Blogger: Communications Officer Aggie Rothon

I am incredibly lucky to live where I do. If I leave my house in any direction I can always find myself surrounded by the magnificence of nature. So I’m not missing out, now that the nights are drawing in and I have had to reroute my after-work dog walk. These autumnal evenings we walk out through the shelter of the copse behind the house and out on to the open grassland beyond…

Blogger: Rachael Murray, Media Officer

Now, I have to be honest, I’m not an avid golfer.  The idea of trying to bash a tiny, dimpled sphere into a hole that is just a few millimeters wider and located over miles of dunes, lakes and bunkers just doesn’t appeal.

However, on a visit to see my parents in Kent, I do look on in envy as huddles of tank top wearing men and women spend their day slowly perambulating…

Blogger: Adam Murray, Communications Officer

Some of my best childhood memories involve trees. From my early days of getting grubby with bugs on trunks, to playing Robin Hood with my brother in the dell, to having two climbing trees in the field opposite  - one for me one for my brother (sadly my brother’s one got chopped down but mine still stands to this day).

Unlike some childhood fancies like jelly or skipping…

Blogger: Adam Murray, Communications Officer

I have it, by George I have it. But then again no!

Going back to my previous post in July called "What do you do in the bath?" you would have met my Little Chief and his bath toys. I pondered over whether or not he will be able to see the amazing wonders of the sea when he is older.

So this is just the ramblings of a new father right? A new father who at the…

 Blogger: Jane Warren, Regional Development Officer

If the idea that there’s a bird called a hoopoe is strange enough, how about a giant hoopoe? Odd as it may seem, a giant hoopoe (Upupa antaios) has found its way to my house - by way of a print from the recent Ghosts of Gone Birds exhibition at the Rochelle School in London. All we know of this flightless bird’s existence is from a partial, fossilised skeleton…

Blogger: Erica Howe, Communications Manager

I’ve got to mention it at some point haven’t I? It’s the tv show that’s captured mine and the nation’s heart. Every Wednesday night I sit glued to my sofa, adamant that I will digest every second of footage beamed to me via the glorious, big black box in the corner of my living room. Of course i’m talking about the BBC’s Frozen Planet series. …

Blogger: Kim Matthews, Campaigns Intern

Up above the streets and houses on this rather overcast Saturday, soared the steel and glass edifices of Canary Wharf.  It was my first visit to this part of London and I couldn’t help but see the beauty and grace in their engineering.  I was also struck with a sense of surrealism given that I had come to the heart of the financial district to meet an environmental campaigning…

Never have so many voices sounded so quiet. It was obvious right from the start; Sutton Fen is a place that isn’t used to people. The low brick buildings of Longmoor farm crouch on the edge of the fen at the bottom of a meandering, high-hedged lane. They look like they are sheltering from something, backs hunched in to the wind, heavy doors closed, cow sheds empty. The warden comes out to greet me, blinking from the daylight…

Blogger: Rachael Murray, Media Officer

Calling all budding poets! This week, we’ve begun a call for entries to our fabulous new national poetry competition!  We are running it in partnership with award-winning poetry publisher, The Rialto, and we are chuffed have none other than the incredible former Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion, and prize-winning nature writer, Mark Cocker as judges!

But don’t let that put…

Blogger: Laura White, PA to Regional Public Affairs Manager

Last Friday I heard our Chief Executive Mike Clarke speak passionately and movingly about our organisation, the organisation he has worked for and been associated with for most of his life. He spoke about the work we do. The threats to biodiversity and nature we as human beings face and what we as staff of the RSPB can and more importantly are doing to fight…

Blogger: Jane Delaney, Local Groups and Volunteering Support Officer

The South Lincolnshire RSPB Local Group have been running their Wash Cruises onboard the “Boston Belle” for 8 years now and they continue to do so very successfully - selling out on all 15 cruises each taking 50 people in no time at all.

As “Local Groups and Volunteering Support Officer” I wanted to go along to see how they worked and…

Blogger: Gena Correale-Wardle, Community Fundraising Officer

I am currently reading Watership Down by Richard Adams, a book that was first published nearly 40 years ago and which many of my peers remember as being a cult film when they were growing up. I, however, never saw the film or read the book when I was younger so it’s all new to me (please don’t spoil the ending!).

