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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
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
Three years on from the ‘knitting together’ of 3,400 hectares of priority habitat to create the UK’s first-ever ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) on the Purbeck Heaths in Dorset, where the BBC filmed Springwatch this year, the National Trust is working with reserve partners on an ambitious project to create a 1,370-hectare open ‘savannah’ for … Read more
As the last episode of the new Wild Isles series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, aired last night, a reminder that the National Trust, RSPB and WWF are urging everyone in society to come together to halt the destruction of UK nature and take urgent action in their Save Our Wild Isles campaign. Millions of people from … 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
A new report published this month shows that the UK’s rarest bird of prey, the Montagu’s harrier, a close relative of the also rare hen harrier, has failed to breed in the UK for the first time since 1975. Only three females and six males were reported, and none of these formed a pair. The … Read more
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.
If you need some inspiration on how to get your most treasured twitcher’s heart to flutter, the RSPB have curated a gift guide perfect for bird lovers of all experience levels, straight from the experts. From books about identifying soulful bird songs to binoculars for viewing our feathered friends in crisp quality, the RSPB‘s guide … Read more
It’s that time of year when we start to mention Christmas and whether you’re in search of crackers, cards or children’s gifts, look no further than the eco-friendly options from the RSPB this festive season. Every year in the UK, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste from packaging gets thrown away, as well as about … Read more
Autumn is a fantastic time to get out in nature. While colder temperatures, damp weather and shorter days aren’t everybody’s cup of tea, these conditions mean that wildlife is doing all sorts of wonderful things.
Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore climbs the 332 steps of the Salisbury Cathedral tower to meet a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons and their four chicks. Records appear to indicate the presence of these birds of prey at the cathedral since the mid 1800s. The last time the peregrines bred here was in 1952 until they returned … Read more
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.
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.
A survey carried out by the RSPB has revealed that the UK crane population reached its highest level for over 400 years in 2021 as our tallest bird continues to make a comeback.
As the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch gets underway, customers from Ring, the home security company, have found their cameras ideal for capturing wild birds around the UK and beyond. They’ve shared their fascinating footage of this birdlife, getting creative by placing their outdoor cameras in bird houses or at different vantage points in their garden to capture some … Read more
The RSPB is once again asking you to get closer to your local wildlife this January by joining in with its Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 from 28th to 30th January; over one million people took part last year in the biggest birdwatching event of the year.
The RSPB is urging people to think about making greener changes for 2022 as a New Year’s resolution. The organisation has identified a number of things you can do that will make a difference for nature.
A family of beavers has been saved and relocated to a Perthshire family farm in the first such move in Scotland’s history. The beavers, including three kits, were moved to the Argaty Red Kite centre near Doune from prime agricultural land in Tayside.
It’s no wonder the robin is the UK’s favourite bird, says the RSPB. They are easy to spot, with their handsome red breasts, they’re people-friendly and they provide us with beautiful birdsong pretty much all year round. However, Christmas is the time we really get to celebrate robins. Stories about their association with the season … Read more
Want to shop ethically while also supporting a wildlife charity this festive season? Check out our picks for the best gifts and stocking fillers that also benefit nature and the environment.
The trees may be bare and the skies a little grey, but there’s still plenty to see and do at this time of year. To inspire you to wrap up warm and get out there and make the most of nature, the RSPB has put together a guide to winter walks and hotspots to visit during … Read more
It’s been a record-breaking year for the RSPB with over a million people taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2021 – double the number of those who participated the previous year – with the results now in.
The arrival of the spring equinox is a welcome reminder that winter is behind us and we have warmer weather and lighter evenings to look forward to. The changing of the season can also we seen as nature shows us green shoots, leaf buds on trees, blossom on blackthorn and the first buzzing of bees. Another … Read more
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