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Friday, 30 March 2012

COPPICING AT GARSTON WOOD RSPB NATURE RESERVE 2012

COPPICING AT GARSTON WOOD RSPB NATURE RESERVE 2012

This season's work parties started on 25th September and has now ended! The work undertaken is absolutely vital in maintaining the rich diversity of plant and animal life in this beautiful RSPB woodland reserve ... More...

Monday, 5 March 2012

2011 Highlights from RSPB's Wiltshire reserves - Normanton Down

2011 Highlights from RSPB's Wiltshire reserves - Normanton Down

The stone-curlew roost built up to an incredible 70 birds this autumn, a record number for the reserve... More...

Monday, 5 March 2012

2011 Highlights from RSPB's Wiltshire reserves - Winterbourne Downs

2011 Highlights from RSPB's Wiltshire reserves - Winterbourne Downs

We had a bumper year for barn owls with one of the Hawk Conservancy Trust nest boxes producing 4 good sized barn owl chicks... More...

Monday, 27 February 2012

New boost for England's wildlife as Nature Improvement Areas are unveiled

The government has announced that 12 Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs), including the Marlborough Downs area, will build on a growing approach to conservation on a landscape scale... More...

Friday, 10 February 2012

Please step up for nature and write to your MP today

Let your MP know that wildlife and the natural environment don't need to be sacrificed for growth - that they can be at the heart of our economic recovery... More...

Friday, 10 February 2012

RSPB shocked at Chancellor's attack on the environment

George Osborne referred to the Habitats Regulations, which ensure major developments don't destroy our most precious wildlife sites, as a 'ridiculous cost on British business' ... More...

Monday, 16 January 2012

Stepping Up for Nature Campaign - ACT NOW!

Nature is amazing. It enriches our lives. It makes us smile, cry and laugh. It brings us happiness, exhilaration and calm. But it's in trouble ... More...

Thursday, 13 October 2011

South Wiltshire RSPB Local Group Newsletter No 53

South Wiltshire RSPB Local Group Newsletter No 53

The Spring/Summer 2011 Newsletter (No. 53) is on the web as a pdf ... More...

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Adult bittern wading in reedbed at Lee Valley Country Park

South Wiltshire RSPB Local Group Newsletter No 52

The Autumn/Winter 2010 Newsletter (No. 52) is on the web as a pdf... More...

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Cup of tea

South Wiltshire RSPB Local Group Newsletter No 51

The Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter (No. 51) is on the web as a pdf... More...