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Thank you for signing our petition to David Cameron, calling on him to ‘vote for nature’ in Brussels and protect wildlife-friendly farming funds from disproportionate cuts. Over 30,000 of you joined our call, an overwhelming response! The EU Budget negotiations resulted in a deal between...

A Happy New Year to you (better late than never!) As promised here’s a bit more on what’s to come campaigns wise in the first part of 2013, this week focussing on the CAP reform.... Many of you have been following our activity around the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP...

I hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. There’s a lot going on in 2013 on the RSPB campaigning front. The first half of 2013 sees us campaigning on vital areas including the Energy Bill, CAP reform and our Safeguard our Sealife Campaign to name a few...

I ve just added a few photos to the Natures Heroes photo album. They were taken at the SCC (stop Climate Chaos) coaltion stunt outside the Treasuary in October. RSPB staff and campaign volunteers took part in the event to call on the treasuary to acknowledge that the 'green economy is working.'...

You ve heard from RSPB Parliamentary Campaigns officer, Martin Abrams in the last Natures Heroes blog talk about what inspired him to become a campaigner now we want to hear from you! What sparked your interest to step up for nature? Was it a person or particular campaign or place? We would love to hear...

Have you ever really thought about why you care about the natural world and our environment? Was there a particular moment or special person in your childhood and formative years that created that spark, captured your imagination and taught you to look at things differently? I believe it’s vital...

No im not talking about your Christmas list to Father Christmas- Im talking about responding to the Law Commission public consultation on the proposed reform of the laws that protect wildlife in England and Wales.The Law Commission is now considering the introduction of vicarious liability, which holds...

Its not often that you get the chance to influence the law but when the opportunity arises you have to seize it and we need your help... The Law commission is currently reviewing the laws that protect wildlife in England and Wales with a view to proposing reform.This is an ideal opportunity for the...

After a public outcry Defra has dropped its proposal to trial the removal of adult buzzards and the destruction of their nests around pheasant release sites. A big thanks to everyone who stepped up and made their feelings known! This is great news, but more needs to be done. At a time when many...

By now you’ve hopefully seen some of the promotion for our ‘Wake Up George’ campaign. We’re calling on the Chancellor, George Osborne, to wake up and use his Budget statement on 21 March to put the environment at the heart of the UK’s economic recovery. We’re doing...

Someone at my local RSPB group alerted me to a very interesting article in this month's Birdwatch magazine by Mark Avery. In England, only gamekeepers usually prosecuted and landowners who turn a blind eye to persecution on their land are not liable.(This is not the case in Scotland.) This...

Tuesday morning saw a group of RSPB supporters Stepping up for Nature and converging on Church House in Westminster to meet with Richard Benyon, Under-Secretary for the Natural Environment & Fisheries. In that role he has responsibility for, among other things, biodiversity, wildlife and the Marine...

Every now and then over the past six months you've all very kindly stepped up for nature when we've asked you to - signing pledges, emailing the government and I'm sure you all keep your bird feeders stocked up! Well, I’m thrilled to be able to tell you that in that time, over a...

Hi all I’m sure you’ve all noticed the media coverage that has accompanied the launch of the National Planning Policy Framework. The RSPB shares many of the concerns raised by other environmental NGOs about the potential threat it poses to our natural environment. You can find out more...

“We have a large patch of nettles in our garden that we leave for the insects and butterflies.” Terri Wilson “I write letters to my MP on environmental issues.” Mrs J Gasson “These are some of the things I do to attract birds bees, butterflies and insects to my garden...