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The RSPB’s Becca Smith tells of how Big Garden Birdwatch is the easiest “thank you” you can give to nature this January and shares her top tips.

Learn how your New Year’s resolutions can help nature with the RSPB’s 5 easy ideas

Alex Chapman (19) is a naturalist and assistant ecologist from Dorset in the South West of England. He is one of around a dozen young ambassadors for the Cameron Bespolka Trust, working in partnership with the RSPB to develop Cameron’s Cottage on Franchises Lodge nature reserve in the New Forest. In this blog, Alex talks to the RSPB about the importance of many of the bats he has been working to conserve throughout 2020…

Find out how you can help turtle doves

Turtle doves and grey partridges, which both feature in the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ carol, and nightingales and cuckoos, which have long been thought of as the traditional sounds of spring; are all struggling to breed and thrive in our English countryside. 

The State of the UK’s Birds 2020 (SUKB) - the one-stop shop for all the latest results from bird surveys and monitoring studies across the UK – this…

As the Government considers the response to its proposals to radically overhaul the planning system in England, RSPB Senior Policy Officer, Carl Bunnage reflects on what this might mean for nature, and how 10,000 actions have made sure that its voice is heard.         

At the end of October, we submitted our response to the Government’s consultation on its proposals for radical changes to the planning system in England. It had set these…

With elections taking place in eight of England’s mayoral city and combined authorities in May 2021, we need local leaders who will deliver positive change for people, the environment and the economy by investing in nature. 

A new RSPB report published before Christmas makes the case for investing in nature and sets out the benefits of doing so for health and equality, climate and biodiversity, and jobs and the ec…

It was great to read the news yesterday that 68 projects across England had received £40 million from the new Green Recovery Challenge Fund, which has been established to as a key part of the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan to kick-start nature recovery, create green jobs and tackle climate change while helping the country build back better and greener from the pandemic.

The list of projects is wonderfully…

Learn how to have a sustainable and greener Christmas this year with the RSPB's top tips

The RSPB’S Becca Smith takes a look at where our nature-inspired Christmas traditions and carols have come from

On Thursday the RSPB co-hosted the fourth Annual Awards Reception – and the first ever Virtual Reception - for the MP Species Champions project.

This project involves 10 nature-focused charities, including partners such as Buglife, the Angling Trust, the Dragonfly Society and the Marine Conservation Society. The aim of the project is to pair MPs up with threatened and endangered species. The project currently involves…

RSPB England's Becca Smith steps outside this festive season to discover December’s best nature inspired activities and days out.

We have launched a new burning reporting system to help empower communities to call for stronger action to protect the places they love. If you are a walker, hiker or countryside lover, you can now report any upland burning you have seen taking place, to help us call for a ban on burning.

Some of our most iconic and protected English landscapes, including the North and South Pennines, the North York Moors, the Forest…

The following press release was released today by RSPB England and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust ...  

Plans for Portsmouth ‘super peninsula’ should be binned not backed, say wildlife charities 

4000 new homes and new marine hub would rip up internationally important wildlife site and tear a hole through legal safeguards  

Development could destroy vital line of natural defence against rising sea…

Why do we rarely hear of famous black naturalists or conservationists?

RSPB England's, Oriole Wagstaff, reveals some great days out in nature this November.

The following press release has been issued today by Plantlife, CPRE - the countryside charity, Friends of the Earth, National Trust, RSPB, Wildlife and Countryside Link, The Wildlife Trusts, and the Soil Association ... 

• One year on from saying they would ban burning on peatlands, the Government is still prevaricating. 
• With one year to go until the UN climate summit, which is being hosted in the UK next year, the Government…

On a quest to help keep your family entertained this autumn, RSPB England’s Becca Smith delves into the world outside to discover creepy crawlies, freaky fungi and investigates what goes bump in the night.

Tom Lancaster, RSPB Head of UK Land and Seas Policy describes a crucial vote in the parliament on the future of food and farming standards ... 

A right royal bunfight has developed over British food and farming standards, and whether the UK Government is going to stand by them in future trade deal negotiations.

On Monday 12^th October, MPs will vote on changes to the Agriculture Bill made by the House of Lords. These changes…

It’s getting colder, darker and damper outside, and for many of us, the weather outside leaves us wanting to wrap up in our duvets and enjoy a night indoors - but what about the world outside? RSPB England’s, Becca Smith, takes a look at what’s out there to discover this October.

There’s plenty going on in the natural world, whether it’s some of our garden favourites readying themselves for hibernation…

This grouse moor peat burning season, RSPB Senior Conservation Officer Pat Thompson describes why this is a bad for the environment, and why it must stop ... 

The moors and hills of Northern England are very special places – the North and South Pennines, the North York Moors, Bowland Fells, the Lake District High Fells. They are home to an amazing array of wildlife, which depends on the subtle mix of upland 'moorland' habitats…

With urgent action needed to tackle the climate emergency, we need everyone to make their voice heard for our Revive Our World campaign. 

Last week saw the launch of the RSPB’s Revive Our World campaign. This is our response to the news that the UK may have met as few as just three of the 20 international targets for the recovery of nature that we agreed to a decade ago.  As I blogged at the time,  this total failure…

The UN today publishes its Global Biodiversity Outlook 5. The news is not good. Nature is declining and many consider we are now in the sixth mass extinction. According to State of Nature (2019) here in the UK 41% of species are in decline and 133 species have been lost from our shores completely since 1950. In this most comprehensive assessment of nature in the UK, scientists looked at almost 8,500 species, finding that over one…

Wildlife photographer and conservationist, Sussex_Sara shares her insight into some of the special species she watches out for on autumn migration.

 The spotted flycatcher is a summer visitor. Credit: Sussex Sara

As berries fill our bushes and leaves start to turn, it's clear that autumn is creeping closer. Where I live in Sussex, it's one of my favourite times of year to go wildlife watching.

Thousands of birds…

As the nights become colder and we say hello to autumn, RSPB England's, Oriole Wagstaff reveals some great days out in nature this September. 

Whether you’re desperate to get out and explore or are searching for something a little closer to home, there is plenty to enjoy in nature this month.

First up, welcome some waders

September is one of the best months to spot an array of unusual birds that are travelling…