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Continuing on Tuesdays at 7pm, the 2026 Conversation Spring Series at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Trafalgar Square in London explores the themes of social justice and how we write about the world with curiosity, rigour and a sense of wonder. The series looks at how we can have faith in humane intelligence that searches for knowledge … Read more
Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore reports again from the tiny Channel Island of Alderney, which punches above its weight when it comes to wildlife. As well as the famous blonde hedgehogs, there are the 4,000-5,000 Northern gannets that nest every year on the rocks of Les Etacs, just off the coast. A reasonable quality of telescope … Read more
Musician, sound artist and composer Alice Boyd has released a new single, Return of the White-Tailed Eagle, created in collaboration with the RSPB to mark the 50th anniversary of the successful reintroduction of White-tailed Eagles to the UK. Our largest bird of prey, the species had previously been driven to extinction due to persecution and … Read more
Acclaimed bird photographer Owen Deutsch and Michael J. Parr, President of the American Bird Conservancy, have joined forces to reveal the incredible bird life of one of the world’s most breathtaking birding regions – the Tropical Andes in South America. Birds of the Tropical Andes, published on 8th July 2025 by Princeton University Press, celebrates the splendour … Read more
In this short film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore meets Sacha Dench, sometimes known as the human swan, although she could just as easily be described as the human osprey or vulture! Sacha’s latest project on vultures follows on from tracing the flight routes of Bewick swans from Northern Russia and ospreys from Scotland to Africa. … Read more
The National Trust team who care for Brownsea Island in Dorset are looking forward to welcoming back day visitors when it re-opens on Saturday 16th March. Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore made a trip to find out more. Springtime on Brownsea is a great time to look out for a number of key species including red … Read more
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey – the RSPB‘s Big Garden Birdwatch – returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January. Across the UK, over half a million people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2023, counting a whopping 9.1 million … Read more
A new exhibition of animal portraits – Wings and Brushstrokes – by artist Michelle Pearson Cooper will run at the Osborne Studio Gallery in London from 18th October to 11th November 2023. It brings together her fascination with bees, birds and big cats, and an affectionate understanding of the indigenous people of South Africa, inspired … Read more
Three new Lear’s Macaw chicks have successfully hatched in their natural habitat in the Brazilian Caatinga. The species, which has reached near extinction as a result of poaching and deforestation, has a worldwide population of just 1,700, including just 12 birds in the UK. The chicks are the offspring of a pair bred in Tenerife … Read more
A project to create a new wetland habitat in Lewes in East Sussex took a major step forward this week as diggers broke through a riverbank allowing water from the old channel to rush into the new 6.8-hectare wetland area. Adjacent to the Lewes Brooks, the Cockshut is a 3km long chalk stream that flows … Read more
Those travelling to the island of Ulko-Tammio, located in the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park, will be asked to keep their phones in their pockets this summer. The aim is to encourage holidaymakers to switch off their smart devices, take a break from social media and enjoy nature. Ulko-Tammio is believed to be the … Read more
A flamingo chick at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire has been adopted by new parents after being abandoned as an egg – first spending a month in an incubator where dedicated zookeepers could ensure the hatchling’s survival. Whipsnade Zoo birdkeeper Emily Merrick-White said the team had rescued the abandoned egg and monitored it for 32 days … Read more
Discover Animals’ Geoff More visits the most southerly point in the UK, Lizard Point, home to colonies of seals and the much rarer to spot chough, Cornwall’s national bird: There are several sites around the rugged coastline and harbours of Lizard Point where you can see seals either swimming or resting up on the remote beaches. Grey … Read more
Blackpool Zoo‘s Magellanic penguins are getting a new home thanks to an upgrade and extension of their facility. The £100,000 improvement works started in January and will be completed shortly. Blackpool Zoo’s 20 strong Magellanic penguin colony is currently residing in a specially designed off-show facility complete with their own pool but a brand new beach, complete with … Read more
Our latest Book on the Bird Table is the third edition of the RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife by Peter Holden and Geoffrey Abbott, published by Bloomsbury. The guide is a comprehensive source of information on the plants and animals that live alongside us and this updated edition features new material on climate change, recycling and wild … Read more
Valentine’s Day is almost here but, fear not, the RSPB Shop has put together a loveable list of gifts to help you capture the heart of your loved one. All while giving an additional gift to nature by helping to fund their conservation efforts. Kissing hares ornament – £18 You’ll be sure to put a spring … Read more
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey – the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch – returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January.
The RSPB has put together a list of Christmas cards that are recyclable and sustainably sourced to help you have a greener Christmas and fund the RSPB’s vital conservation efforts. 📸 Pixabay
To help inspire your nature-focused Christmas gifts, the RSPB has put together a list of products that can feed a child’s curiosity about flora and fauna.
In this film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore visits the RSPB’s Arne Nature Reserve on the edge of Poole Harbour to find out more about the project to relocate ospreys here from Scotland.
Bird care experts Vine House Farm have created a series of Educational Bird Cards to help children learn about the birds around them.
An updated version of Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the Birds is out now. Written by late ornithologist Bryan Nelson, it features added memories from June Nelson, his wife.
Spring heralds the beginning of bird breeding season – and along with it, the return to the UK of many thousands of migratory birds. The RSPB explains what to look – and listen – out for, and how we can help them after their epic journeys.
In an exclusive feature for Discover Animals, author and avian expert Rosemary Low shares the inspiration behind her new book, Female Heroes of Bird Conservation. This latest book brings together the stories and achievements of over 30 women – past and present – who have dedicated their lives to increasing our knowledge and awareness of birds, saving lives and species from extinction.
In the second of our films from Fregate Island in the Seychelles, we meet the Magpie Robin, a native species that was on the brink of extinction, with only 12 left in the world. Conservation efforts have now succeeded in building the population back up, and the island’s Giant Tortoises have created a symbiotic relationship … Read more
A new room will bring hundreds of bird houses to the renowned Treehotel in the small village of Harads, Swedish Lapland. Designed in close collaboration with Swedish ornithologist Ulf Öhman, it is suspended in the pines of Harads and seeks to enhance the surrounding biosphere. The hotel room is titled Biosphere and is the latest addition … Read more
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