Wood Anemone, Anemone nemerosa, in the village woods last Spring.

New research shows personal values are a key driver in the adoption of Nature Friendly Farming (NFF) practices Blockers to adoption of NFF included lack of local supply chain networks and perceived economic losses Read on for a summary 🧪 Full paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s104... 📷Ben Andrew

I've taken action for our wild places! The Prime Minister is considering weakening environmental protections at a time when nature is already in serious crisis. Speak up today. action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...

We're trialling something new this year at the BSBI - an activity designed to support absolute beginner botanists with identifying *and* recording their first ever 100 plants in 2026 🌿 If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...

Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox

The first daffodils!!!!! Stupidly happy to see them see 🌱

This Robin wants to know why you haven't submitted your #BigGardenBirdwatch results yet? Better hop to it! He's watching... 👀 www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈 (Robin says sorry & thank you very much if you have, in fact, submitted your count).

I've called on the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers the protection they deserve. Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds! action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...

“What is that in your bed?” “It’s a puffball mushroom I foraged.” “Why is it there?” “I was worried it had got cold and sad.” “But you’re going to eat it soon anyway.” “The fact that we all have to die at some point doesn’t mean we should not live well, in comfort, before that."

Hen Harriers and other birds of prey are still being killed illegally. Enough is enough. Join us and call on the UK Government to license gamebird shooting and help protect these incredible birds before it’s too late. 👇 action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...

I mistyped an email sign off as “all the bees” instead of “all the best”. I reckon I’m going to stick with it. I can’t think of anything negative that can possibly come of wishing someone all the bees.

Just submitted my #BigGardenBirdwatch results. A couple of hours of daylight left to get your watch done. 🌱

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is an increasingly vital piece of citizen science that is free and open to all. Don't miss out!

🌱 Part 2 of my chat with the RHS team is now live: Wildlife-friendly gardening: Winter edition I'm back to share how monitoring projects like the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch (it started today!) can make a real difference when it comes to helping our declining species www.rhs.org.uk/about-us/wha...

Part 2 of my chat with the RHS podcast team is now live. In this episode I'm back to share how monitoring projects like the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch (it started today!) can make a real difference when it comes to helping our declining species... www.rhs.org.uk/about-us/wha...

'Get Birding with Sean Bean | Episode 1: The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch | Birdwatching Podcast' with Guy Garvey: m.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aroe…#Birdsd#Elbowo#SeanBeana#GuyGarveyey

Even on the greyest winter day birds bring a welcome dose of wildness and nature into our everyday lives...Its RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch weekend! 🌱 #Gardening www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just 2 days to go until the #BigGardenBirdwatch kicks off! Bold Blue Tits ranked 2nd in last year's results... could they take the top spot this time? 💙 Get involved: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 📷 Peter Christian

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn

Love what the garden offers up right now 🌱 #UKGardening #Gardening

Our Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) annual progress report assessed that government is currently off track to meet its legally blinding environmental targets & commitments. One of key recommendations is to maximise the contribution of protected sites for nature. Read more👇

Had a brilliant time joining the 'Gardening with the RHS' podcast earlier this month. As a completely obsessed gardener it was fab to share my gardening story as well as top tips for making gardens a haven for birds and wildlife. Find the episode here podfollow.com/rhs-gardenin... 🌱 #Gardening

Oldie but goodie 🌱

🌱 And it is done! Just needs electric, staging and then onwards with the sowing 🤩

This might well become a thread. I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'

Putting up the new greenhouse today. Hoping to use it to get seedlings started in early spring as the kitchen can no longer cope with being my othwr greenhouse overflow 😊 🌱 #UKGardening #Gardening

Make your voice heard here: www.seabird.org/cancel-berwi...

The UK Government’s decision to include Berwick Bank in the Contracts for Difference scheme is a disaster for Scotland’s seabirds. Killing tens of thousands of these incredible birds isn’t just reckless, it could push many species towards extinction.

Birdsong, clean rivers, wildlife in our gardens and green spaces all hang in the balance. We need action now: properly funded protected sites, more high-quality nature-friendly farming and delivery at a scale that will reverse the decline. Time to deliver. (2/2)

It’s not adding up. Nature in England is in freefall, yet today’s Office for Environmental Protection report warns the Government is at serious risk of missing its legally binding targets to restore it. That must be a wake-up call. ‼️ (1/2)

Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says www.theguardian.com/environment/... @rspbscience.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Farmers are flocking to Oxford for two farming conferences, and we’re joining them! As we step into the new year, we’re sowing the seeds for a future where nature and farming go hand in hand. Keep an eye out here for live updates. #OFC26 #ORFC26

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Well its certainly been a busy year for RSPB Conservation Science In 2025 we… - Worked in 54 countries & UKOTs - Carried out 94 research projects - Studied 107 species - Tracked 366 seabirds - Surveyed 4420 people Bring on 2026! 📷 Andy Schofield, Paul Insua-Cao, Ben Andrew

What a glorious sunny frosty last day of the year it is in the Midlands. Bit of apple tree pruning done and tool cleaning for rest of today. 🌱 #UKGardening #Gardening

It’s #winter. The buzzing has stopped - mostly. So what’s happened to all the #bees? Let me explain. Please #repost this thread. Don’t just like/look. It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing. Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help. Thank you. #share #nature #education 1/14

Winter sown (late Nov) Broad Beans (saved seed over the years) doing remarkably well in a bed of strulch and a glass cloche hat. Garlic doing well too - came through last week (home saved cloves too - 7 generations on) #UKGardening #Gardening 🌱

Today is an important day for gardeners. The #wintersolstice signifies the beginning of days getting longer, and many plants use this as an alarm clock to wake up. Spring is Coming! 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening

One thing about this cartoon is that it's (clearly) a male owl owlsplaining. In reality the female tawny owl twits and the male twoos. I can think we can let that pass seeing as we’re talking about a world in which owls can discuss the finer points of grammar. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

If this Government chooses to gut BNG, they will be choosing a future with less wildlife, less stability and fewer chances to halt nature’s decline. And that choice will continue to shape their legacy... As the Government that promised nature's recovery, then dismantled it.

Scrapping BNG wouldn’t just harm wildlife. It would hit communities too. It puts jobs, investment, green spaces, clean water, healthy soils & local resilience at risk. And, ironically, it would remove the one thing the public consistently ask for: more nature where they live.

This Government once vowed to be “the most nature-positive [we have] ever had”. Months of blaming wildlife and stripping back protections have already made a mockery of that promise. And if the rumoured cuts to BNG go ahead, it will deal yet another devastating blow to nature.

Winter jobs… So satisfying to watch and see the results. And absolutely necessary if we’re going to allow that light into the polytunnels 🌱🇬🇧

A reason to keep hope and action for nature alive… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Less than a month until winter solstice on 21 December, when days start growing longer again

Last night the Government pulled the rug out from under what little nature remains in the UK. Please tell your MP that this is not OK! #Planning&InfrastructureBill #P&IBill action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

Anti-nature rhetoric and policies are growing and if we don't shout out now we'll never get Governments to change course. I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too? action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

They treat nature like it has no voice. But it does. Yours, ours, and millions more. If you believe nature deserves better than this, make sure your MP hears it loud and clear: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 👈

Poll after poll shows people care deeply about wildlife and want it protected. Instead, we’ve had months of nature-blaming rhetoric and pushes to sidestep environmental law. This flies in the face not only of what the public wants...but the Government’s own manifesto.

Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature. They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature. But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.