The book tells of the trials and…

Blogger: Rachael Murray, Media Officer

We are urging everyone to remember, remember wildlife on the 5th November. As you gather logs for your bonfire, consider where you pile them so as not to give birds and other wildlife a nasty surprise. Holding firework displays near to trees and bushes is also big a no-no.   During the hours of darkness many birds will be roosting in trees and bushes, so we are warning that holding…

Blogger: Aggie Rothon, Communications Officer

A programme to rally the UK to help tackle the crisis facing nature has received overwhelming support, with people taking over one a million steps in just six months. Our Stepping up for Nature movement is one of the most ambitious nature conservation charity efforts in the world, and one step has been taken every 18 seconds since it started in March. We launched Stepping…

Blogger: Aggie Rothon, Communications Officer

It being Halloween this weekend and me representing the RSPB, I have been trying to think how I might liken the festival to nature for a seasonal theme in today’s article. But the more I think about it, the less similar the two seem. People have told me to write about ravens and crows, their blackness symbolising an (apparently) ethereal evil. I spent a morning searching…

Blogger: Sarah Green, Project Coordinator - Natura People Partnership Project

We all know nature reserves are important.  They are important for the species they host, for the breath of fresh air they provide and the wonderful views.  But what many people don’t realise is that nature reserves are also really good for the economy.

Huh, I hear you say?  No, don’t turn away, this is important, I promise.

For…

Blogger: Sarah Green, Project Coordinator - Natura People Partnership Project

You may remember a blog post from a few weeks ago about a project called Natura People.  Well, today I’d like to tell you a little more about what we’re doing.  Last time I mentioned the partners and the different species you would find across the sites, this time I’m going to talk about how we’re spending the money.

Blogger: Erica Howe, Communications Manager

As an adult it's hard to believe that you can still be star struck! I remember when I was a youngster and I'd go to see Norwich City play, the players always seemed so ... famous! I suppose I thought that as an adult you'd grow out of that excitement. But I was wrong! Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Packham. Yes THE Chris Packham, star of Springwatch…

Blogger: Adam Murray, Communications Officer

We all make excuses right? There is always a reason why or why not. That is why our To Do lists around the house never quite get done, like putting the safety catches on the doors or even doing that bit of craetive art work or reading that heavy but intellectual book.

The same for feeding the birds in your garden I find. Do they need it all year [Yes], what food do they…

Blogger: Sarah Green, Project Coordinator - Natura People Partnership Project

One of the wonderful things about wildlife is that it doesn’t recognise geographical borders.  What do I mean by that?  Well, a badger, a butterfly, a hedgehog, a fox, an otter doesn’t care what county it’s in.  Birds will make long journeys across several different nations to reach their warm winter destination.  Because of this…

Blogger: Aggie Rothon, Communications Officer

Do you need an aga to make decent jam? Since my recent acquisition of a very simple guide to making preserves, my kitchen has become akin to Willy Wonka’s factory. Giant copper-bottomed pans, strange metal funnels, a wooden spoon that I protect vehemently; it is to be used for jam-making and jam-making alone. But even with all this equipment, I still can’t get my jam to set…

Blogger : Rachael Murray

Have you ever wondered where the swifts go in winter, how bats see in the dark or how many legs woodlice have?

Well we often do!  So we are thrilled to announce that you can ask all these questions and more at Wild about Norfolk, one the biggest wildlife and environment fairs in the county, taking place tomorrow at Easton College, Norwich. 

This annual wildlife extravaganza, which is part funded…

Blogger: Janet Moorse, Volunteer in the Communications Team

Whilst walking down the garden with the grass cuttings. My shadow was intersected by another fast moving shadow. I looked up to see a sparrowhawk over head. He whizzed past, then came to a standstill above the trees, obviously eyeing up a small snack. The robin who had been watching my progress with the lawn mower, sent up an alarm call and clattered into…

Blogger: Gena Correale Wardle, Community Fundraising Officer

I am lucky enough to have gained a niece through my fabulous partner’s sister and husband, and Naomi is an absolute delight. The centre of the family, she charms everyone with her beautiful blue eyes and cheeky smile.

She has the world at her feet and everything a little girl of 20 months could want; toys, games, books, a sand pit! Yet she gets most…

Blogger: Erica Howe, Communications Manager

It’s not often I go clothes shopping. No really! But, last weekend I braved the crowds and the shops and headed for the high street. I needed to buy some shorts. Now I know it’s not exactly the height of summer, but I just couldn’t find any at all. The shops were full of big knit cardigans, scarves, winter boots and snuggly jumpers. All lovely and rather tempting but not what…