Nature On Your Doorstep Blog

The RSPB's Leslie Lampe has an epiphany whilst tree shopping at a local nursery It is one of these strange days between autumn and winter. The air feels crisp and my fingers, gripping the camera, are freezing. But it is bright and damp, not quite fr...

   Credit: Ben Andrews (rspb-images.com) The RSPB's Asma Faraz gives tips for helping wildlife this autumn As the leaves start to turn brilliant shades of red and orange and the air grows crisp, October presents an opportunity to conne...

Come with me and discover how, as summer slips into autumn, there are plenty of things you can do to help wildlife in your outdoor space.   Adrian Thomas  The flowers are going over, the nights are drawing in, so you might think it is ...

The RSPB's Leslie Lampe relives an inspiring encounter in Copenhagen   Image: Common Frog - Ben Andrew If you’ve ever been to Copenhagen, you’ll know that, for a big city, it has a surprising number of green spaces and bodies of ...

Author of Wild City, Florence Wilkinson, Highlights the benefits of adding water to our gardens Picture the scene. It’s 26 degrees celsius, but with no cloud cover it feels even hotter. The fields are packed full of exhausted, sun-scorched cre...

RSPB’s Asma Faraz encourages us to protect our local resident Hedgehogs and shows us how we can look after them. Credit: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)  The Hedgehogs have finally come out of hibernation, and you can see them from April to ...

Nature on your doorstep volunteer Emma Harpham, discovers what the buzz is all about I have a love of bugs but especially bees, bumble and solitary I find them all fascinating. To me they are fuzzy, buzzing wonders of nature. Do you know that bumble...

Can growing our own food have well-being benefits, help to reduce food poverty, make us healthier, and benefit wildlife? Nature on your doorstep volunteer Martyn Davies, investigates the benefits of growing your own vegetables From my perspective the...

RSPB's Asma Faraz celebrates National Nestbox Week this month by encouraging everyone to put up a home for your feathered friends just in time for breeding season.    Blue tit peeking out of a nestbox credit: Ben Andrews Valentine’s d...

A recollection of my first Big Garden bird watch in 2022 and why I will take part every year from now. By Leslie M Lampe, Community Communications Officer since January 2022 The afternoon of the 29th January 2022 is windy and cold. But the sky is glo...

RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis helps us get ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch, running from 27-29 January 2023, and shares her top tips for feeding your garden birds this winter.   The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wild...

 Urban nature enthusiast and author of 'Wild City' Florence Wilkinson tells us what wildlife to look out for across our towns and cities this winter. At this time of year a lot of our urban wildlife is hidden in the earth beneath our feet;...

Autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and my favourite season to take a walk into the countryside on a crisp bright day. While summer may strike you as the best time to be outside as much as possible – Autumn is also the perfect time ...

Gardening with different soil types RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis celebrates soily fingers this month as she reveals how to work out your garden’s soil type and which plants will grow best in it. For me one of life’s purest pleasures is to...

How to capture & save water, money and time while being wildlife friendly! Becca Smith talks about the benefits of installing a water butt into her home & garden, plus other ways she can bring water to the wildlife found in her garden. There...

What's living in your lawn? That which we call a lawn, with a little bit of planning can become a wildlife paradise and a thing of beauty Hopefully many of you enjoyed taking part in Plantlife’s No Mow May, a nationwide scheme to encourage gard...

We’re all a flutter this summer RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis talks about the importance of giving butterflies a home in our gardens this summer and reveals the best food plants for butterflies and their caterpillars. Painted lady butterfly Van...

Swifts, wildflowers & wellbeing -  RSPB’s Katie O’Neill talks to us about the joys of swifts, the Edinburgh Swift City project and how they can help your wellbeing.  Butterflies a fluttering, bluebells unfurling  ...

RSPB England’s Rich Morris takes a look at how you can maintain a beautiful and productive garden without having to use harmful chemicals. “Arm yourself against ants”. “Kills weeds and grasses – roots and all”. &ld...

Calling all UK wildlife gardening lovers! RSPB through our Nature on Your Doorstep initiative is looking to shine a spotlight this April on inspirational wildlife-friendly stories and celebrate the havens people have created for nature. We are looki...

What to plant in March - best plants for Spring/Summer Spring! March is an ideal time to be thinking about your garden for the spring and summer months as the days are beginning to lengthen and it is becoming warmer. There is a vast variety of seeds...

Image: The garden in winter, having just had the wildflower areas cut and cleared. Credit: Andy Chapman  RSPB Becca Smith speaks to Andy Chapman, former farmer and RSPB volunteer. Sharing is caring, and when it comes to wildlife gardening, t...

RSPB's Nature on Your Doorstep volunteer, Izabela Kennedy shares winter wildlife gardening tips and best ways to attract birds into your garden.  Winter months can pose a challenge for local wildlife, including birds, which become more act...

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ― Chinese proverb To celebrate National Tree Week (Saturday 27 November – Sunday 5 December), Morwenna Alldis, Communications Officer for RSPB England, looks to ...

A blackbird hops across the lawn, its dark feathers gleaming in the summer sunshine. It pauses for a moment, ducks down and emerges with a worm wriggling in its bright yellow beak. Dusky summer evenings ha...