Old Hall Marshes is made up of extensive grazing marshes with brackish water fleets, reedbeds, saltmarsh and two off-shore islands. A walk here will reveal many breeding species, including Avocets, ...
Northern Ireland is home to all sorts of wonderful wildlife, from lolloping Irish Hares to soaring Red Kites, not to mention stunning scenery as far as the eye can see. We’re working hard to make sure ...
A pioneering project in Scotland is celebrating a 2,000 hectare milestone for the benefit of Corncrakes, a rare and elusive bird that is threatened across the UK. The Corncrake Calling project is ...
The Lowland Raised Bog Recovery Programme will restore a signature site and develop plans for up to seven new ‘shovel-ready’ restoration sites, covering approximately 750 ha whilst creating six green ...
This year, the UK’s only Roseate Tern colony at Coquet Island, Northumberland, broke a record with 191 chicks hatched and 92% of those young birds successfully fledged. This is welcome news, ...
Scotland’s seabirds are iconic, but in crisis. Join us in telling the Scottish Government we need urgent action to bring them back from the brink. Scotland’s coastlines and islands are home to more ...
During early winter months, four large areas measuring approximately 5 metres wide by 10 metres long are cut out of the middle of the 90 hectares of reedbed at this wetland site, creating open areas ...
Once vast expanses of carrot fields, RSPB Lakenheath Fen in Suffolk has been managed by the RSPB since 1995 and has since been transformed into 500 hectares of thriving reedbeds and wet grassland. The ...
Come December and most birds will be settled in their winter quarters. Here in the UK that means there are now thousands of ducks, geese, swans and wading birds making the most of our wetlands. This ...
Wow! What a year. As we look back over 2024, it’s clear that there’s plenty to celebrate. From award-winning landscape-scale conservation to returning wildlife from the brink of extinction, none of ...
Share your favourite Wild Isles photo and you could win concert tickets or a copy of the book Wild Isles. The BBC TV series Wild Isles shone a light on UK wildlife like never before. Narrated by Sir ...
Create a winter den for frogs, toads and newts. Amphibians like to hibernate in a cool, dark and damp shelter that is safe from predators. Pick a shady, secluded spot where you can dig 30-45cm deep.