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Beaudesert Lower School pupils with their new bird table

Leighton Buzzard pupils get new bird table for RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch

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

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2023: How to take part

Chris Packham will host a free lecture at Beds University's Luton campus on January 31

Naturalist Chris Packham to host free public talk at University campus in Luton

Robin Robin is coming to Sandy! Images: Netflix/Aardman.

Join Netflix star Robin Robin on Great RSPB Sneak trail in Bedfordshire

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

House sparrow on garden feeder

Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 names the most commonly sighted birds in Beds

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

The silver birch trees have now gone. Photos: Bedfordshire Wildlife.

'Regrettable' damage to Leighton Buzzard town centre trees by contractor meant t...
Residents have been crying out for answers after it was spotted that the two silver birch trees in Leighton Buzzard High Street were cut down during nesting season.

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

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

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

Esther Clarke of LLCEG asking people to sign up to a community energy scheme

Supporters with the energy to push for low carbon town

Could this be the scene at the top of multi-storey car park in West Street, if Leighton Buzzard residents ditch the car

Can Leighton ditch the car and become a low carbon town?

Nature red in tooth and claw - Beds based charity is on the lookout for new poet...

Get involved to save waterways

Wood Warbler, Buchan Park. Picture by Robert Horne

Blue tits make a welcome return to Bedfordshire Birdwatch shows

Help save the albatross

Not many larks to be had in this park

Environment: RSPB marks million step milestone

Environment: Summer wildlife stocktake’s boost for birds