• Walshaw Moor, Natural England and a complaint to the European Commission
    Today the RSPB has taken the unprecedented and serious step of filing a complaint to the European Commission regarding Natural England’s approach to protecting important habitats in the South Pennines...
  • More details about the RSPB's complaint to the European Commission
    Yesterday, I announced that the RSPB had submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission regarding Natural England's dealings with the Walshaw Moor Estate. I promised to provide you with more...
  • Road to nowhere - track threat to Walshaw Moor
    Our Senior Conservation Officer, Tim Melling has been involved in our work to tackle the threats to Walshaw Moor for several years - here he gives us an updated and provides an urgent call to action....
  • A tale of two W's: Wallasea Island and Walshaw Moor
    I’ve spent the last few days focussing on the relationship between the European Union and the future of our wildlife and the special places that they call home here in the UK. Last week European Environment...
  • RSPB comment on media coverage regarding an estate gifted to the charity
    You may have seen some media stories today about an estate that was gifted to us in a will. We are enormously grateful to those people who are kind enough to leave money and other assets to us in...