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Blue tits on a garden feeder

How to help garden birds during cold weather and what you might see

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to attract birds to your garden and save money on seed and feeders

Giant spiders the size of a human hand are now being released all over the UK following a record breeding season.

Giant spiders released across UK

Fen raft spider.

Watch: How big are fen raft spiders as species returns to UK

Professor Ian Rotherham has spoken about the nuthatch returning to his autumn garden

On the Wild Side: The nuthatch returns to the autumn garden

Fen Raft Spider on the Dyke networks of the Lower Waveney Valley.

Watch: Rat-sized spiders back in UK - they're big enough to hunt fish

Dolphins playfully leap beside boat in Bridlington. Credit: Steve Race Wildlife Photography

Joyful dolphins frolic and leap as they follow boat back to shore

Win a £4.5m home in Cornwall and an all-electric VW Campervan

Win £4.5m Cornwall home and VW Campervan with Omaze

4.5m Cornwall coastal home up for grabs in Omaze prize draw.

Watch: £4.5m Cornwall coastal home up for grabs in Omaze prize draw

A stunning waterfront house in Cornwall worth £4.5 million is up for grabs in a prize draw. The winner of the Omaze Million Pound House Draw will get the keys to a contemporary, four-bedroom house near Falmouth.

Stunning £4.5m waterfront house up for grabs for as little as £10

Dolphin pod filmed in the water near Bridlington. Credit: Steve Race Wildlife Photography

Watch as pod of dolphins swim alongside boat off scenic coast

Organisers believe some 50,000 people may attend this weekend's march (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Explainer Tens of thousands to march on London in call to 'restore nature now'

The UK's Swift Awareness Week is coming in hot (Photo: Mircea Costina/Adobe Stock)

How bird lovers can find their closest Swift Awareness Week event

Extremely rare 'golden' puffin spotted by cruise skipper

Garden birds will readily take up any water sources you offer them over the summer months, the RSPB says (Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Three ways to help birds beat the summer heat in your garden

Red kite Milvus milvus, in flight

Birds of Prey UK: How to identify the Red Kite - once near extinction
Red Kite are one of the most stunning sites to spot in UK skies but their past is chequered and, sadly, their future might be too. Here, Professor Ian Rotherham, gives his insight into these extraordinary birds of prey.
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Snaps of puffins with beaks full of fish have helped the RSPB learn more about what they eat (Photo: Chantal Macleod-Nolan/RSPB)

What your 'Puffarazzi' holiday snaps helped RSPB learn about puffins

Chris Packham will be returning as one of the main hosts this year (Photo: BBC Studios)

Explore Dorset as BBC Springwatch returns for 2024

Woody, nicknamed 'the Unit', is a two-year-old fox red Labrador (Photos: LIFE Raft Project/Supplied)

Meet Woody, the detection dog saving Rathlin Island's seabirds

A swallow swooping over species-rich grassland at the Slievenacloy Nature Reserve (Photo: Ulster Wildlife/PA Wire)

Five birds migrating to the UK in spring - and where you can see them

The RSPB and RSPCA are urging members of the public to brush up on what to do if they discover a baby bird out of the nest these next two months (Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What to do if you see a baby bird out of the nest this spring

The watchful new parents protect their eggs (Amber Allott/NationalWorld)

How to be a birdwatcher from home, with 2024's best 'nest cams'

Conservationists hope to see puffins with beaks full of sandeels this season, after the government ended commercial fishing of the species (Photo: Chrys Mellor/RSPB)

High hopes as UK's 'puffin season' kicks off

Willow Tits: Rescue plan hatched to reverse decline in endangered bird

A female hen harrier in flight. The male is silvery-white in colour (Photo: RSPB/PA Wire)

Illegal killings still cast shadow over future of UK's hen harriers

Bitterns are highly secretive and can be hard to spot (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Where to hear 'UK's loudest bird' this year

The black-necked grebe is one of the UK's rarest breeding birds (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Your chance to see one of 'UK's rarest breeding birds'
The next few weeks are your best shot to see these glorious dancing water birds in their full glory
Amber Allott

Different garden bird species have different preferences when it comes to birdhouses (Photo: RSPB/Supplied)

RSPB's tips for setting up a successful garden bird nest box

Species like blackcaps (pictured) and European robins are trapped using hard-to-see mist nets (Photo: BirdLife Cyprus/Supplied)

Over 400,000 songbirds killed for illegal dish last year

This gannet's usually pale blue iris has started to turn black due to bird flu infection (Photo: Welsh Government/PA Wire)

Bird flu now 'one of the biggest conservation threats' facing seabirds

A recently-released young common, or Eurasian, Crane (Photo: Nick Upton/RSPB)

Where to see 'UK's tallest bird', as population hits record high

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch is taking place this weekend (NationalWorld)

Explainer Which birds might visit your garden, and how to tell lookalikes apart

RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch is taking place this weekend (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer How to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend

A swan has started hanging around at Telford Park School, after its mate died. It appears to find comfort in looking at its reflection in the glass panels on the school building

Grieving swan crosses road every day to stare at its own reflection

Colder weather drives many birds to seek refuge in gardens (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Three ways to throw garden birds a lifeline during the cold snap

Red-listed hen harriers are meeting awful fates on gamebird estates, the report found (Photo: Andy Hay/RSPB/PA Wire)

Chicks trampled and birds beheaded in ongoing raptor persecution

As over one million gallons of crude oil has been spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, we take a look at what was the worst ever oil spill to happen in the UK. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Everything about the UK's worst oil spill - the Torrey Canyon disaster

There are many eco-friendly and sustainable options for picking your Christmas tree this year (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Three eco-friendly ways to get a sustainable Christmas tree this year

People collecting their Christmas trees at the Pull a Pine event on RSPB's Arne Nature Reserve (RSPB/Supplied)

How to get a free Christmas tree - and help the environment too

The world-leading State of Nature report found no let-up in the decline of our wildlife, with one in six species at risk of being lost from Great Britain (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Analysis One in six species now at risk of being lost from Great Britain

Amazement as orca is seen off the Yorkshire coast

RSPB apologises for Tory Twitter post aimed at Rishi Sunak - what did the conservation charity say?

RSPB apologises for tweet aimed at Government - what did it say?

All three hen harrier incidents have been reported to the police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit, the RSPB says (Getty Images)

Concern as three young hen harriers 'disappear' from grouse moors

A great skua, which has died of bird flu on Sandness Hill on Mainland Shetland, looking towards Papa Stour (Photo: Ashley Cooper/RSPB)

Endangered seabirds now on the brink, as bird flu rips through colonies

Starmer urges union to back ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences

Bird charity locked out of Twitter after sharing woodcock posts

The top 10 British birdsongs to listen to boost mental wellbeing.

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: birdsongs to listen to boost mental health

Therese Coffey said the Government would miss Monday’s deadline to publish its targets under its obligations under the post-Brexit Environment Act. Credit: Kim Mogg

Therese Coffey admits delaying legally-binding environment targets

There are a multitude of birds you may see during your birdwatch (Photo: Adobe)

How to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022