Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Definition and Overview

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europe's largest wildlife conservation charity. It has over one million members—that is more than the UK's three main political parties combined.

It was founded in 1889 in England, initially to stop the use of grebe "fur"—the use of the plumage of the Great Crested Grebe on ladies' clothing to simulate real fur. Great Crested Grebes were close to extinction before the RSPB campaign.

As of 2001, the RSPB had 168 bird reserves in the United Kingdom, covering 1,150 km².

The RSPB is a registered charity.

List of selected reserves

• England
  • RSPB The Lodge, Bedfordshire
  • RSPB Sandwell Valley, Birmingham
  • RSPB Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire
  • RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire
  • RSPB Radipole Lake, Dorset
  • RSPB Rye House Marsh, Hertfordshire
  • RSPB Dungeness, Kent
  • RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale, Lancashire
  • RSPB Morcambe Bay, Lancashire
  • RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk
  • RSPB Berney Marshes, Norfolk
  • RSPB Brading Marshes, Isle of Wight
  • Breydon Water, Norfolk
  • Halvergate Marshes, Norfolk
  • RSPB Snettisham, Norfolk
  • RSPB Titchwell Marsh, Hunstanton, Norfolk
  • Coquet Island, off Amble, Northumberland
  • RSPB Coombes Valley, Staffordshire
  • RSPB Havergate Island, Suffolk
  • RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk
  • RSPB Stour Estuary, Suffolk
  • RSPB Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex
  • RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
  • RSPB Blacktoft Sands, Yorkshire
  • RSPB Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire
• Wales
  • RSPB Carngafallt
  • RSPB Conwy
  • RSPB Cwm Clydach
  • RSPB Dee Estuary - Point of Air
  • Grassholm
  • RSPB Gwenffrwd & Dinas
  • RSPB Lake Vyrnwy
  • RSPB Mawddach Valley
  • Ramsey Island
  • RSPB South Stack, Anglesey
  • RSPB Valley Wetlands, Anglesey
  • RSPB Ynys-hir
• Scotland
  • Loch Garten Osprey Centre
  • RSPB Lochwinnoch
  • RSPB Vane Farm
• Northern Ireland

See also

• Category:RSPB reserves

External link

• RSPB website (http://www.rspb.org)