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How we’re changing the future for wildlife at RSPB reserves

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.

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house martin

Migratory birds are struggling, but there's hope if we work together

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

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An aerial shot of Haweswater reserve, featuring a lake and hills with a bright blue sky

Completing the jigsaw: bringing life back to the Lakes

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

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Close up view of a waxwing, with its beak wide open, feeding on berries whilst perched on a hedge

Could you be the RSPB Young British Wildlife Photographer of 2023?

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.

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Tristan da Cunha’s conservation victory: a Marine Protection Zone almost three times the size of the UK

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.

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Turtle Dove close up of adults face, Titchwell RSPB Nature Reserve

Operation Turtle Dove:saving a bird on the brink

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.

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Grey wagtail eggs nestled in a flower pot nest

Flower power! Birds seen nesting in garden plant pots

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

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An aerial view of Swindale Beck winding through the hills and green fields at Haweswater

Swindale Beck: a river restored

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

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Puffin, Isle of May

The latest from RSPB Web Cams

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.

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A single cuckoo perched on a fence post, looking at the camera

Put the kettle on to help migratory birds

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!

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Swifts over rooftops

10 things you might not know about swifts

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.

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The future of the UK’s bioenergy supply in the race to net zero

The RSPB, along with 3Keel, has published new analysis that shows cutting down forests for energy, or carpeting the countryside in energy crops, puts nature and the climate at risk. Yet, without action from the Government, these sources could be heavily relied upon for the UK’s future bioenergy supply in the race to net zero.

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