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Membership benefits

When you join the RSPB, you get more than just the knowledge that you are helping our vital conservation work. As a member, you will receive:

Free entry to over 100 nature reserves

As an RSPB member, you are entitled to free entry to more than 100 of our reserves all over the UK. There's something for everybody, from dramatic coastal cliffs to tranquil grasslands and inspiring hills and mountains - all wonderful places to see birds and other wildlife.

Exclusive members magazine

BIRDS magazine

BIRDS is the RSPB's members' magazine, a large-format, quarterly production packed full of news about RSPB action and events, top-quality photographs, exclusive features and members' news and views. If you want to learn more about birds, find out what the RSPB thinks and does and why, and to keep up-to-date with environmental issues, this is the mag for you.

Birds magazine new design 2008
Birds magazine

Wingbeat magazine

Young members of RSPB Phoenix receive Wingbeat magazine - written by teenagers for teenagers aged 13-18. It's packed with exciting articles about wildlife and environmental issues.

Wingbeat magazine
Wingbeat magazine

Bird Life magazine

Over eights get Bird Life magazine six times a year. It is filled with stunning pictures, information about wildlife, competitions and things to do.

Bird Life magazine
Bird Life magazine

Wild Times magazine

Members under eight get Wild Times magazine six times a year, featuring the adventures of Owlbert, Rookie, Red the squirrel and Squeak the mouse.

Wild Times magazine
Wild Times magazine

Free bird handbook or seed feeder for adult members

Adult members receive a free gift of either the RSPB Handbook of British Birds or a high quality seed feeder with seed (1 per household).

RSPB Handbook of British Birds

The RSPB Handbook of British Birds is the ideal reference for birdwatchers of all levels of interest and experience. Covering the 282 commonest birds in Britain and Ireland, the concise text offers a 'biography' of each species in simple, non-technical language. It is enhanced throughout with superb colour illustrations by some of the world's leading bird artists.

  • Over 1,150 superb full-colour illustrations, illustrating all major plumages for each species
  • Up-to-date colour distribution maps with full information on breeding, wintering and migration
  • Detailed text covering identification, moult patterns, habitat, range, voice, food and feeding, breeding ecology, distribution, seasonal movements and conservation
  • Fully integrated design with maps, text and illustrations appearing on the same page for easy reference
  • Practical, easy-to-use format

RSPB Handbook of British Birds
The RSPB Handbook of British Birds

RSPB Classic seed feeder and seed

RSPB Classic seed feeders are made with strong UV-stabilised polycarbonate tubing and have durable polypropylene fittings. They can be hung from a bracket or pole mounted.

Gifts for child members

New members aged under 18 receive a choice of stationery set or wildlife organiser.

Join online

Use our secure form to pay by Direct Debit or credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Switch).

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Free Britain's Best Wildlife book offer

Join or buy gift membership online by 14 December and choose 'Britain's Best Wildlife' as your free joining gift. This beautiful book gives a countdown of the UK's top wildlife sights, with tips on where and when to go, why they happen and how to get the best view. Offer open to all new family and adult memberships.

Buying membership for Christmas

Buy membership online by 14 December and we'll send the welcome pack in time for Christmas. From 15-21 December please call our Membership Services team on 01767 693680 and we'll do our best to deliver it before the big day.

Membership costs

New

Adults and families

You can now choose how much to give each month. To give you an idea:

  • £3 helps plant 12 native trees
  • £5 could provide a field teacher to give schoolkids a wild day with nature
  • £7 helps create 1002m of precious heathland

The more you can give, the more we can do for nature & the environment.

Children

TypeYearlyMonthly
One child
One child£15£1.25
Two or more children*
Two or more children at one address£25£2.09

* At one address only.

Join by phone

Our Membership Services team will be happy to help.

01767 693 680

9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday