• Hope on the Humber
    It’s a while since I’ve taken you to the Humber estuary – you can catch up on the background to some of our work here . To cut a long story short the conjunction of a major estuary, internationally...
  • Red tape, infrastructure and what comes next
    In most days, weeks – even decades, today would have been a defining moment in how our Government (the Westminster one at any rate) will deal with the little matter of our environment. That life-enhancing...
  • Nature recognised as vital part of Scotland’s infrastructure
    Louise Gunstensen, Senior Conservation Planner, shares RSPB Scotland's response to the 'Blueprint for Scotland' report from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland. Nature recognised as vital part...
  • Protecting the best - reviewing the UK's most important places for bird conservation
    I'm delighted to host a guest blog from our own Kate Jennings (RSPB's Head of Site Conservation Policy) and Richard Hearn, Head of Monitoring at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Today, the UK’s Joint...
  • Corncrake concern
    One of Scotland’s rarest breeding birds, the corncrake, has suffered a fall in numbers for the second year running in Orkney, mirroring a trend seen in populations across Scotland. There were 12 calling...