John Attiwell, Seasonal Survey Officer for the Cairngorms region, takes us down to a hidden part of the Highland Wildlife Park, to meet a very special creature and learn more about the work being done to save it.

James How, Senior Site Manager, tells us why he's picked Hen Harriers as his favourite Scottish species.

Andy Robinson, Senior Conservation Officer, tells us why he's picked Great Yellow Bumblebees as his favourite Scottish species.

Nora Casey, Senior Parliamentary Officer, tells us why they’ve picked Rainforest lichens as their favourite Scottish species.

We are delighted that this week RSPB Scotland is hosting a working group of nature experts from BirdLife Europe and Central Asia. In this blog we explain what BirdLife is, why working in partnership to save nature across countries and regions is so important and some of the exciting things we will be doing with our international colleagues this week.

Invasive non-native species are one of the greatest threats facing nature. Adam describes how the Orkney Native Wildlife Project is on the frontline of tackling this threat.

A healthy ecosystem is essential. Food production is essential. High Nature Value farming and crofting is key in helping us achieve both of these goals.

Ally Leonard, Warden, and Catherine Kelham, Senior Marine Conservation Planner tell us why they’ve picked Puffins as their favourite Scottish species.

*WARNING: Post contains images of dead birds*

Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management writes about the implications of a new paper from the RSPB, published today in the Biological Conservation journal which shows a clear link between the death and disappearance of Hen Harrier and grouse moor management.

The “sky-dancing” display of a beautiful grey and black male Hen Harrier in April and May on moorland areas…

John Attiwell, Seasonal Survey Officer for the Cairngorms region takes us out on an early morning wading bird (or wader) survey in Speyside.

To celebrate their 50th anniversary, members of the RSPB Scotland Glasgow Local Group are taking part in today's Kiltwalk. Read on for a taster of what they've been up to recently.

Francesca Osowska, Chief Executive of NatureScot tells us why the Nature of Scotland Awards are so important.

Pigeons are awesome! There, we said it. Read on for five fascinating facts about Woodpigeons and see if you agree.

The 2023 City Nature Challenge will be running from Friday 28 April - Monday 1 May. Read on to find out what it's all about.

On World Curlew Day, Kirsty Nutt reflects on how important Orkney is for these iconic wading birds.

As Puffins, Fulmars and Shags begin re-appearing on Fidra and Inchmickery, warden Ally Leonard tells us about the work staff and volunteers have been carrying out on the islands to combat the spread of Tree Mallow. The Forth Islands are two small isl...

Between 27-29 January this year, 36,425 people across Scotland stopped what they were doing and spent an hour watching birds in their garden or local greenspace. Read on for our full rundown of Scotland's top 10 from the 2023 Big Garden Birdwatch.

Helen Moncrieff is RSPB Scotland's Shetland Manager. In this blog she tells us a few of her favourite stories from a life spent among Orca and other incredible wildlife around the islands.

As seen on Wild Isles, we're fortunate to have some incredible seabird spectacles in Scotland. But many of these birds are in serious decline. In this blog we look at the threats they face and what must be done to address them.

If we needed any reminding of the ongoing link between grouse moors and the illegal persecution of our birds of prey, last week gave us some striking and timely examples.  In Aprll, horrified walkers witnessed a Red Kite being blasted out of the...

We are now four weeks into the latest Attenborough series, and we’ve been seeing our ‘Wild Isles’ as we never have before. RSPB Scotland's Campaigns and Communications Officer, Lottie, describes just why our freshwater habitats are so important.

Get to know beavers a little better with this blog from Gemma Varley, Ranger at our Loch Lomond nature reserve.

We are in a nature and climate emergency. Climate change is the greatest threat to nature (and us). To tackle it we must transition to renewable energy. Offshore wind has an important part to play in a just transition away from Scotland’s dependence on fossil fuels, but this cannot come at the expense of our incredible nature.

Offshore windfarms built in the wrong places can cause huge damage and harm to birds and…

A developer is once more looking to build an 18-hole golf course on a protected nature site – Coul Links, in the north of Scotland. It won’t surprise you to learn that we will be objecting, but we have taken our time to carefully scrutinise the proposal. In our view, the new proposal would damage a precious wildlife habitat and disturb important species. We would encourage you to read our reasoning below and submit your…

The latest episode of Wild Isles,has highlighted the importance of managing farmland with nature in mind. In this blog, our Head of Land Use Policy, Vicki Swales, explains the opportunity we have in Scotland to move towards more nature- and climate-friendly farming.