Last month Llyr Gruffydd, the new Welsh Government’s Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, made a statement to the Senedd on the priorities for his portfolio. It was heartening ...

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 ...

If you're passionate about conservation and currently enrolled in a UK-based MSc programme, we’d love to hear from you. This section lists available MSc-level research opportunities for 2026. To be ...

Rescued Curlew chicks have been successfully released back into their natural habitat following a dramatic intervention when their nest was impacted by a major wildfire in Brookeborough, County ...

Large numbers of Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills are washing up on British beaches, as well as along the European coastline. We look at what’s known as a ‘seabird wreck’ and why more needs to be ...

A new study shows how solar farms could help boost bird numbers and increase the variety of wildlife. With competing pressures on UK land, this offers a solution that would help the UK deliver on ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research finds investing in nature could create 80,000 new jobs and directly benefit the UK economy by £80bn over the next decade - equivalent to a 15% increase in the size of the country’s ...

In the warmer months, our coastal cliffs are rowdy and raucous. Seabirds line the rocky ledges, ready to breed and raise a brood. It’s an amphitheatre packed full of unruly audience members, where the ...

With the changing of the seasons, comes the changing of the birds. Summer visitors such as Swallows, House Martins and Swifts are now gone from our skies, heading south to find food and warmth.

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 ...