News, features and updates from the RSPB

Nothing raises the spirits like a wildlife encounter. Time stands still when you hear a nightingale’s song or see a puffin with your own eyes for the first time. It’s a feeling like no other. That’s why we refuse to give up on species that are under threat.

The arrival of swifts signals the start of summer, but every spring most of us are seeing fewer of these mysterious birds migrate back to our towns and cities. Swift fans across the UK have been taking action to try and help their local swifts make a comeback.

Discover how we’re tackling the threats facing migratory birds, and how together, we can save them.

Discover how, by focusing on flowers, we’re rebuilding a landscape fit for pine martens, corncrakes and eagles.

The RSPB have joined forces with the British Wildlife Photography Awards to find the up-and-coming hot shots in nature photography, and this year, the RSPB are sponsoring three youth categories.

The RSPB and partners met in Westminster this May to celebrate Tristan da Cuhna’s conservation success and its hopeful future thanks to your help in 2021.

Turtle doves, were once a familiar sight and sound of summer before a huge population decline put them on the brink of disappearing from our countryside. But with the help of conservation organisations, farmers, land managers and people like you, we’re hoping to turn the tide.

The RSPB has heard from gardeners who found unexpected life sprouting in their flowerpots – baby birds!

Swindale Beck has been utterly transformed, for the benefit of both nature and people. Find out what’s been going on, and why.

Don’t miss a moment of nesting season drama with our RSPB nest cams. It’s a brand new nesting season and we’ve prepared an all-star line-up of birds to keep you on the edge of your seats.

There’s little better than taking a quiet moment to watch garden visitors while you wait for the kettle to boil. But did you know you can help migratory birds with three easy kitchen swaps? Come with us and find out how tea, coffee and chocolate can help wildlife here and abroad. There’s never been a better time for a cuppa!

Swifts really are the birds of the moment. After a long flight back from their time spent in Africa, many swifts have now returned to the UK to scream and scythe their way across our skies.