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 ...

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

The Swift Mapper app - a citizen science tool designed to help track where Swifts are nesting and contribute to conservation efforts - has hit a milestone 100,000 records from members of the public.

From the fight against feathers in fashion to tackling the nature and climate emergency, the RSPB has been campaigning to save nature for more than 100 years. Here’s the story of the ambitious, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RSPB Balranald, on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, marks its 60th anniversary this year. Made up of four crofting townships, Balranald was one of the first reserves to be designated by the RSPB in ...