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Drainage ditch running between farmland, Wallasea Island, Essex

Scope of plans for Wallasea Island revealed

4 September 2008

Plans for Britain's biggest coastal wetland restoration are set to take a step forward this autumn.

Rainham Marshes is blooming marvellous

3 September 2008

New attractions spring up to help visitors get closer to nature.

Richard Miller, Leighton Moss Assistant Warden

Warden coming home to roost!

3 September 2008

Leighton Moss nature reserve is no stranger to migration, but the latest animal to come back is a man, who luckily hasn't had to travel as far as our usual summer visitors.

Aquatic warbler at West Bexington, Dorset

Rare bird visits the Thames

3 September 2008

One of Europe's most threatened migratory songbirds has been spotted at Rainham Marshes nature reserve.

Adult bittern wading in reedbed at the Lee Valley Country Park

Britain's booming bird busts previous records

29 August 2008

The bittern - a shy heron that was formerly extinct in Britain – has enjoyed its best nesting season for at least 130 years, according to an RSPB and Natural England survey.

Sarah Cobell, Channel swimmer

Kent swimmer to cross Channel for RSPB

27 August 2008

An RSPB supporter from Kent is swimming the English Channel to raise money for the conservation charity.

Geese flying over flooded Ouse Washes at sunset

Stunning images from your local nature reserves

27 August 2008

The beauty of fenland wildlife has been captured by the entrants to a photographic competition. Many of the pictures were taken at the RSPB’s fenland reserves.

RSPB Titchwell reserve, saltmarsh, mudflats and creeks

Hard choices at Titchwell

25 August 2008

The RSPB has been forced to take radical action to save one of its best-loved reserves from the sea.

Mallard about to land on water

Use your loaf - join the bread amnesty at RSPB Fairburn Ings

22 August 2008

The RSPB has declared an amnesty at its Fairburn Ings reserve near Castleford. Instead of throwing old crusts of bread to the ducks and swans that live on the main lake, the RSPB is encouraging visitors to swap their leftover loaves for a free bag of special food until the end of September.

Henry Edmunds

Vote for Henry!

21 August 2008

A Wiltshire farmer is competing for the title of the nation’s favourite, in a competition aimed at recognising those doing the most for the UK’s wildlife.

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Last published: 09/01/2008 17:11:29
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Moorland landscape with heather in August - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2003-5469-009)
Curlew feeding in grassy field - Steve Round
Red admiral on Michaelmas daisy - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com)
Bird illustrations by Mike Langman (RSPB)