13+ hour, 24+ min ago  (776+ words) The RSPB's Dougie Peedle explores why economic security is impossible without nature's recovery. The UK Government has set out an approach to economic policy that is an investment-led growth model with the objective of ensuring security and resilience. Yet it…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (649+ words) Here are our top tips for feeding seasonally and safely through summer to help busy breeding birds. Between 1 May and 31 October, it's important we all pause filling our bird feeders with seeds and peanuts to help stop the spread of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (468+ words) Swifts are back swooping, screeching and swirling in our skies. But they're in trouble. Discover how we can help them. World Swift Day on 7 June is an annual global celebration of swifts including the incredible migratory species that breeds in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1247+ words) Discover how we're stepping up for spectacular Swifts. Weighing just 36-50g, Swifts are small birds with incredible aeronautical abilities. These amazing little birds are so adept in the air that they spend almost their entire lives on the wing (in-flight), and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (195+ words) Recent Heathland Birds Survey updates 20-year-old UK population estimates, thanks to hard work of volunteers. The most recent national survey has now revealed the highest ever number of Dartford Warblers recorded on RSPB nature reserves, with 264 pairs counted in 2025 " that's…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (740+ words) New RSPB report backs tougher regulation through licensing for all gamebird shooting in the UK. Almost one thousand'protected birds of prey were'confirmed as'illegally killed'in the UK'between 2015 and'2024, a new RSPB report reveals." Between 2015 and 2024, 921 confirmed incidents were recorded across the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (253+ words) Rathlin Island's internationally important seabirds are under threat from non-native predators. Help us to give them a fighting chance. Combined with the impacts of climate change (extreme weather, reduction in food) and avian flu, the presence of these predators has…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1069+ words) From Iceland to South Africa, an ambitious project has been delivering major conservation impact for migratory birds. The epic journeys of migratory birds forge connections across countries and even between continents. Flying vast distances to find the best the places…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (794+ words) To help migratory birds recover, we often need different conservation actions in different places, cutting across borders. Here's why action plans matter. There are'points'in history that we look back upon and realise that these changed the course of'humanity. Speeches, events,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (632+ words) As a citizen of the Roman Empire, traces of lead would have been everywhere, in your wine, water, and around your home. This silent poison in everyday life is one of the earliest known examples of the threats of lead…...