Important: RSPB Dove Stone remains closed due to the ongoing wildfire.❗ For everyone’s safety, all car parks and footpaths are closed, and we ask people not to travel to the site until further notice. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

How your email finds me. 📷 @aintright.bsky.social

Imagine waiting six years for a plan to protect nature… …to find it barely mentions protected nature. 👇

A pair of Roseate Terns for your Sunday summer scroll! What moments in nature have made you stop and smile recently? Share your sightings below. 👇

Feeling the heat? So is our wildlife! Water and shade can be a lifeline to the birds, bees, bugs & other critters that share our spaces. Tell a friend to tell a friend, we're helping wildlife beat the heat 👇

Good news! A particularly well-rounded-looking Swallow has settled into your feed.

Moments in nature 🍃

WE HAVE AVOCET NEWS!!! An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK. At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan. First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things. Go on Avocet. 😍

When you hear "Happy Monday!" but you haven't had your coffee. #MondayMotivation 📷 Peter Christian

One last Swift appreciation post. 😍 We've loved celebrating these incredible little birds with you this #SwiftAwarenessWeek. Show the Swifts some love by filling the replies with your favourite swift Snaps and videos, like this incredible capture from @thehallofeinar.bsky.social. 👇

Swifts don’t stop to feed their chicks one insect at a time. Instead, they collect hundreds in a special pouch in their throat, then head back to the nest with a little insect-packed parcel. It can contain up to 1,000 insects. 🤯 Check out that throat pouch 👇 📷 @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social

Wingcoming! It's nearly the weekend... 📷 @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social

Your feed has attracted a Goldfinch. Congratulations.

Adorable Swift fact: Swifts' Latin name 'Apus apus' comes from the Greek 'a pous' which means 'without foot'. Their feet are so tiny it was believed they didn’t have any! 😭 💚 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

Swifts eat, sleep, drink, mate, & even bathe on the wing, rarely landing except to nest. They can switch off one half of their brain to rest, swoop low over water to drink, & fly through rain to wash. What extraordinary little birds. #SwiftAwarenessWeek

Imagine travelling thousands of miles just to spend your evenings doing zoomies over the same few houses... It's hard not to be impressed 👇 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

It’s #SwiftAwarenessWeek! Peek into the lives of our Swift family with our live nest cam. We can’t promise you’ll get anything done once you’ve seen the swiftlets. Click our avatar to watch live 😍

Juuust checking... nope, still Monday. #MondayMotivation

Love birds and wildlife? You’ll be in great company at the Global Birdfair. 🐦 It returns 10–12 July with three days of inspiring talks, nature walks, live podcasts, workshops and more. We’ll be there too! Plus, every ticket supports bird conservation in São Tomé & Príncipe: globalbirdfair.org

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.

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.

Wait… was that a…? It was! 🐅 What you spotted was a Sumatran Tiger living in Hutan Harapan, Sumatra. Alongside our work in the UK, we’re supporting partners and local communities to restore native forest and protect this extraordinary ecosystem for generations to come. #WorldRainforestDay

The Monday morning hunt for caffeine. #MondayMotivation

Today is the last day to register for the 24 June mass lobby in London next week. Hear from inspiring speakers, meet fellow nature-lovers from across the country, then head to Westminster together to speak up for the wildlife and places you care about most. Sign up: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...

The Major Oak has stood at the heart of Sherwood Forest for over a thousand years. This spring, it failed to come into leaf and experts now believe it has died. But its story isn’t over. Its ancient trunk & branches will continue to support life for years to come: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

On Wednesday 24 June in London, hundreds of people will meet their MPs to speak up for the wildlife and wild places they care about. There’s never been a more critical time to stand up and take action. Find out more, and be part of the Wonder, Loss & Action lobby: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...

Nice try, Monday. #MondayMotivation 📷 Jeff Sykes

Avocet chicks hatch ready to run. Within hours, they’re wading through shallow lagoons, feeding themselves as they follow both parents along the water’s edge. The adults stay close, watching carefully and calling sharply at the first sign of danger. #SpringStories

White-tailed Eagles build enormous nests reused year after year. Chicks are fed by both adults and stay in the nest for up to 12 weeks before taking their first heavy-winged flights. #SpringStories

Skylarks nest low in tall grass, raising streaky chicks well-hidden from view. Both parents feed them, dropping low to the nest and slipping away quietly to avoid drawing attention. #SpringStories

Thanks to the National Heritage Memorial Fund funded by UK Government, National Lottery Heritage Fund and generous private donors who have made this exciting moment possible 💙

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

Into the wetland with the Spoonbill… Both parents feed chicks by regurgitating food. Fledglings (nicknamed teaspoons 😭) grow fast, and their spoon-shaped bills start to form even before they leave the nest. #SpringStories

The Government is considering planning loopholes that could strip nature from England’s most deprived communities. ❌

Buzzards nest high in woodlands, raising chicks in stick-built platforms. Both parents share the hunting, delivering food until the gangly young, with a little encouragement, finally take flight. #SpringStories

It's World Swift Day! ❤️ Swifts raise their chicks high in eaves or nestboxes, returning to the same site year after year. When the young fledge, they launch into open air... & just keep going! They’ll remain airborne for the next two or three years, until it’s time to breed themselves.

Curlew chicks roam soon after hatching, downy and long-legged on open ground. Parents guide them with soft calls, rising to defend them with looping alarm flights if needed. #SpringStories

Cuckoo chicks hatch early and throw out the competition...literally. Raised alone by unwitting foster parents, they grow fast, rapidly dwarfing their much smaller hosts. Like this little Reed Warbler, just doing its best. 👇 #SpringStories

Blackbirds build deep, cup-shaped nests in shrubs and hedges. Chicks fledge after about two weeks and scatter into nearby cover. Both parents continue to feed them while they learn to forage. #SpringStories

Grey Herons nest high in noisy colonies called heronries. Gangly chicks beg loudly as parents regurgitate their catch into the nest. Fledglings often linger near water after their first unsteady flights. #SpringStories

Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! 😍

Golden Plover chicks hatch in shallow ground nests, fluffy, speckled, and wide-eyed. Camouflage helps them vanish into mossy hollows while their parents forage close by. ✨️ #SpringStories

Blue Tits raise large broods in tree holes or nest boxes. Both parents feed the chicks hundreds of times a day, timing their efforts to peak caterpillar season. Fledglings emerge in a burst of fluff and noise. #SpringStories

May you stride into your week with the confidence of this Chaffinch not using his wings. #MondayMotivation 📷 Kiran Simpson

Ending the week beside the water with a pair of Dippers... 😍 Now it’s your turn…share your recent nature snaps and stories below! 👇 📷️ Luke Macpherson

PSA: GOSHAWK CHICKS!!! Watch 'em live here: www.youtube.com/live/rXb9kA7...

It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️ Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!

Today we head to the heathland at dusk, with the Nightjar. 🌙 With bark-like plumage that melts into leaf litter, Nightjars are masters of camouflage. Adults shelter their chicks beneath them by day, keeping them hidden and still until the night shift begins. #SpringStories

From deep tree holes, Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks beg noisily. Both parents deliver food to the nest, until their red-capped fledglings emerge, clinging to trunks and still calling hungrily. Parents can continue to feed fledglings for around 10 days. #SpringStories

Congratulations ! You have reached the Woodpigeon of encouragement. Great job! Keep going! 📷️ @carlbovisnature.bsky.social