To mark this spring’s World Migratory Bird Day on 11 May, and its theme this year of ‘insects’, we are celebrating the incredibly important relationship between insects and some of our best-loved ...

The House Martin is a small bird with glossy blue-black upper parts and pure white under parts. It has a distinctive white rump with a forked tail and, on close inspection, white feathers covering its ...

The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is the smallest and least common of the three woodpeckers that are resident in Britain. The male is distinguished from the female by his bright red crown. It tends to ...

Willow Warblers are small birds with grey-green backs and pale under parts. They have a yellow tinged chest and throat and pale supercilium (the stripe above the eye). They are separated from the very ...

Whether it’s listening to birdsong on a spring morning or crunching through leaves on a bracing autumn stroll, many of us instinctively turn to nature to lift our spirits. Increasing evidence backs ...

Learn about the devastating impact of crime on vulnerable bird species – including raptor persecution – and how the RSPB and ...

The main problem affecting birds of prey today is illegal killing and the disturbance of nests. Sadly, incidents of this kind ...

Fuelled by vegan carrot cake and date slices, Youth in Nature Summit’s 260 attendees had a jam-packed two days at the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge. Our Youth Council members, Lisa, Katie, ...

They’re usually found in reedbeds and other wetlands. These small, glossy black birds have vivid tufts of golden feathers behind their bright red eye. In spring each year, they begin their captivating ...

After a consultation on hedgerows last year demonstrated overwhelming support for protections, the UK government has now taken the first step to reinstating them in England. They will apply to ...

A familiar and popular garden songbird whose numbers have declined significantly on farmland and in towns and cities. It's smaller and browner than a Mistle Thrush with smaller spotting. Its habit of ...

Blow away the cobwebs with a bracing walk along the cliff top path, and look across to the Isle of Man on a clear day. In spring and summer, stop at the viewpoints to marvel at the largest seabird ...