Turtle Doves are making a promising, but fragile recovery – and volunteers are playing a vital role.
Much of the UK is farmed – about 70% – and most of East Anglia, where I was born and bred, is dominated by farmland. Farming ...
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has finished its passage through Parliament and will now become law. Since the UK ...
Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...
Hawfinches are nature’s nutcrackers. They’re chunky and powerful birds, with a huge beak that’s strong enough to crack open ...
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Berwick Bank

Berwick Bank is planned to be built off Scotland’s east coast, in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay area. The site is dangerously close to vital feeding grounds and habitats for critically important ...
In his opening statement, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs set out the ...
A study of Ordnance Survey data has revealed a huge increase in the number of new road names inspired by bird species that have undergone shocking declines and continue to be pushed closer to the ...
Farmers can also play an important role in helping the UK reach our climate targets. Whilst modern intensive agriculture ...
This is the highest number to be counted in recent memory, after the bird faced extinction from Northern Ireland in the 1990’s. Once widespread across the countryside, the Corncrake has been driven to ...
A new study shows how solar farms could help boost bird numbers and increase the variety of wildlife. With competing pressures on UK land, this offers a solution that would help the UK deliver on ...
Scientists from the RSPB, BirdLife International (UK), Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands) and Natural History Museum, London have confirmed the likely extinction of the Slender-billed ...