• Exodus: apocalyptic weather and devastating cuts
    As a son of a vicar, it is probably not wise to make biblical analogies but the reporting of recent weather and my latest tentative foray into twitter (@martinRSPB) has forced my hand. But through hyperbole...
  • A study in scarlet (and blue, green, gold...)
    While the Nottinghamshire bee-eaters are drawing a crowd, one artist is turning his artistic talents to depicting these beautiful birds in paint. Celebrated wildlife artist Darren Woodhead , friend...
  • Egg collecting: a dangerous obsession
    This summer police made the biggest seizure of eggs in a decade. Jenny Shelton of RSPB Investigations explains more about this deadly obsession which puts declining species at risk. Nature is in trouble...
  • Plan B-eater
    The RSPB’s investigations unit doesn’t just deal with dead birds – sometimes our role is to prevent crimes being committed in the first place by operating species protection schemes. Last week the...
  • New arrivals for Nottinghamshire bee-eaters!
    After touching down in East Leake quarry on 25 June, the Nottinghamshire bee-eaters have successfully hatched chicks – just the third time this has happened in a decade. Nearly 10,000 people have come...