Nature's often seen as a problem to sidestep in planning. A shift to strategic planning signaled by Angela Rayner could help *if* it recognises healthy ecosystems as Critical Natural Infrastructure that warrant investment & space #30x30 & #LNRSs must be core to strategic plans

We were delighted to welcome our Patron, His Majesty, the King to our Forsinard nature reserve today. The wonderful The Flow Country Partnership and community came together to celebrate UNESCO designating the area a World Heritage Site RSPB Scotland #Scotland

It was a total privilege to spend some time with Dave last week and see these magnificent birds up close. Thank you, Skye and Frisa for all you have done and all I know you will carry on doing. Still a part of the flock!

If The Flow Country world heritage site announcement last week has got you interested, here is one of our fabulous RSPB trustees Bill Sutherland explaining what goes on in a peat bog! All his videos well worth a watch.....

Businesswoman Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 has warned that peatlands – one of Britain’s “most prized national treasures” – are being destroyed. She has spoken out against the threats facing the wetland ecosystem. express.co.uk/news/nature/19…

A great day on Dartmoor with RSPB Natural England Tony Juniper Marian Spain. We talked trees, water and partnership.

Amy's book is fantastic. Very exciting to have her story now told in a film RSPB

Brilliant exhibition Natural History Museum - full of these revelations. Well worth catching!

We’re "Chough-ed" to share that Choughs have had a record summer! 🌊 55 pairs bred in Cornwall, raising 108 ‘Choughlets’. RSPB Ramsey Island & South Stack in Wales also saw more breeding pairs than ever. From near extinction to a record year—this is conservation at its best!

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We share concerns from independent think tank IPPR’s new report that the UK is set to miss flagship targets to halt nature’s decline and protect 30% of our land and sea by 2030. That’s just 6 years away! 🧵 👇 independent.co.uk/climate-change…

New in #BirdStudy Barn Owl productivity & small mammal abundance higher on farmland with grassy field margins. Relationships between breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba, their prey, and agri-environment scheme habitats in lowland arable landscapes: doi.org/10.1080/000636… #ornithology

Government shouldn't cut the agriculture budget. To meet environment targets it should be doubled. If that can't be done with public money, rapid regulation is needed to #MakePollutersPay. Nature-friendly farming funding is vital for wildlife & economy. fwi.co.uk/news/opinion/e…

We're in danger of losing some bird species altogether, according to new data shared exclusively with Channel 4 News. As alex thomson explains, five new species in the UK have been added to the notorious 'Red List.' channel4.com/news/exclusive…

Arctic tern and common gull join red list of UK species in crisis theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Seabirds: 40% of UK species in trouble – bird flu, climate change and overfishing to blame theconversation.com/seabirds-40-of… via The Conversation RSPB Science RSPB Action 🌊🌊

Birds of Conservation Concern 5 Seabirds. 5 seabirds added to the red list of greatest conservation concern. Read the full paper britishbirds.co.uk/seabird-bocc5a Read our blog community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scie…

England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Silver Birches at Arne.

Scotland’s nature needs action. The Natural Environment Bill, announced in the @Scotgov Programme for Government today, is game-changing for nature. Delivering legally binding targets will drive action to restore Scotland’s natural environment, delivering benefits for people and