England

Wear green and help to provide homes for nature

17 June 2013

There’s a chance to go green with a difference next month by taking part in the RSPB’s Green Day event.

Saltholme birds get the rafting bug

14 June 2013

Many extreme sports enthusiasts are attracted to Teesside every year for rafting - and now common terns are getting in on the act, thanks to RSPB Saltholme, the wildlife reserve and discovery park.

Adding some “Fun” into fundraising for the birds and the bees

13 June 2013

The RSPB are offering you the chance to take part in an activity day and support the short-haired bumblebee reintroduction project at their Dungeness nature reserve in Kent on Sunday 30 June.

Two girls and a boy for New Forest goshawk family

13 June 2013

The three goshawk chicks, which have been the stars of the show at the New Forest Reptile Centre as part of the Date with Nature in the New Forest project, have been ringed and weighed, and they have been identified as two females and one male.

A walk on the wildflower side

12 June 2013

Over 60 school children joined staff and volunteers at RSPB Bempton Cliffs last week to help create a wildflower meadow.

Close up of ox-eye daisies, Glebe Meadow, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire

Nature tourism could boost Morecambe Bay economy

11 June 2013

A new report shows Morecambe Bay has the potential to become a leading destination for nature tourism.

Burbage to be transformed

11 June 2013

The site of a conifer plantation in one of the most popular areas of the Peak District is going to be transformed as part of a conservation initiative to restore declining woodland and improve the landscape for local people and wildlife.

Culbin Forest, Forestry Commission Scotland

Uncover the hidden history of Burton Point

7 June 2013

A rare opportunity to discover a hidden history at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands is on offer this month – with the chance to visit Iron Age fort Burton Point.

Who will be queen bee in the ‘Nature Navigation’ challenge?

7 June 2013

Families in West Yorkshire are being challenged by RSPB Fairburn Ings to think like an animal and navigate their way around the nature reserve at a special orienteering weekend.

Visitors attending a family fun day, family walking around the reserve

Celebrating 40 glorious years of working for nature

6 June 2013

RSPB Blacktoft Sands nature reserve is celebrating its 40th birthday with a special open day on Sunday 16th June.

The state of London's nature

5 June 2013

London's nature is in trouble, but together we can make it better for wildlife, people and our economies.

The future of the UK's iconic wildlife hangs in the balance

4 June 2013

The character, wildlife and heritage of many of the UK's iconic landscapes hang in the balance unless there is a way of improving the package of support farmers receive

Cattle grazing RSPB Geltsdale nature reserve

‘Branching out’ to create a new wildlife viewing point

4 June 2013

A grant from Northumbrian Water is allowing visitors to get even closer to wetland species and habitats at RSPB Saltholme.

Bounce on a bog this summer

4 June 2013

Have you ever bounced on a bog or got up close and personal to an insect-eating plant? On Sunday 23 June you can do just that on the Eastern Moors, in the Peak District National Park.

Hope for UK’s threatened bumblebees as lost species given second chance

3 June 2013

An extinct British bumblebee species will get a boost today (Monday June 3) as a new generation of queens are released on the edge of Kent.

The perils of a jet-setting lifestyle

31 May 2013

Many of us have dreamed at one point or another of escaping to sunnier and warmer climes for the winter; then returning to England’s green, pleasant and fertile land for the summer months.

Conservation groups seek ministerial reassurance about bird of prey protection

31 May 2013

A coalition of wildlife and countryside organisations has written to the Environment Secretary for a reassurance that no licences will be issued for the removal or destruction of birds of prey or their nests for the protection of gamebirds

Help needed to find the UK's rarest bird of prey

31 May 2013

The RSPB is calling on farmers and birdwatchers to help locate the UK’s rarest nesting bird of prey: the Montagu’s harrier

Three girls for Chichester Cathedral’s peregrines

28 May 2013

This year’s chicks from the celebrity pair of peregrines nesting on top of Chichester Cathedral have now been ringed with surprising results.

Chichester Cathedral peregrine chicks May 2012

Enjoy a front-row seat at the peregrine air show

28 May 2013

The Scarborough peregrines may have failed to produce chicks this year, but this will not prevent these birds of prey from entertaining residents and visitors in the seaside town.

Coombes Valley 2013 Open Day

24 May 2013

A Staffordshire Moorlands beauty spot is inviting members of the public to join in and celebrate its annual Open Day on Sunday 2 June.

The perils of a jet-setting lifestyle – Sussex’s feathered visitors are having a tough time.

24 May 2013

Spending the cold winter months overseas, before returning to England’s green, pleasant and fertile land for the summer months, may seem idyllic. And for some of our most iconic summer bird species, their very existence depends on these annual migrations.