• Is ELS reversing farmland bird declines?
    That's the question posed by the BTO in the most recent edition of their membership magazine - and the answer is no. Analysis of BTO/JNCC/RSPB BBS data shows that only three of 19 farmland bird index...
  • Agri-Environment Evolution 2015
    As many of you will be aware, agri-environment schemes in the UK are key to helping farmers deliver for wildlife. With the recent reform of Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), new or reviewed schemes...
  • Farmland bird trends in a low-intensity mixed farming landscape – have agri-environment schemes made a difference?
    Blog post by Dr Allan Perkins , Senior Conservation Scientist, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science A new study , recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, looks at the population responses...
  • The future of agri-environment delivery in England
    Guest blog by Alice Groom, Senior Policy Officer In England, Defra is currently reforming agricultural policies, replacing subsidy primarily with environmental payments. This provides a once in a generation...
  • Hope for the future of agri-environment delivery in England?
    With the successor to the previous agri-environment schemes in England nearing it's final stages of development, Farming Minister George Eustice made a trip to visit the RSPB's Hope Farm earlier this...