• Our 2019 highlights

    As we come to the end of the year RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor takes a look back at some of our highlights.
  • The wildlife of our Christmas songs

    Wildlife features heavily in many Christmas traditions. In this blog RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares some facts about the wildlife we hear about in the songs of Christmas.
  • Nature Festival highlights natural wonders of Orkney Islands!

    RSPB Scotland's Eleanor Davison shares some of the things that make the Orkney Nature Festival so special now that the 2020 dates have been announced.
  • And the Nature of Scotland 2019 award winners are...

    Our annual Nature of Scotland Awards recognising Scotland's nature heroes took place this week. RSPB Scotland's Joanne Simpson tells us more about the amazing people and projects who took home awards on the night.
  • Langholm Moor Demonstration Project

    We offer a brief summary of the key findings and discuss their implications in the context of the wider and growing challenge of increasingly environmentally unsustainable practices on intensive grouse moors, including illegal killing of raptors, the unnecessary culling of mountain hares and the burning of blanket bog habitats.
  • The life of winter

    With the short, cold days, and the long, also cold, nights… it can be easy to think winter is a time when everything stops. Although it may seem everything is slowing down, and the skies loom with a constant threat of frost, here are a few examples that life persists through the colder months from RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin.
  • Five winter nature highlights in Scotland

    Amongst the cold and the grey there is still a wealth of amazing nature to be seen throughout the winter months! RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares five of our highlights from winters incredible nature.
  • Five winter waders to see in Scotland

    While some of our nature settles down or takes off elsewhere when the cold sets in, a whole new host of nature brings life across our landscapes. RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor tells us about 5 of our winter waders.
  • Five facts about snow bunting

    It’s easy to associate the snow bunting with winter – it’s in the name! Find out five facts about this wintery bird in this blog from RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor.
  • A taste of Scotland's wild places

    Old Curiosity's co-founder Hamish Martin shares how RSPB Scotland's Forsinard Flows has inspired 'Wild', their latest gin which helps support RSPB Scotland's work.
  • Lots of things you should know about… Feeding the birds

    We’re a nation of bird lovers, and feeding the birds is one the best ways to get close up views of some of our favourite garden species. It’s okay to feed the birds all year round, but for many people, winter is the season to dust off the bird table and stock up on their seed supplies. RSPB Scotland's Jenny Tweedie shares some things you should know about feeding the birds.
  • Five things you should know about… RSPB Scotland Loch Leven

    RSPB Scotland's Jenny Tweedie shares five facts about RSPB Scotland's Loch Leven reserve.
  • Eat, drink and be berry

    RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin tells us all about the berries that tempt our birds and other wildlife in autumn.
  • Nature's creepy costumes

    It's the time of the year to get spooky! RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares 5 of nature's best Halloween looks.
  • Bonkers for conkers

    It's not just leaves falling from our trees this season! RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares tips and tricks for identifying some common nuts you find in autumn as well as some interesting facts.
  • Redwings, rowans and fieldfares, oh my!

    Fergus Cumberland, Visitor Experience Manager at Loch Garten, explores the mystery of the swathes of rowan at Abernethy.
  • Geese flock to Scottish shores

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares some facts about the geese that come to roost in Scotland over the Autumn and Winter, and 5 great places you can see them.
  • Five facts about redwing

    RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares five facts about redwings.
  • Autumn bursts into colour

    As Autumn rushes by and many of our now golden trees are already losing their leaves, RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor talks about how autumn transforms the landscape.
  • How to hibernate like a pro

    As autumn plods along towards winter, the days are getting noticeably shorter and colder. You might be tempted to stay tucked up in bed for 10 extra minutes in the morning, or maybe you’re stocking the cupboards with emergency biscuits and hot chocolate. This is the human equivalent of hibernating; here RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares 5 top hibernation tips from our animal experts.
  • Five facts to know about rowan

    Rowan is a striking tree, cloaked in mythology and complex ecological relationships. RSPB Scotland's Molly Martin shares five facts about this autumn superstar.
  • Autumn in the Cairngorms

    The incredible Cairngorms are an absolutely stunning part of Scotland filled with special nature and exciting wildlife across every season. RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares some of the autumn nature highlights to look out for in the Cairngorms.
  • Five facts to know about apples

    RSPB Scotland's Jenny Tweedie shares five facts about apples.
  • Why vicarious liability is failing to have an impact in Scotland

    Duncan Orr-Ewing, RSPB Scotland's Head of Species and Land Management, discusses why Vicarious Liability in Scotland isn’t working and why the Independent Grouse Moor Review urgently needs to come up with strong and workable recommendations to tackle raptor crimes.
  • A new chapter for the Galloway Kite Trail

    Calum Murray, former Community Liaison Officer of the Galloway Kite Trail, tells us what's in store for the future.