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 ...

Wildfires continue to affect some parts of the UK including at RSPB nature reserves, including RSPB Dove Stone in the Peak District and RSPB Abernethy in the Cairngorms. Meanwhile, other areas ...

Today, the Lake District lures thousands of holidaymakers every year with the promise of beautiful landscapes and cake-filled tearooms, but for the people who lived here hundreds of years ago, life ...

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 ...

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 ...

Visitor Centre accessible. However due to flood damage, the 30 minute loop is currently not wheelchair friendly. This sheltered inlet is an internationally important wetland site for wildlife, ...

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 ...

Flatford Wildlife Garden will be closed on Tuesday 23 - Thursday 25 June because of the heatwave warning. We will open on Friday 26 June from 10:30am. Flatford Wildlife Garden will be opening for the ...

In July 2025, the Scottish Government granted consent for the development of Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The decision came despite warnings, from RSPB Scotland and many others, of the ...

You can sow the seed directly into the ground in late April or early May, but we'd recommend sowing them in pots in late March or April. Fill a 7.5 cm pot (or slightly larger) with peat-free compost.

An enormous 4.1GW offshore windfarm off the East Lothian and Fife Coast threatens some of our most important sites for seabirds. We need to move to low carbon energy rapidly to tackle climate change – ...

Spring is a real highlight of the birdwatching calendar with migration well and truly underway. But as well as our summer migrants, such as Swallows and Swifts, who arrive to nest and raise their ...