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Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

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

Fen raft spider.

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

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

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

Aerial view of the Tipner West site as it is currently. Photo: © Strong Island

Plans for 1,250 homes and employment site could set a 'dangerous precedent'

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

Watch as pod of dolphins swim alongside boat off scenic coast

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

Hannah Mills of Team Great Britain. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Going Green: Get involved and help make a difference

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

January can be a difficult month for wildlife as natural sources of food are in short supply

Top ways gardeners can help wildlife thrive

The nightingale is one of the birds which have increased. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Birds are so important to the UK environment

Tipner West Picture: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Plans for hundreds of new homes at city site under discussion

Robin on a magnolia tree. Photo: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2023: How to take part

First News: Joy for Jays!

Birds can nest in all manner of places, says the RSPB (photo: Kevin Simmonds (rspb-images.com))

RSPB reveals how helping birds to breed is easier than you may think
Giving nature the space it needs breeds nesting success for some of the UK’s birds, RSPB report finds.
Fiona Evans

How Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust would like Tipner West to be developed

Wildlife trust releases pictures of how it wants Tipner West development to look

First News: Space to nest

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch returns this month (Credit: rspb-images.com)

Here's how to join the Big Garden Birdwatch 2022

RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch returns this month: here's how to take part

Lennox Point - a picture issued by Portsmouth City Council in September

Lennox Point super-peninsula plan for Portsmouth is still up in the air

New images of Portsmouth City Council's proposed Lennox Point development at Tipner West
Lennox Point
Issued by the council September 2021

Report to reveal progress of Portsmouth's new £1bn 'super peninsula' due soon

Little tern chick at Pagham Harbour. Picture: Ivan Lang

Record-breaking Solent seabird breeding season a ‘fantastic’ result

The RSPB is calling on Hampshire residents to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch.

Take part in the ‘world’s largest wildlife survey’

These are the animals that hibernate in the UK in winter - and why they do it

Hundreds of protected birds of prey killed by criminals in the UK, RSPB says

A peregrine falcon
Picture: David Foker

Bird of prey in tower could delay £12m demolition
PORTSMOUTH City Council’s £12m plans to demolish a landmark building could be delayed after a protected bird of prey was found nesting in the block.
Steve Deeks

Invite in the wildlife and make your garden an even better place to be

Attract the birds and the bees to your garden with these RSPB tips

A peregrine falcon atop the tower of St Cuthbert's Church, Portsmouth. Picture: Mark Cox

Falcon takes up residence in Portsmouth church

Have you ever wondered why birds sing in the morning? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why birds sing early in the morning - and the dawn chorus explained

A coal tit perched on a mossy branch. Picture: Sue Tranter, RSPB Images

Here's what the most common birds are in Hampshire gardens

Starling...Credit: Ben Andrew rspb-images.com

Get involved in the Big Garden Birdwatch

A little tern Picture: The Wildlife Trust

Solent seabirds breeding and feeding grounds to be given more government protect...

Philip Osgood's neighbouring house where the swifts live. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Bird lover's eagle eye

Philip Osgood outside his home in Gosport, where he has watched the migrating swifts outside his neighbour's house for 40 years. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Bird lover's eagle eye stops Gosport swifts from losing access to their nests

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Most commonly seen bird in Sussex was once thought of as an omen of death

The nightingale bird is one of those included in the song. Picture: Supplied

RSPB releases a single that is ‘pure birdsong’

Pagham Harbour. By Diana Challen

South coast RSPB reserve attracts rare American Royal tern

The RSPB is advising people to not intervene when it comes to baby birds

'˜Don't intervene' with baby birds, says RSPB

Partnership to boost biodiversity renewed

Ad Feature How to get your garden ready for spring

QUIZ: The big bird count - how many can you spot in your garden?

David Wilson Homes is planting bee-friendly gardens

Helping wildlife with abee-friendly campaign

Letter of the day

Swift numbers are dwindling in Hampshire. Picture: Doug M Dodds

ANDREW BROADHURST: Helping to save our '˜incredible' swifts

Peregrine chicks get a health check-up and leg rings

Peregrine chicks get a check-up and leg rings at Chichester Cathedral

Mark Weston, from the RSPB watching from the viewing area at Chichester Cathedral

Chichester's peregrine cam is switched on

Peregrine falcon chicks hatched live online from Chichester Cathedral in 2016 PICTURES LUKE DAY

Chance to watch rare peregrine chicks hatching

All four chicks fledged successfully last year and another four eggs have been laid. Photo Luke Dray. SUS-161130-133910001

Peregrines return to nest at Chichester Cathedral

The blackbird is one of the most common birds in the UK

Hampshire gardeners seeing blackbird boom

People can show their support via #ShowTheLove

Forget romantic gifts... save the planet!

Join the RSPB's annual Big Gardens Birdwatch

Portsmouth birdwatchers called to watch out for unusual migrants in their garden...

The natterjack toad is under threat PICTURE RSPB

RAY COBBETT: Britain can go greener after Brexit

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