• Bringing back the bittern
    Header image: Bittern in the reedbed at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, Credit: Andrew Wallbank @atwallbank Twitter Instantly recognisable to many, and always a joy to hear, today the booming call of the...
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
    Today (Thursday 11 th February) is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so what better time to celebrate the women making a difference in the world of conservation science? As the UK’s largest...
  • The joy of Cornish Choughs
    I’ve seen them in winter on the remote sand dunes of Islay. I’ve seen them picking at scraps ‘round picnic tables on Anglesey. I’ve seen them drifting lazily across the Grands Causses in southern France...
  • A secure future?
    If you saw the front page of the Telegraph yesterday , you will have seen an article about food security in Britain, due to 'failing self sufficiency'. The article makes pretty scary reading. But...
  • Celebrating Seabird Success on the Island of Lundy and the Isles of Scilly
    RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis celebrates the success of the RSPB’s partnership projects to restore seabirds on the island of Lundy and the Isles of Scilly. The seabird recovery projects we’ve had a major role...