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Fen raft spiders could be making a comeback in UK, but what are they?

These giant spiders can lay up to 700 eggs at a time

Evening Standard

Giant spiders the size of rats making a comeback in UK

Up to 3,750 female fen raft spiders believed to be at 12 sites across the UK now

The Independent UK

Tweet branding Sunak and Gove ‘liars’ lands RSPB in hot water

RSPB chief executive Beccy Speight said at the time that she did not approve the post

The Independent UK

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RSPB criticised by watchdog for accusing politicians of being liars on X

Charity Commission says tweets about environmental protections were inappropriate in ‘tone and nature’

The Guardian - UK

How to attract birds that eat slugs for natural pest control, according to wildlife experts

Why not utilise the wonders of nature to help with your persistent pest control problems?

Woman & Home

How easy to clean are your bird feeders?

We trial four new squirrel-proof products with easy cleaning in mind.

The Independent UK

Spoonbills return to Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century

Driven out by hunting and habitat loss, the birds are now nesting and breeding in a few pockets in England

The Guardian - UK

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What will the UK's new Labour government mean for the outdoors?

The pledges and actions of the new UK government on land access, nature and the environment

Advnture

Eagles on Scottish island spotted showing 'unprecedented' caring behaviour

WHITE-TAILED eagles on Scotland’s west coast have been observed in “unprecedented” behaviour which has stunned scientists ...

The National (Scotland)

Phone mast plans for Lochan Uaine spark fears for capercaillie population

SCOTLAND’S national bird protection agency has revealed it will have difficulty preventing a controversial phone mast on its reserve near…

The National (Scotland)

How to attract birds to your garden: expert-approved ways to welcome feathered friends

The wildlife pros explain how to attract birds to your garden, including seasonal advice

Woman & Home

Restore Nature Now: thousands to march in London calling for urgent action

Mainstream groups including National Trust and RSPB will join hunt saboteurs and direct action activists for first time

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch: pochards are one of Britain’s rarest breeders

The ducks are common in winter, but during the nesting season only 700 pairs breed each year

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s remote land of bogs and bugs in line for world heritage status

A decision from Unesco on giving the peat-rich Flow Country the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef is just weeks away

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

As No Mow May ends, here’s why we should keep patches of lawn permanently wild

Over the last century, nearly all of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been destroyed by expanding farms, towns and cities. This loss of habitat has driven nature’s decline, according to research led by birds and nature conservation charity the RSPB.

The Guardian - UK

Butterflywatch: swallowtail emerges again in Norfolk despite winter floods

UK’s largest butterfly remains very vulnerable after worst summer since scientific counting began

The Guardian - UK

‘The greatest biodiversity in England’ – a wander through the Isle of Purbeck ‘super’ nature reserve

Alongside rare birds, reptiles and insects, this corner of Dorset, poignantly depicted in Mike Leigh’s Nuts in May, serves up brilliant heathland walks, sea views and pints of local ale

The Guardian - UK

Mark Smart obituary

Other lives: RSPB conservationist with a passion for wetlands and wading birds

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The Guardian - UK

House sparrow tops Big Garden Birdwatch charts for 21st year in a row

Blue tits, starlings, wood pigeons and blackbirds next most sighted in RSPB survey involving 600,000 participants

The Guardian - UK

‘The Bermuda triangle for birds’: Hen harriers face threat of grouse season

The raptors have made a recovery but the RSPB is concerned at the high number of birds being killed

The Guardian - UK

Boom in mating calls of Britain’s loudest bird signals successful breeding year

Conservationists recorded 24% more male bitterns doing their mating ‘booming’ noise in 2023 than five years ago

The Guardian - UK

Scottish grouse moors to be licensed in attempt to protect birds of prey

MSPs vote for controls as it emerges another hen harrier has vanished in area ‘notorious’ for persecution

Digital Camera World

Britain's stunning wildlife put on show as the British Wildlife Photography Awards announce winners

Birds in flight, crafty foxes, and tiny unseen worlds all feature in the British Wildlife Photography Awards list of winning images

The Guardian - UK

More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus

Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s soul destroying to find nests have failed’: inside the battle against Scotland’s falcon thieves

George Smith helped secure the conviction of two men for trading in wild raptors. Now, his work is helping to unveil an illegal multimillion-pound international industry

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