Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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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.
Its headquarters are at The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England.
As of 2001, the RSPB had 168 bird reserves in the United Kingdom, covering 1,150 km².
The RSPB is a registered charity.
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List of selected reserves
England
B
- RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
- RSPB Berney Marshes, Norfolk
- RSPB Blacktoft Sands, Yorkshire
- RSPB Brading Marshes, Isle of Wight
- Breydon Water, Norfolk
C
- RSPB Coombes Valley, Staffordshire
- Coquet Island, off Amble, Northumberland
D
- RSPB Dungeness, Kent
F
H
- Halvergate Marshes, Norfolk
- RSPB Havergate Island, Suffolk
L
- RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale, