• Nature positive farming series: Nature-friendly farming supports food security
    (c) Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) Ro Osborne, farming, climate and land use Policy Assistant on how nature-friendly farming underpins long term food security. This blog is the second of three in this...
  • Climate and farming
    There cannot be an industry more affected by climate than farming. So I wanted to share this interesting post over on our climate blog. It's good reading...........
  • Decision on farm funding for wildlife needed urgently
    Andrew Stark, RSPB Scotland Land Use Policy officer, discusses the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme and why it is so important for our nature and wildlife. Decision on farm funding for wildlife needed...
  • Wildlife friendly farming – Nature needs you!
    Today sees the launch of one of the most comprehensive assessments of the health of the UK’s natural environment. Sadly, much of the ‘ State of Nature ’ report, written by new partnership of 25 research...
  • Climate quandries down on the farm
    I just had the pleasure of an afternoon’s stroll through Hope Farm , the RSPB’s working arable farm in Cambridgeshire. Hope Farm is a model of how farmers can reap rich dividends for biodiversity – by...