I'm off for my summer holidays and there's a very good chance I'll be visiting an RSPB reserve or two - hope you get the chance too. Your day out with nature could start here. I'm pften asked which is my favourite reserve and I usually answer it's the last one I visited! Which one is your favourite?
While I'm off, I'll leave you in the hands of Barrie Cooper who will shortly be off to China to take part in some projects that will help to protect the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper. This engaging little bird is in the middle of an international effort to rescue it from extinction - you can read more about it here. The project to establish a conservation breeding programme at the WWT's headquarters at Slimbridge is only a start - and working to protect key sites and establish support through education is a crucial part of saving spoonie - and Barrie will be telling you about one such project.
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