The RSPB: Wales

Latest news

Rise and shine for lekking black grouse Have a date with nature with a difference!

9 March 2010

From 14 March until 9 May you will be able to see the elusive black grouse and watch these rare birds perform their dramatic dance off – but you’ll have to get up early, they start at 5.15am!

Beep beep tweet tweet – time to get up! Birdsong most popular alarm

5 March 2010

Tweeting, chirping and warbling mark the start of the day whether we like it or not – and it seems that we do.

Heart stopping equipment donated to RSPB Conwy

4 March 2010

RSPB Conwy has become the first RSPB reserve in Wales to provide an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for visitors on its site

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Current issues

Wales Black Grouse Recovery Project

Originally using money from the European Union, the National Assembly for Wales, agri-environment schemes and Woodland Grant Schemes, the project helped to restore the diversity of mixed land use of moor edge, rough grazing and woodland in the uplands of Wales supporting a black grouse population. More...

Conwy

What's occurring at our nature reserve on the beautiful Conwy estuary?

Come and join us!

Posted on Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 at 7.54 am

You may not have realised, because there's barely been a mention of it in the media, but there's going to be a Westminster general election sometime between now and June. The party le...

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Ramsey Island

What's going on at our outpost in the Irish Sea, on Ramsey Island?

Home Alone

Posted on Friday, 19 Feb 2010 at 5.42 pm

I spent last weekend all alone on the island, whilst Greg was away in Cheltenham giving a talk about Grassholm. When I say alone I mean that I was the only human in residence, but...

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Contacts

Wales Headquarters, The RSPB, Sutherland House, Castlebridge, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff. CF11 9AB
Tel: 029 2035 3000
Email: cymru@rspb.org.uk

Other offices

Project updates

Restoring active blanket bog in the Berwyn and Migneint Special Areas of Conservation in Wales

25 January 2010

The main objective of this project is to bring about a significant and sustained improvement in the condition of blanket bog in key parts of two Special Areas for Conservation (SACs) in Wales. The Berwyn and Migneint SACs are two of the most important for blanket bog in the UK.

Heads of the Valleys Lapwing Project

10 August 2009

The Heads of the Valleys area has been identified as a Key Area for lapwing, supporting approximately 10% of the Welsh population. Reclaimed coal tips, characteristic of the area, have provided ideal nesting habitat for these birds. However loss and disturbance of breeding sites is now putting the future survival of the species at risk.

Wales Black Grouse Recovery Project

15 July 2009

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Featured document

RSPB Cymru Welsh Language Scheme - English

62Kb, PDF

RSPB Cymru has adopted the principle that, in the conduct of public business in Wales, the English and Welsh languages will be treated on a basis of equality.

Document library

Recently published documents from Wales.

The law of the wild: The European Birds Directive

2.14Mb, PDF

In celebration of 30 years of the European Birds Directive, this booklet sets out a compelling portfolio of proof that, in the UK, the Birds Directive has shaped decisions that profoundly affect the natural world.

Campaigns Update - June 2009

939Kb, PDF

June 2009 newsletter for RSPB letterwriting campaigners

RSPB Wales reserves

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