefully shapes wooden ‘drip details’ to help direct rainwater away from Bransfield House at Port Lockroy, protecting its historic timber as Antarctica's climate changes. #AntarcticaMatters
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As we prepare for the second year of our three-year conservation programme at Port Lockroy, our Head of Buildings and Conservation, Ruth Mullett, looks back at what we achieved last season and ahead to the major structural work still to come. ukaht.org/latest-news/streng…
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Meet our 2026/27 Antarctic team! 🇦🇶🐧 Our team is heading south for UKAHT’s conservation season, protecting Port Lockroy from climate change and completing the first comprehensive survey of Wordie House. #AntarcticaMatters ukaht.org/latest-news/meet-o…
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Say hello to our new Port Lockroy team, preparing to travel 9,000 miles to Antarctica for a UK charity’s biggest-ever conservation season at Britain’s first permanent scientific base in Antarctica 🇦🇶 🔗 Meet the entire team at ukaht.org/latest-news/meet-o… #AntarcticaMatters
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Caption this! 🐧 This striking shot from our exclusive UKAHT 2027 wall calendar celebrates the penguins of Antarctica through contemporary wildlife photography. 🗓️ Explore the calendar: shop.ukaht.org/products/ukah… 📸 UKAHT/Jerome Viard
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New in: lightweight foldaway bags made from recycled plastic bottles. Featuring our exclusive Port Lockroy penguin design, the collection includes a shopping bag, backpack and lunch bag. Practical, lightweight and a little bit penguin 🐧 shop.ukaht.org/collections/l…
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We’re delighted to launch a new season of six webinars, bringing the stories, people, wildlife and heritage of Antarctica directly to you. We kick off in October with polar historian Katherine MacInnes. 🎟️ Reserve tickets to all webinars below ukaht.org/discover/watch/
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