They spend their winters in Northern Africa, and every year migrate to mountainous regions across Northern Europe - including ...

Our RSPB team continues to support the emergency response from the Fire and Rescue Services to two fires at RSPB Dove Stone, the first of which began on 24 June. The fires remain active, with the ...

Back when the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch began in 1979, the Greenfinch was at number seven in the top 10 birds seen. But in this year's Birdwatch (2026), they were down to number 18. These figures ...

The UK sits in a key position on the East Atlantic Flyway, a bird migration superhighway stretching from the Arctic to South Africa, used by millions of migratory birds every year. From the wetlands ...

In this film we report from RSPB Mersehead in Dumfries and Galloway. In winter, the nature reserve is home to huge flocks of Barnacle Geese but this year the team are worried about the possible impact ...

It’s mostly to take advantage of resources, such as food, which is most available during certain seasons. For example, insects are only abundant at high latitudes in summer. This allows migratory ...

For the first time, the RSPB Birdcrime report looks at 15 years of data, giving a broader view of this continuing problem which is affecting some of our most magnificent and vulnerable species. All ...

Cranes, the UK’s tallest bird at over a metre high, had a record breeding season last year thanks to the efforts of conservationists, with 2025 surveys showing that a record-breaking 87 pairs raised ...

The long-awaited Farming Roadmap was published last week, setting out the UK Government’s vision for the future of English farming by 2050. It states that nature’s recovery and food production go hand ...

We are celebrating the launch of a new Nature and Wellbeing Calendar, a practical resource designed to help workplaces across Wales improve health and wellbeing by making it easier for people to ...

Conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts alike are welcoming the return of Puffins to UK shores with cause for new hope as the permanent closure of Sandeel fishing in the English North Sea and all ...

According to a new study led by the RSPB and Aarhus University, Gannet populations at two of the world’s largest colonies, Bass Rock in Scotland and Grassholm in Wales, are not expected to recover ...