Want to know your greenhouse gases from your fossil fuels? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s your guide to the meaning of some key climate-related terms. The climate crisis is the most pressing ...

Take a look at our interactive results page to see what birds came out on top and which birds dropped in the Big Garden Birdwatch rankings. Do the results echo what you saw in your patch? Select a ...

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 ...

The review is being carried out in response to the growing public concern, and mounting scientific evidence, of the damaging environmental impacts of the most intensive form of shooting. This is ...

To ensure our longer-term sustainability, the RSPB has been reviewing its operations across the UK so that everything we do aligns to our charitable and strategic aims and delivers the most impact for ...

Kevin Cox said: “There is growing concern about the environmental impact (including for carbon, water and biodiversity) of intensive forms of game bird shooting and associated land management ...

On Friday 21st March 2025, the Government finally published the long overdue National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (NAP). This is a key document that should set out policy in ...

Topic: Science, policy and practice of the impact of predators on wild birds. Martin Harper was invited to speak at the National Gamekeeper's Organisation AGM. He expected some reciprocal challenge ...

Topic: Looking at the importance of Blue Carbon in our seas and why action is needed to protect it if we are to tackle the nature and climate emergency. A new series of reports, collectively called ...

Using any form of predator control (lethal or non-lethal) is something the RSPB never takes lightly. It’s always based on evidence* and guided by the policy that is agreed by the RSPB Council. The ...

Topic: When science shows that predation is a contributory factor to the decline of already threatened species. It is, however, a fact of life that all bird species are subject to predation. Predators ...