Imagine waiting six years for a plan to protect nature… …to find it barely mentions protected nature. 👇
🌱 Emma Marsh
@emmamarsh5.bsky.social
Gardening and nature buff. Conservationist. All things income, comms, campaigns and tech for RSPB @rspb.bsky.social. Love #books, #birds, #wildlife and #gardening. Mostly to be found on my veg plot. Midlander. The views I express here are mine alone
Garlic and some onions lifted to dry. Incredibly early for here - UK midlands - at least 3 weeks earlier than usual due to the heat and lack of rain. No moisture in the soil at all. 🌱 #UKGardening #Gardening
Fancy seeing a paper come out on Gannets on world sea bird day - just a happy coincidence @heyjooode.bsky.social ? #worldseabirdday Saw some great gannets at the weekend at Bempton cliffs so feels right day share pic of them too
RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · last mo.Two of the world’s largest Gannet colonies may not recover from the impact of bird flu until 2041 at the earliest, study finds Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111887 #seabirds #hpai 🪶 🧪
Summer greenhouse crops coming along nicely. Straw mulch on part of the polytunnel seems to be working...need to get more next year to do the whole thing. Loads of bees, hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds throughout.... 🌱 #UKGardening #Gardening
Part of my hosta collection enjoying the cooler weather but dismayed that the promised showers lasted just 2 minutes. They're in pots in a shady corner so doing much better than the ones in the ground which are ever so thirsty 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
We're sorry to announce that, due to the Met Office's red extreme heat warning for London on Wednesday, we’ve taken the difficult decision to cancel the Wonder, Loss and Action lobby for the safety of everyone involved. ❗ Registered attendees will receive further details by email. Thank you.
This week's forecast? HOT. 🥵 When temperatures soar, a shallow dish of water can be a lifeline for birds, hedgehogs, bees and other garden visitors. Remember to replace it with fresh water daily, and if you can, add a few pebbles so smaller creatures have somewhere safe to land and drink.
RSPB Scotland acquires Bass Rock and Craigleith Island to protect vital seabird colonies #GoodNews #UK #EastLothian
RSPB Scotland acquires Bass Rock and Craigleith Island to protect vital seabird colonies
RSPB Scotland has purchased Bass Rock and neighbouring Craigleith Island, ending 320 years of private ownership by the Hamilton-Dalrymple family. The islands host the world's largest colony of northern gannets and a significant puffin population, providing the charity with a new base to address the
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BIG NEWS for some of Scotland's most iconic seabird islands 📣 Bass Rock and Craigleith are now part of our nature reserve network! Together with @seabirdcentre.bsky.social we’re taking an exciting step forward to deliver a more secure future for seabirds. youtube.com/watch?v=WHxVpCh5E-Q
Amazing news as RSPB adds iconic seabird islands to its reserves
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Great to present the RSPB’s Patterns of Persecution report in Westminster yesterday, hosted by Curlew Champion @joemorrismp.bsky.social The message was clear: England needs a licensing system for gamebird shooting to protect our birds of prey. www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...
Record year for Dartford Warblers on RSPB nature reserves Read on for a summary Find out more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... @btobirds.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social 🪶
Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing | Birds | The Guardian share.google/CGF6buJY4EwM... Hooray!!! Another beautiful bird species is increasing in numbers after careful habitat management. Nature reserves work! #rspb
Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing
Survey shows 44% increase on RSPB reserves of bird that almost became extinct in England in the 60s
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Eagles poisoned. Hen Harriers shot. Buzzards beaten to death. Birds of prey have been legally protected for over 60 years, but the law is still failing them. Our new report reveals 921 confirmed persecution incidents across the UK between 2015–2024. Read more: brnw.ch/21x2Rir
Thrilled to be asked back onto the 'Gardening with the RHS' podcast again. We unpacked the results of this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch & looked at new research around feeding birds seasonally & safely. 🌱 #Gardening open.spotify.com/episode/6BMt...
Wild about gardens: from birds to blossom
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🦉Birdwatching is now the second fastest growing hobby for Gen Z! Among millennials it has risen by 216% alongside a 66% increase in gen X birders. Welcome to a world of wonder! www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #birds
Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars
Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018
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One of nature’s most famous singers, the Nightingale, is making a comeback 🤩 On RSPB reserves, 176 singing males were recorded in 2025, a 7% increase from 2024 and a second record high www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #birds
Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus
Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitat
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A Monday morning giggle. Psst...the countdown is on. 5 days until Dawn Chorus Day. Comic: Jimmy Craig
Your #DawnChorusClub challenge is in... Recruit 3 friends to join in and set their early alarms for 3rd May. They’ll thank you for it! 🌅 ⏰️
Season 11 of the Squarepeg podcast is here! My first guest is Emma Marsh Executive Director of Digital Technology, Campaigns & Communications at the RSBB. We talk about her lifelong passion for nature, her late autism diagnosis, misophonia & conservation. squarepeg.community/146-s11-e1-t...
15 plants to feed birds naturally and other guidance www.wildway.info/p/15-plants-... an emergency post to help everyone with the new @rspb.bsky.social advice to not feed birds in summer
15 plants to feed birds naturally
Grow food to reduce spread of bird diseases and provide a range of long-lived habitat
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I've tried to make my garden full of homes & food for wildlife. A pond surrounded by guelder rose & dogwood. Loads of umbellifers. Teasels for finches. Bird feed boost in the winter hungry gap. More like your favourite community cafe for birds than a fast food hub. #FeedSafelyFeedSeasonally
The message is simple: Feed seasonally, feed safely. Simple adjustments to when we feed, what we feed and how we feed to help ensure we are keeping our garden birds safe . I've changed how I feed my garden birds. Will you? 🌱 #UKGardening
RSPB@rspb.bsky.social · 4mo agoTo reduce disease, we all need to make some urgent but simple changes to how we feed our garden birds. See our website for the latest guidance: brnw.ch/21x1t4w
A new bird atlas for Britain and Ireland has been announced by five conservation organisations:
New British and Irish bird atlas announced for 2027
A new bird atlas for Britain and Ireland has been announced by five conservation organisations. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), BirdWatch Ireland, the RSPB, Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) and Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS) have come together to begin work on Bird Atlas 2027-31.
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