• Looking to the skies – the UK’s importance on a bird superhighway
    In the British Isles, we are in the privileged position of sitting on a bird superhighway – a flyway – that supports a rich diversity of migratory bird traffic. Swallows and Swifts arrive for the summer...
  • HS2, Wild Birds and the Law
    With the birds nesting season nearly with us, we are starting to receive reports of HS2 contractors destroying birds nests along the route of the line. The RSPB's Tony Whitehead recalls the advice the...
  • Fighting fires in a climate changed world
    With temperatures pushing the mercury to previously unthinkable heights, moorland fires are once again in the news. With climate change giving rise to increasingly frequent extremes it’s vital to consider...
  • Will the Flow Country be the UK’s next UNESCO World Heritage Site?
    Last month (February), the bid to give the Flow Country World Heritage Site Status took an enormous step as the formal submission was made to UNESCO. Milly Revill Hayward, engagement and communications...
  • Our response to World Heritage Site status for the Lake District
    The news that the Lake District has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site brings opportunities and challenges - our Cumbria Area Manager, Bill Kenmir reflects on the future of the world-famous...