Press release from independent group, Wildlife Poisoning Research UK, 15th November 2025. WHERE THE POISONED BODIES WERE FOUND! Many people probably imagine that the use of poisons to kill protecte…

If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…

Little Tern has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2025, with record numbers fledging at key English colonies. Conservation work by the RSPB and partners, including habitat restoration, predator control and community engagement, has helped boost breeding success. Despite ongoing threats, these results offer renewed hope for one of the UK's rarest and most threatened seabirds.

The proposition to release White-tailed Eagles in Cumbria has been knocking around for a number of years now (e.g. see this feasibility report from 2022). The Cumbrian White-tailed Eagle Project is…

An RSPB press release issued today reveals more detail about the Yorkshire Dales location where a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier, Sita, disappeared in suspicious circumstances.

The boundaries of public behavior we allow need to be redrawn and that means recognizing “free” speech and assembly can corrode the sense of safety that communities should be able to enjoy.

Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…

A new study reveals that Arctic-breeding waterfowl, including Barnacle, Brent, Pink-footed and White-fronted Geese and Bewick's Swan, still manage to hasten migrations in spring by shortening fuelling and stop-over periods, allowing earlier arrival in response to advancing Arctic springs. However, this flexibility may only buffer three to four decades of warming. Conservation efforts should protect stop-over habitats, food sources and consider future adaptations.

From Lincolnshire Police (11 September 2025) Officers from Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team are investigating after a number of dead birds of prey were found in the countryside between B…

The Don Catchment Rivers Trust says evidence of spawning is beyond its

White-tailed Eagle has bred in Dorset for the first time in more than 240 years, with a chick fledging from a pair introduced to the Isle of Wight in 2020. The male, remarkably surviving with only one leg, and his mate achieved their first breeding success under Forestry England's monitoring. The milestone is part of a wider reintroduction project restoring the species across the UK, with new nests also thriving in Sussex and Northern Ireland.

Back in March 2025 I blogged about the prospect of another futile ‘dialogue’ process between gamebird shooters and conservationists, purportedly to find a ‘solution’ to the ongoing ille…

Press release from Defra (10 July 2025): TOXIC LEAD AMMUNITION BANNED TO PROTECT BRITAIN’S COUNTRYSIDE New ban on use of lead in ammunition to protect iconic wildlife and clean up the nation’…