Campaigns and appeals

Support our campaigns and appeals and help wild birds and the wild places they live in - here and abroad.

Using the links on this page find out more about our efforts to protect and expand special places for wildlife, and help us to demand stronger legal protection for birds, wildlife and the environment.

You'll be amazed by the range of campaigns and appeals you can get involved in. With your support, we can work to make nature's voice heard.

Pledge your support for birds of prey

Birds of prey continue to be killed, despite the fact that it is illegal and has been for decades. Some are still shot, or poisoned, and their nests are targeted by egg-collectors. Please add your voice to our campaign to stop the killing. More...

Save the Sumatran rainforest

Help us rise to one of our greatest conservation challenges and save one of the finest rainforests anywhere in the world - home to spectacular birds and the rare Sumatran tiger. More...

Lydden Valley appeal

Lydden Valley in Kent used to be teeming with life, full of many fascinating wetland species. Several linked pieces of farmland are now up for sale, giving us a unique opportunity to create a new nature reserve. This area has the potential to become a fantastic haven for willdife. Help us bring life back to the Lydden Valley More...

Lapwings on winter flooded grazing land close to RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve

Campaign news

New wetland could see continental birds arriving in Kent

16 July 2008

Restoration of a large area of Kent countryside to wildlife-rich wetland could see the garden of England become a landing pad for bird species moving north from Europe as the climate warms.

Fears that shot red kite may be from North East

25 June 2008

A rare bird of prey found shot in the Scottish Borders and left to die could be a bird from the red kite re-introduction project based in Gateshead, the Northern Kites project said today.

Eggs-actly what we hoped for!

8 May 2008

A pair of rare hen harriers is incubating six eggs at a nest site in Northumberland’s North Tynedale, the RSPB and Forestry Commission announced today (7 May 2008).

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