Turtle Doves are making a promising, but fragile recovery – and volunteers are playing a vital role.
Much of the UK is farmed – about 70% – and most of East Anglia, where I was born and bred, is dominated by farmland. Farming ...
Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has finished its passage through Parliament and will now become law. Since the UK ...
In his opening statement, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs set out the ...
Turtle Doves aren’t just for Christmas – but their numbers have plummeted by almost 99% since the 1960s. We need your help to save their gentle, purring song. Every year, while we’re celebrating the ...
Otmoor is a haven for wildlife in the heart of Oxfordshire. Acquired by the RSPB in 1997, the reserve has been restored from arable farmland to a habitat of floodplain grazing marsh, wetland, reedbeds ...
Unlike Blue Tits and Great Tits that regularly visit gardens across the UK, Willow Tits are a much rarer sight. These shy and secretive birds prefer to flit around in damp woodlands and scrubby ...
Farmers can also play an important role in helping the UK reach our climate targets. Whilst modern intensive agriculture ...
The Lords will consider the Bill again on Monday 24 November, after which it will return to the Commons. If pro-nature Peers are successful, MPs will have a second chance to do the right thing and ...
This is the highest number to be counted in recent memory, after the bird faced extinction from Northern Ireland in the 1990’s. Once widespread across the countryside, the Corncrake has been driven to ...