For the last 30 years the National Lottery has supported good causes to bring positive change to communities and nature. To celebrate this milestone we are highlighting how generous funding, thanks to ...

This year’s winner of the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation is Blue Machine: How Oceans Shape Our World by Helen Czerski. Blue Machine is a spectacular story of how our oceans shape our ...

The UK’s breeding seabirds are facing unprecedented pressures, with the latest review of populations resulting in 10 species now on the Red List. The Red List is a roll call of those species most at ...

Don’t miss your opportunity to bid on Avocet, a sculpture generously donated by celebrated artist, Geoffrey Dashwood. All proceeds raised will go straight to the RSPB’s work to protect birds and ...

Fen Raft Spiders, one of the UK’s rarest spider species, are anticipated to have their best year on record at RSPB nature reserves, thanks to conservation efforts. Back in 2010, the future looked ...

A record number of Chough pairs have made breeding attempts along Cornwall’s coastline this summer, with RSPB Ramsey Island and RSPB South Stack Cliffs in Wales also welcoming a successful breeding ...

Conservation charity and ‘Seagull Boy’ offer tips to minimise disturbance to and from gulls at the seaside ahead of bank holiday weekend With a bank holiday weekend fast-approaching, people across the ...

On 22 August three Great White Egret chicks left their nest near the Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve near Crimond in the northeast of Scotland. These large birds are closely related to Grey Herons, ...

Plans to protect the wildlife of the Orkney Islands from a man-made threat have been given a significant boost. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced it will be investing a further £2.5m, ...

We all need a safe place to live and for wildlife it’s no different. One of the biggest causes of wildlife declines is a lack of suitable habitat. In addition to providing insect-attracting plants on ...

The Great White Egret is a large, white heron. Great White Egrets can look similar to Little Egrets, but they are much larger - the same size as the familiar Grey Heron. Other identification features ...

The Council dropped their disastrous original plans for the Tipner West ‘super peninsula’ (AKA Lennox Point) which would have seen around 30ha of Portsmouth Harbour’s mudflats and coastal grassland ...