As we’ve explored in our previous blogs , the nightingale has a rich and varied cultural history with man. In this week’s blog, we will explore the nightingale in creative literature and how tales have been told of this little brown bird....

When we think of Wales.... we think of rain. But here in Gogledd Cymru, rain is exactly what we need to help restore and protect blanket bog and the species that live there. RSPBs Conservation Advisor, Rhian Pierce talks about this amazing habitat and...

Today, we are delighted to have a guest blog written by the local environmental group closest to Lodge Hill, the Friends of the North Kent Marshes. Here we go again, another fight to save protected places from destruction in the heart of our community...

Our #SaveLodgeHill campaign lead, Adrian Thomas, explains why the allocation of Lodge Hill for housing would have ramifications for our best wildlife sites across the country. The nightingale aspect of the #SaveLodgeHill campaign is easy to understand...

As a young child I remember watching a 80s TV series called Faerie Tale Theatre featuring a very young Shelley Duvall. The episode which I still remember vividly to this day was that of the story of the Nightingale – an adaptation of a Hans Christian...

Adrian Thomas, #SaveLodgeHill campaign manager, shares what he has unearthed about Lodge Hill's fascinating history. Last November, I was fortunate to get behind the impregnable fences and guarded gates at Lodge Hill (with permission, you understand...

BREAKING Medway Council has announced today that it is extending its consultation until 18 April. This is because it has yet to produce the key Sustainability Appraisal that should have informed their proposals. We await that missing documentation...

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird - the nightingale transcribed to spoken word. When dusk light fell and night occurred, and singing song is overheard. Many of the greats have alluded to the beauty of the nightingale and the emotional response...

The Housing White Paper published this week, ‘ Fixing our broken housing market’ , is apparently the first of its kind for more than twenty years, a time when I was working as a town planner in a local authority. Back in 1995, as the then...

Adrian Thomas, #SaveLodgeHill project manager, takes you into the unseen landscape of Lodge Hill We are asking you to help #SaveLodgeHill, but you’re probably wondering, "What does the place look like?" Well, in November, the authorities...

Adrian Thomas, #SaveLodgeHill project manager, reflects on the inspiration that nightingale song has brought to composers and musicians across the ages. Last year, I was fortunate enough to spend time alone with a nightingale in full song. It was dark...

Over the next few weeks of the #SaveLodgeHill campaign, we'll be bringing you a series of blogs about Lodge Hill, about 'Sites of Special Scientific Interest', and why protected sites matter and shouldn't be considered targets for destruction...

I'm delighted to host a blog from Amanda Miller, the Conservation Manager for Northern England setting out why we’ve invested nearly 40 years, helping nature in Bowland. It's a place that we've featured in this blog before here's...

On the Hoo Peninsula in Medway, Kent, sits one of the most important sites in the country for nightingales. A hidden gem tucked away - Lodge Hill near Chattenden. Medway Council wants to allocate it for housing which would help pave the way for one of...

From time to time (too rarely if I'm honest) we've featured local campaigns aimed at saving important sites that are home to nature and vital green venue for the people who live round them, visit them and care for them. here campaigner, Donna...

The RSPB, in partnership with National Geographic Pristine Seas and the Tristan da Cunha Government, is currently undertaking a joint marine research expedition to Tristan da Cunha. This remote UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic is home to some...

The RSPB, in partnership with National Geographic Pristine Seas and the Tristan da Cunha Government, is currently undertaking a joint marine research expedition to Tristan da Cunha. This remote UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic is home to some...

It’s that time of the year again – shall I, shan’t I make a new year’s resolution. A year ago I resolved to plan my time better and here I am rushing out a blog seconds from the deadline. I’ll put that resolution down as...

Before asking for your help again, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you for your hard work. It’s been a hectic year and it seems as though everything happened in such a short space of time; Marine Protected Zones, Climate Plans, saving...

It's with a great deal of pleasure, no little pride and some relief that I share this blog with you. Written by Alistair Taylor our Senior Policy Officer who has been at the heart of our vital Defend Nature campaign to safeguard the laws that protect...

From the hedge-lined lanes of Devon to the peat-clad hill of the North, we’ve been giving nature a home across England. As we head towards the last few days of 2016 its time to look back at some of the success we’ve achieved with our partners...

I’m delighted to bring you a ‘stop press’ blog – my colleague Tim Melling has written about the West Pennine Moors before – you can catch up here . Here he is again updating the story Today we have something to celebrate;...

I'm delighted to host a guest blog from our own Kate Jennings (RSPB's Head of Site Conservation Policy) and Richard Hearn, Head of Monitoring at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Today, the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC...

The UK's most important site for nightingales is threatened by the proposed development of 5,000 houses. Adrian Thomas, our Save Lodge Hill Campaign Manager explains that if this happens, it will set a dangerous precedent for all of our protected...

Gough Island, part of the UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha located in the remote South Atlantic, is considered one of the most important seabird islands on the planet. A World Heritage Site, this small spec in the ocean is known to support millions...