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18th December - RSPB warned over 'disastrous consequences' on its position on managed moorland.
BASC has written to the RSPB warning of “disastrous consequences” for our important moorland landscapes unless the RSPB reassesses its...
Dec 18, 2024


17th Dec - Why are the RSPB so unhappy about a 1,150% increase in hen harrier breeding numbers?
The RSPB are a duplicitous bunch. They spend a huge amount of their time and resources campaigning against everything to do with grouse...
Dec 17, 2024


16th Dec - RSPB tells members to switch energy supplier to Ecotricity to save nature, but omits the firm paid them huge amounts of money and was accused of supplying gas directly from fossil fuels.
When the RSPB proudly announced their partnership with Dale Vince’s Ecotricity energy provider, the charity went into overdrive of...
Dec 16, 2024
15th December - How the RSPB's attempt to use a trojan horse on East Anglian farmers led to staff access ban
For many years the RSPB enjoyed a collaborative relationship with many farms and landowners across East Anglia. RSPB staff were welcomed...
Dec 15, 2024


14th December - Black grouse face collapse in Wales due to RSPB management failures, despite huge lottery funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund [NLHF] is a wonderful institution. Since its inception it has been responsible for supporting many of...
Dec 14, 2024


13th December - RSPB's Upland Policy Officer, Pat Thompson, accused of inciting hostility towards upland communities by distorting facts
RSPB uplands officer, Pat Thompson, seems to delight in courting controversy with statements that many feel clearly incite hostility...
Dec 13, 2024


12th December - RSPB accused of knowingly killing 6.5 million finches a year by spreading disease for their commercial benefit
©Dead Finch/ BirdSpot Each year 6.5 million finches are dying from diseases caused by the feeders sold in the RSPB shop, according to...
Dec 12, 2024


11 December: Did the RSPB prevent initial southern reintroduction of hen harriers because 'perceived persecution' is useful for their donor appeals?
The RSPB never miss an opportunity to tell anyone who is listening that hen harriers are in dire straits and, unless the public donate...
Dec 11, 2024


10th December - RSPB Conservation Officer, Tom Aspinall, distort facts and ignores science in rambling Peak District video
[RSPB's conservation officer Tom Aspinall hugging a tree ©Facebook] Tom Aspinall has been a conservation officer in the Peak District...
Dec 10, 2024


Dec 9th - Visitors left in disgust by state of RSPB feeders.
Despite the RSPB forever telling the public how important it is to keep the feeders clean, it seems the feeders on their reserve are kept...
Dec 9, 2024


8th December - RSPB's President, Dr. Amir Khan, seems not to read the charity's own research.
The President of the RSPB, Dr. Amir Khan, is best known for being resident doctor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain , rather than someone...
Dec 8, 2024


7th December - Why do RSPB reserves keep going up in flames?
The impact of global warming continues to be felt around the world, and nowhere more so than on reserves managed by the RSPB. Last year...
Dec 8, 2024


6th Dec - RSPB warden filmed torturing a great skua by beating it to death with a rock
An RSPB warden was filmed beating a great skua to death with a rock at the Coquet Island reserve off the Northumberland coast. The...
Dec 6, 2024


5th December - RSPB now delusional on hen harrier numbers
RSPB's upland communications officer, Aran Burton LinkedIn The RSPB are in a state of delusion about hen harriers. The latest hen harrier...
Dec 5, 2024


4th December - Appalling financial wastage by the RSPB leads to widespread job cuts and reserve closures.
In September this year the RSPB announced that sixty of their reserves and widespread staff will likely be affected by budget cuts . At...
Dec 4, 2024


3rd Dec - RSPB made ‘serious mistake’ over ‘liars’ post says Charity Commission
It would seem that many within the RSPB have failed to read the governing guidelines for charities, laid out clearly by the charity...
Dec 3, 2024


2nd December – RSPB CEO, Beccy Speight, claims having single pair of nesting golden plover on the 16,000 acre Lake Vyrnwy is a ‘notable success’
The RSPB AGM is a desperate affair for its audience, and even more desperate for conservation in this country more generally given the...
Dec 2, 2024


1st December - How the RSPB wasted £16m (and counting) on failed Orkney stoat eradication project
It is December time so this year we thought we would take the opportunity to launch our 2024 RSPB advent calendar of failure . Over the...
Dec 1, 2024


RSPB lose 59 of 61 tagged curlew chicks after their predation fences once again prove useless
The RSPB are, once again, proving their mastery at incompetent conservation. Their latest abject failure comes in the Forest of Bowland...
Nov 28, 2024


Rural communities take to the streets of London and showcase the best of Britain
Rural communities from across the country descended on London today to protest against Labour’s recent budget and the devastating impact...
Nov 19, 2024
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