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What is Homes for Wildlife?

The RSPB’s Homes for Wildlife is an exciting new activity, inspiring people to make a real difference for the wildlife that shares the open space closest to them - their garden. It aims to help a range of wildlife, including familiar birds that have seriously declined. More...

Song thrush with smashed snail

Help us help swifts

We need your help to find out more about our swifts. Their numbers have declined dramatically in the past 10 years; we're not sure why, but one of the possible reasons is that their nest sites are being destroyed. Tell us where you see swifts help us to help them. More...

Flying swift

About Big Garden Birdwatch

It's easy to take part in the the Big Garden Birdwatch - the world's biggest bird survey. Just spend an hour over the weekend of 24-25 January 2009 counting the birds in your garden or local park. More...

Goldfinch on branch

What is the Big Schools' Birdwatch?

The Big Schools' Birdwatch is a free activity for schools throughout the UK, which we run every year in January and February. More...

Boy taking part in Big Schools' Birdwatch

Wildsquare

Choose a place you like and we will help you find out more about it. If you've not yet joined in the fun, get to know the plants, insects, birds and animals living in your local area with our exciting project. More...

BirdTrack

BirdTrack is a project which means sending in details of which birds you've seen can go to help their conservation. Taking part couldn't be easier - just register as a recorder (it's free), then start to enter your valuable bird records. More...

Adult male swallow in flight

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...

Male whinchat on dung-heap

Wildlife Action Awards

Encouraging young people to get involved with surveys can earn them a point towards a Wildlife Action Award. More...

Widlife action awards symbol

Other surveys

If you love wildlife, helping to keep track of their populations is a great way to help. Besides RSPB projects, there are lots of other organisations running surveys of a whole variety of things, from dragonflies to flowers to bats. Find out what's going on. More...

Chalkhill blue butterfly on thistle