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Aberdeen red kites

Red kites are returning to Aberdeen in an exciting new project which will give the public a chance to get closer to these magnificent birds of prey. More...

Project Officer Jenny Lennon with one of the red kites

Protection offered by national parks and other protected areas - and identification of Important Bird Areas by BirdLife International - provides the basis of strategies of site based bird conservation. More...

Seychelles magpie robin perched on branch

What is the RSPB doing to help aquatic warblers?

The aquatic warbler is Europe's rarest breeding songbird. It was thought to be extinct in Belarus, but was rediscovered there in 1995. Find out what the RSPB is doing to help aquatic warblers. More...

Aquatic warbler at West Bexington, Dorset

The Bird Conservation Targeting Project

This project collates data from birdwatchers, bird recorders, county bird clubs and national datasets to target management and resources towards important sites for farmland and woodland birds of conservation concern. More...

Black grouse in Wales

Black grouse are gamebirds that mainly live on moorland margins and forest edge - mostly in upland areas of Britain, from Wales to Northern Scotland. More...

Male black grouse displaying at lek at the RSPB Abernethy Forest nature reserve

Blanket bog in Wales

The LIFE Active Blanket Bog in Wales project is working to improve and sustain large areas of rare blanket bog habitat in two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in Wales. More...

Bringing screaming swifts back to London's streets

The sound of swifts screaming overhead on a sultry summer evening in London is familiar to many, but anecdotal evidence suggests swift populations have fallen by 70 to 80%! Read more about what we're doing to bring swifts back. More...

Choughs in Wales

The chough has always had a special place in Wales' culture and history and today, three-quarters of the UK chough population is here in Wales. More...

The cirl bunting re-introduction project

This is a partnership project involving the RSPB, English Nature, the National Trust and Paignton Zoo to help cirl buntings expand their range outside of Devon as recognised in the Government's Biodiversity Action Plan for the species. More...

Cornwall Chough Project

Choughs - members of the crow family with red legs and curved, red beaks - are found on the Atlantic coastal fringe of the UK. Since 2001, they've made a comeback to Cornwall, where they have special cultural significance. Find out more about the project. More...

Chough on rock with thrift, The Lizard, Cornwall

Digging for conservation victory in south-west Uganda

Echuya is a beautiful, montane tropical forest and Important Bird Area in the south-west corner of Uganda. Since July 2004, the RSPB has been implementing the Echuya Forest Conservation Project in collaboration with its Ugandan BirdLife Partner, NatureUganda. More...

Tom and Kulika sack mound, Echuya forest, Uganda

Dorset Heathland Project

The RSPB has been managing heathland in Dorset, on nature reserves such as Arne, for over 30 years. This project has benefits for wildlife and community alike. More...

Flowering heather and Scots pine on Coombe Heath, Arne

East Scotland Sea Eagles

On 22 June 2007, 15 eagle chicks were flown in from Norway to RAF Kinloss, Moray, to start a new phase of reintroduction of (white-tailed) sea eagles to Scotland. More...

Claire Smith holding white-tailed eaglet

The Fens

Check out our new Fens section to find out about this fascinating area and our exciting work to recreate wetlands on a large scale to bring back long-lost wildlife such as bitterns and swallowtail butterflies. More...

Forest of Bowland

The Forest of Bowland is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) stretching through Lancashire and into Yorkshire. It plays a vital role for many special upland birds - from graceful hen harriers to earth-probing curlews - birds that are in serious decline in other parts of the UK. More...

Great bustard reintroduction project

The Great Bustard Group (GBG) is attempting to create a sustainable population of great bustards on Salisbury Plain over the next 10 years. More...

Great bustard from reintroduction scheme in flight

The Great Crane Project

An exciting boost for the conservation of common cranes in Britain was announced at the 2006 British Birdwatching Fair, in the shape of The Great Crane Project. More...

The Lower Aire Valley - a place to live, work and play

An exciting, bold and innovative vision for the Lower Aire Valley between Leeds and Castleford will see the RSPB working with partners to restore and enhance hundreds of hectares of land to benefit people and wildlife. More...

Monitoring biodiversity in Kenya

Kenya is one of the world's greatest biodiversity centres. It is essential that the health of its richest habitats are monitored and sustained. More...

