RSPB Nature Prescriptions

02/06/2026

In our Nature Prescription booklets we suggest different ways to connect to nature without going outside.

Check out these we**ams for amazing wildlife action without leaving our homes. And evidence tells us that viewing nature in this way can support our wellbeing.

Find a little time for some quality moments with some stunning birds.

Awesome! 💚

Take a nature break, watch our live wildlife we**ams including our Osprey we**am & live bird feeders at Loch Garten, and a Red Squirrel feeder cam at Loch Leven

30/05/2026

Isn’t this a beauty? We often chat about the beautiful butterflies we see, but I think it’s easy to overlook moths. Exploring local pavements can show up all sorts of wonders in nature, but this striking Scarlet Tiger moth was my favourite from yesterday. What superb colours!

See what unexpected beauties you can notice in nature bringing a moment of joy to your day 🌸🐦‍⬛🐞🐝🦋🌻💚

01/05/2026

Big up, birdwatching! 🦆🐦‍⬛🦅

“It’s something that everyone can do, no matter how much or little they know about birds. It’ll inspire you to get outside and discover beautiful green spaces, exercise and generally slow down, which everyone can benefit from.”

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018

28/03/2026

This is a great time of year for seeing blossom appearing on trees and in hedgerows. Stunning and hopeful for what is going to follow the blossom.
But it’s also lovely to have nature indoors. My little pot on the windowsill has been flowering for weeks now and continues to make me smile 😊

25/03/2026

Remember at school when the weather would abruptly change, and the whole class would rush to the window to check it out? It might have been a heavy downpour, some unexpected thunder or lightning, or the slimmest possibility of a snowflake... Teaching staff would either sigh and let it play out, or join the children to see what the fuss was about.

It began hailing here, and normally I’d just notice it and return to the laptop… but not today. Today, I stepped away from my desk and watched as the wind blustered through the trees and hedges. Tiny pellets of hail hammered the ground with force from every direction, bouncing off pavements, grass, and windows. I felt glad to have witnessed it.

I wondered where the birds and other wildlife retreated to during these sudden bursts of weather. Most of the time, they know far earlier than we do, long before the first icy bead drops. Birds tuck themselves deep into hedgerows, tangles of ivy, dense shrubs, using whatever shelter they can find. Small mammals hunker down in burrows, log piles, or under garden sheds. Even insects find refuge in bark crevices or beneath leaves.

Watching the weather unfold like that (noticing, pausing, really paying attention) felt like a quiet return to that childlike instinct to be curious rather than distracted.

What natural moments have stopped you in your tracks lately?🌧️

📸 Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)

24/03/2026

Be more Blur. (Yeah, the band.)👇

"I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too
It gives me a sense of enormous wellbeing (parklife) and then I'm happy for the rest of the day
Safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it"

Feeling smug that my hedge is providing minibeasts and grains galore for the Wood Pigeons and House Sparrows this morning. Are you living the parklife?

21/03/2026

How the morning started vs. how it ended...🌫

20/03/2026

If you haven't heard, spring landed this week!
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The neighbourhood birds definitely got the memo, and their volume has gone up to 11. I know I'm not their primary audience, but it's like they're TRYING to draw my attention. Any time I felt negative thoughts slipping in this week, they were singing it away at the top of their wee lungs. 🐦

27/02/2026

I've been noticing all of the street names on my usual routes that have a nature theme: Garden View, Plover's Rise, Little Orchard Lane, etc. I like to imagine what those places looked like historically. How did they get their names?

Some have even inspired me to do a bit of research when I've gotten home. (Hathorn Drive - not a misspelling as I initially thought, but apparently "Hathorn" is an English and Scottish surname, often a variant of Hawthorne/Hawthorn. It originally referred to someone who lived near Hawthorn trees or a place named after them. Who knew?!)

Tell us about the places and spaces near you - how did they get their names?! Make a list, if you like, next time you're out for a walk, a passenger in the car, or using the bus network.

24/02/2026

What's your favourite flower? Why?

Alexis, our Nature and Wellbeing Officer, loves crocuses so this time of year always brings lots of joy to her. "When I was about 11, my parents gave me a small potted up bunch of crocuses. It was a gift to celebrate completion of a trumpet solo competition that I'd worked really hard on. I realised they'd bought it before knowing the outcome of the competition. They were celebrating ME, not the result.

"I'd never seen crocuses before - as they're not native or common where I'm from. The pot had purple foil around its base, and a white silken bow. I treasured those purple blooms!

"When I moved to the UK, I remember seeing them springing up from the ground in the wild, and was overcome with gratitude and love. I'd been feeling really homesick, and it felt like a sign that the choice I'd made to move here was the right one."

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