• 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.
  • 5 ways to get involved in the Let Nature Sing sound takeover!

    RSPB Scotland's Allie McGregor shares five ways to get involved in the Let Nature Sing takeover on October 17th.
  • The sounds of Scotland’s autumn nature

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares some of the seasonal sounds of Scotland’s nature.
  • Challenging misinformation about satellite tags

    RSPB Scotland's Head of Investigations Ian Thomson outlines our thoughts on claims made accompanying the launch of a petition regarding satellite tags fitted to raptor species.
  • 5 places to hear the birdsong takeover

    Our Let Nature Sing sound takeover is happening on October 17th. Across Scotland and the UK castles, palaces, shopping centres, tourist attractions, office buildings and train stations will be filled with birdsong in a celebration of our nature and a reminder to save it. RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor tells us about just a few of the places in Scotland where you can hear the birdsong takeover.
  • Trump golf dunes set to lose special conservation status: Our response

    In July we heard about plans by Scottish Government advisors Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to revoke the special conservation status of the Trump golf course dunes due to the damage caused to this nationally important nature site. As the consultation on these plans draw to a close, we wanted to share our response.
  • A day at the Global Climate Strike

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares their experience of the climate strike in Edinburgh last Friday and ways you can get involved in the coming days to keep the conversation going.
  • Keeping invasive non-native species at bay on Fidra

    David Hunt, RSPB Scotland's Seabird Recovery Officer, tells us about a trip to Fidra in the Firth of Forth working alongside incredible volunteers to ensure the island remains a happy summer home for our puffin visitors.
  • Campaigning at rallies and marches

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares her experiences attending marches and rallies and gives some of her tips for making the most of it and staying safe.
  • An introduction to Loch Druidibeg

    Heather Beaton, RSPB Scotland Warden on Uist, shares her thoughts on our newest reserve, Loch Druidibeg, South Uist, Outer Hebrides…
  • Campaigning with craftivism!

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor talks about craftivism and shares some of her tips for making the most of the creative campaigning tool.
  • Getting in touch with your MSPs to help nature and the climate

    In this blog, RSPB Scotland’s Parliamentary Officer Nora Casey explains how to contact and work with your MSP when campaigning for nature and climate change.
  • Nature campaigning and social media

    On September 20th RSPB Scotland will be supporting the UK Student Climate Network alongside many other groups and individuals across the globe for the General Strike 4 Climate. In the lead up we will be posting some blogs about different ways you can get involved in campaigning and activism. In this blog, RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor takes a look at how you can use social media platforms in your campaigning.
  • The Cairngorms Lyric

    This summer, a new poetic form was born – the Cairngorms Lyric. RSPB Scotland’s Jen Mullen finds out more.
  • Five facts to know about ring ouzels

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor shares five facts about ring ouzels.
  • Celebrating our volunteers

    RSPB Scotland's Kirsty Chalmers shares a bit about Volunteers Day, which will be held in September to celebrate and thanks the volunteers that make our work possible.
  • Operation Osprey: A celebration of 60 Years

    Jess Tomes, RSPB Loch Garten's Visitor Operation Manager, shares a bit about how the team and visitors celebrated a very important anniversary at the reserve recently: 60 Years of Operation Osprey.
  • Doing a good tern

    You may have seen the recent news about the efforts of locals to try to prevent the little terns that nest at Lossiemouth beach being disturbed. Margaret Sharpe, one of the volunteers who helped fence the area and monitor the birds, shares entries from her diary revealing the tense ups and downs the terns faced this year. If you want to know how they got on, you’ll have to read to the end.
  • Grouse moor management - 150 years overdue for reform

    RSPB Scotland have called for the introduction of a proportionate and effective means of regulating grouse moor management practices, via the introduction of a licensing system underpinned by rigorous monitoring and enforcement.
  • Corncrake Festival on Skye

    Last month, we held a pilot Corncrake Festival, the first ever on Skye, and what a festival it was! RSPB Scotland’s Jen Mullen tells us more.
  • Below the Blanket: A sneak peek

    RSPB Scotland’s Allie McGregor visited the Botanic Gardens recently to check out the Below the Blanket exhibition; A series of art installations inspired by the awe-inspiring Flow Country. Here she shares a little bit about the exhibition.
  • Five great sights from Poland

    Earlier this summer in June RSPB Scotland’s Jess Barrett attended a week long study visit to the Odra Delta in Poland, funded by Erasmus+ and coordinated by ARCH Network, to learn about the nature found there and the conservation practices associated with it. In this blog she gives us the top five highlights from her time in Poland.
  • 5 things you should know about Scotland's marine environment

    RSPB Scotland's Allie McGregor shares 5 things you should know about Scotland's awe inspiring marine wildlife and environment.
  • Raptors and wind farm collisions

    Over the last few months, RSPB Scotland has received specific reports of three raptor collisions with wind turbines, at two different wind farms in the Scottish Highlands. Kate Bellew, Senior Conservation Planner, explains the potential conflicts between wind turbines and birds of prey.