Montserrat Centre Hills Project

Since 2005, the RSPB has been involved with Montserrat's Centre Hills Project, which aims to increase local capacity for biodiversity and protected area management. More...

Centre Hills Project field officers collecting herbarium specimens, Montserrat

Northern Ireland Red Kites

Red kites are returning to Northern Ireland in an exciting new project which will give the public a chance to get closer to these magnificent birds of prey. More...

Peak Birds Project

Populations of three endangered Peak District bird species are being boosted by grants to farmers and landowners worth £500,000 over the next 10 years. More...

Peak Malpractice

The worst year on record for suspected cases of bird of prey persecution in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District has been highlighted in a newly-published RSPB report. More...

Peak Nestwatch

As well as protecting the bird of prey nests through surveillance and other ground-breaking techniques, a whole programme of walks and events - including the Peak Nestwatch eco-tourism weekend - have been organised. More...

The RSPB on the Ribble

This is an important time for the Ribble. We are working with a range of partners and communities to protect and restore this wonderful area through the creation of a new reserve and innovative projects for people and wildlife. More...

Pink-footed geese from Nel's Hide at Marshside

Saker falcons and imperial eagles in Bulgaria's mountains

Human activities have nearly wiped out saker falcons and imperial eagles from Bulgaria. The RSPB, with its sister organisation the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, is fighting to save them - with the help of the BBC Saving Planet Earth fund. More...

Salisbury Plain LIFE project

The Salisbury Plain LIFE project was initiated in 2001 to enhance the management of military areas for wildlife, in this instance Salisbury Plain Training Area and Porton Down. More...

Sociable lapwing

The sociable lapwing is a critically endangered species that has undergone a severe population decline in recent years. Read what the RSPB has been doing to help it. More...

Sustainable Catchment Management Programme

United Utilities and the RSPB are working together to deliver a ground-breaking project that will benefit water and wildlife. Land owned by United Utilities is home to some of the UK's most amazing wildlife including the stunning hen harrier, the evocative curlew and the endearing stonechat. More...

Thames Gateway

Stretching east along both banks of the River Thames, from the City of London out to Southend and the Isle of Sheppey, the Thames Gateway has the potential to become one of the most dynamic and exciting communities in the UK. More...

Tristan da Cunha programme

The fourteen UK Overseas Territories are scattered across some of the furthest flung corners of the globe, from Montserrat in the Caribbean to South Georgia deep in the Southern Ocean. However, the most important for birds is probably Tristan da Cunha, which also lays claim to being the remotest inhabited place on earth. More...

Supporting Sierra Leone

The RSPB has a 20-year history of supporting front line conservation in Sierra Leone. Why Sierra Leone? It has some of the most wildlife-rich forest remaining in West Africa with wildlife of global significance. We have profound and enduring links with the small, but determined, conservation community there. More...

Uplands

The UK uplands are the hills, valleys, moors and mountains that form a distinctive and beloved part of our countryside. The RSPB is calling for a wide-ranging debate on the future of our upland areas. More...

View towards snowy hills at the RSPB Insh Marshes nature reserve

Volunteer & Farmer Alliance in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber

The Volunteer & Farmer Alliance Plus Project ended in 2007. Find out how it went, and what we're doing to help farmland birds in the region now. More...

Wessex stone-curlew project

We work with farmers and landowners in areas that have, or are suitable for, breeding stone-curlews. We survey and monitor the Wessex population, directly intervene to protect nests, and promote habitat management for stone-curlews and entry into agri-environment schemes. More...

Wetlands for Wales

Wetlands for Wales is a project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the lost heritage of wetlands in Wales. It is a partnership between RSPB Cymru, Environment Agency Wales, CCW and the Wildlife Trusts for the benefit of biodiversity in Wales. More...

Wiltshire chalk grassland project

South-west England holds an important proportion of the UK resource of this priority habitat for conservation action. The project includes advising farmers and land managers on appropriate management, including restoration and grazing regimes. More...

Yelkouan shearwater LIFE Project in Malta

The Yelkouan shearwater Project, led by BirdLife Malta, is Malta’s largest conservation initiative. The Maltese Islands are home to approximately 10% of the world’s population of Yelkouan Shearwaters. The main focus is to protect the birds at the largest breeding site in Malta. More...

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