Swifts raise their chicks high in eaves or nestboxes, returning to the same site year after year. When the young fledge, they launch into open air... & just keep going! They’ll remain airborne for the next two or three years, until it’s time to breed themselves. #SpringStories

Next week, thousands will gather in Westminster. To say: enough. Enough nature lost. Enough polluted rivers, soaring bills, & communities left to struggle. We’re calling for action that protects what matters: our health, climate, wildlife, & each other. Will you stand with us?

When you scream across the sky all summer, people tend to notice.... Swifts have picked up names like 'screechers', 'shriek owls' and even 'devil birds' over the years. if you were to rename them, what would you call Swifts? #ThoughtfulThursday

As #SwiftAwarenessWeek wraps up, here are 4 ways you can help protect these special birds: Install Swift boxes or bricks. Grow wildflowers to boost insect populations. Log your sightings on Swift Mapper. Speak up for Swifts & share their plight. Every effort counts. 💙

We want to live in a country where Swifts still soar, Skylarks still sing, rivers run clean, and communities thrive. Tomorrow, we take that vision to Westminster: to speak up for climate, nature and each other. Who's with us? Join the 9 July lobby: brnw.ch/21wTYCm 👈💚

Wildling, a new, free mobile app, launches today! 🍃 From secret woods to riverside trails to *stunning* RSPB reserves (not that we’re biased), it brings wild places & hidden green spots together in one simple place. Download now & start exploring: brnw.ch/21wU0ga

Tonight brings the first full moon of summer: the Hay Moon 🌕🌾 Named by Anglo-Saxons for the hay harvest, it’s also called the ‘Buck Moon’, a Native American name marking the time young deer bucks grow new antlers. Celts knew it as the Wyrt or Mead Moon, for herb gathering.

It's hot... 🥵☀️ Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. They'll thank you!

We’re in a nature and climate emergency, and we welcome Ed Miliband and Steve Reed MP’s recognition of that yesterday. Tackling nature and climate together is essential. But facing the crisis means acting on it, and the latest EIP progress report is a reality check... (1/2)

Nature lovers & photographers! It's time to bring summer to our cover photo. ☀️ Reply to this post with your best summertime snaps, and we’ll choose one of our favourites to feature on our profile...

Escape to nature 🌊

Moments in nature 🍃

BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK! A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.

Biddy Baxter’s love for nature helped the very first Big Garden Birdwatch take flight in 1979. By sharing it with Blue Peter viewers, she inspired over 34,000 children to take part , launching a tradition that’s still connecting people with nature today. Thank you, Biddy. 💚

Escape to nature 🍃

The White-tailed Eagle. 🦅 The UK’s biggest bird of prey. Once extinct here, now soaring back into our skies. With our new film 'Return' about to launch, let’s celebrate these giants of the sky... (1/5)

Garden birds not looking well? It could be trichomonosis. By reporting sick or dead birds, you can directly help our scientists understand this disease. Report here: brnw.ch/21wVsGS Please don’t clean or remove feeders until after we visit: this step is crucial.❗

Don't miss tonight's celestial show...🌕 The Corn Moon, our last full moon of summer, will rise in total lunar eclipse...glowing deep red as a Blood Moon. Catch it climbing the horizon from 19:30, with Saturn close by, shining brighter than usual.

On Friday we said goodbye to Vicky, our Site Manager, as she starts a new chapter as the Senior Site Manager at The Lodge. Before she left she wrote a little message to everyone which you can see below (1/2):

We have a stall at Loughton Day this Saturday. Why not come along and say "hello"?