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Today is the summer solstice, or the longest day of the year! What will you do to make the most of the light this evening?

A record number of Puffins have been counted on Skomer, as the island's population goes from strength to strength: bit.ly/448RWnK

For months, alongside farmers, supporters, and nature groups, we’ve made the case for protecting nature-friendly farming. Today, we’re pleased to see HM Treasury has listened: the nature-friendly farming budget has been maintained. This is a crucial step, but nature needs more.

Did you know that a Common Pipistrelle can eat over 3,000 insects in a night? 🦇 Moths are an essential part of the ecosystem with many of the UK's threatened bat species relying on moths as a major part of their diet. #Springwatch 📷: Large Yellow Underwing - Ryszard Szczygieł

A unified global taxonomy has been published for the first time via the launch of AviList this week, with the British list to be impacted: bit.ly/4dZpmZi

The UK Government has pledged £14.2 billion to fund the controversial Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, sparking alarm among environmental groups over the project's potential impact on coastal ecosystems: bit.ly/4kI6wso

The #BigButterflyCount is fast approaching, but is your outdoor space ready for visitors? 🤔 We’ve pulled together our ultimate checklist for how to attract as many butterflies as possible and have fun spotting them 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… 📷: Jaco Costerus

Moments in nature 🍃💧

The UK's oldest known White-tailed Eagle, a female named Frisa, has died at the age of 32, RSPB Scotland has confirmed: bit.ly/4n1rvI3

Shorter walk today. Highlights: Lapwings, Ravens, Yellowhammers, Reed Warblers, Reed Buntings, Whitethroat, Cetti's, Great Crested Grebes, Song Thrush, GSWoodpecker, Greenfinches and Goldcrests

To the heathland for #SpringStories today, where we’ve got great news to share! A record 211 Nightjars were counted on RSPB reserves last year - the highest ever. These nocturnal birds nest on the ground, with adults sheltering chicks beneath them until nightfall... 🌙

Wishing our trustee Simon Saville best of luck today as he sets off on his 500-mile cycling adventure along the Welsh coast for Butterfly Conservation 🚵🦋 Simon aims to raise £5,000 for vital conservation work in the UK! Cheer him on 👉 justgiving.com/campaign/bikef… #BikeForButterflies

Grey wagtail at Budworth Mere this morning Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society marburypatch RSPB Chester RSPB England

Plenty of Song Thrush action at Budworth Mere this morning Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society marburypatch RSPB Chester RSPB England

Sparrowhawk with a meal at Budworth Mere this morning Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society marburypatch RSPB Chester RSPB England

Congrats to everyone who's secured a place for the 2026 #LondonMarathon 🥳 And if you're not one of the lucky ones, don't fret, you can still apply for a place to run for the RSPB! More details👇

Happy Summer Solstice! How will you be celebrating the longest day of the year? ☀️ ‘Solstice’ comes from the Latin, ‘solstitium’, meaning the stopping or standing still of the sun. 📸: Silver-washed Fritillary - Sarah Womersley

Microplastics + warming oceans = perfect storm. Our new research from Bangor University shows microplastic pollution & global warming are not separate crises. They're working together; damaging the base of the marine food web. This is why it matters - & what we can do about it🧵

Windy day on the reserve, still plenty of Scarlet tiger moths and butterflies fighting against the breeze. Kingfisher and treecreeper seen. Other highlights include Spotted redshank in beautiful summer plumage, little ringed plover, Common sandpiper and Ruff. #sightings