This morning the RSPB sent a formal letter of complaint to the bosses Devon NHS concerning the willful destruction of land near Exminster.
Hillcrest is home to a population of Cirl Buntings, a bird so nationally important and rare to find. The RSPB, a charity in support of finding nature a home, believe this is a deliberate opportunity to reduce the nature conservation value of the land which in turn will gain planning permission for new development.
Restricted to the South Devon coastal land, the species of the Cirl Bunting became almost extinct in the late 1980’s in the...
Meet and talk with local bird from the RSPB and join them for a 20-30 minute walk around RAMM to see the wildlife on display and hear news of wildlife conservation.
The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel covered in polyisobutene (PIB) has passed 4,000.
Now, leading wildlife conservation and animal welfare charities and the UK Chamber of Shipping, supported by the wider industry body MaritimeUK, have come together as a single voice to call for an urgent review of the hazard classification status of PIB.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is currently investigating the cause and culprit of these incidents. If it is confirmed that this disaster was the result of illegal...
A week after the first reports of birds covered in a sticky glue-like substance being washed up on South West beaches, wildlife charities have today confirmed that the number of dead has passed 1,000. This is in addition to the 200-plus birds in the care of the RSPCA and South Devon Seabird Trust.
The substance has been identified as polyisobutene (PIB) by researchers at Plymouth University. It is the second time in just three months that PIB has killed hundreds of seabirds in the South West.
In this latest incident birds have been found in a wide area from Dodman Point to...
The RSPCA have expressed concerns after more dead birds have been washed up on beaches in Devon and Cornwall.
There have been reports of birds being washed up at Wembury and Heybrook Bay in Devon as well as Port Wrinkle and Whitsand in Cornwall. On Saturday, the RSPCA said that for all the affected birds found washed up on land, it was likely "more are dying out in the Channel".
Dog walkers have been told to keep their pets away after more than 100 birds were found dead on one section of beach between Downderry and Seaton on Sunday morning.
Two men have been convicted of stealing birds' eggs and connected offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act following their appearance at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court on Tuesday 6th November.
Marcus Betteridge, aged 52 years from Jubilee Road in Totnes, was fined £1,000 after he pleaded guilty to the disturbance of dartford warblers. Seymour Crang, aged 49 years from Bittaford near Ivybridge, was fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of wild birds' eggs. Both men were ordered to pay £200 costs. The convictions follow a two-year operation between the Police...
Devon residents are being urged to act as eyes and ears for the police to help them tackle high rates of bird poisonings. A new report by the RSPB has revealed that last year Devon had the worst record of bird of prey persecutions in England. Fifteen goshawks, peregrines and buzzards were found poisoned or shot. This year, Operation Wilderness has helped police in Devon secure prosecutions against offenders who've been caught on CCTV.
Saturday 22 October 11.00am - 3.00pm Price: Free for RSPB Child Members, £3 per Non-Member Child
If you could design your very own wildlife garden, what would it look like? Would it have a pond? Would it have flowers? Would it even have a bug hotel?
Well, come on down to Bowling Green Marsh hide this half-term, get stuck into the mud and build your very own mini garden with us! Go searching around our brand new wildlife garden for inspiration and learn from our friendly volunteers how easy it is to give nature a home.
The Women's Wildlife Group invite you to visit the RSPB's Aylesbeare nature reserve - spend the morning on Aylesbeare Common followed by lunch at The Diggers Rest in Woodbury Salterton. Meet at 10 am in the reserve car park. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear.
Aylesbeare is an RSPB heathland reserve and is nationally important for its resident Dartford warblers which we may be lucky enough to see. Also to be seen are stonechats, yellowhammers, linnets and pipits. Four of the six British reptiles occur here - adders, grass snakes, common lizards and slow worms. More species...
The Exe Estuary in winter is one of the best places in the UK to get great views of avocets. With their black-and-white plumage, and slender, curved bills, you can’t miss them especially a flock of up to 500 when they’re sweeping the mud to search for tasty morsels.
Every winter, over 40,000 birds, including hundreds of black-tailed godwits, Brent geese and red-breasted mergansers, flock to the Exe Estuary from as far a field as Siberia and Greenland.
With expert commentary on each cruise, you'll learn something new and exciting about the Exe Estuary and its residents....
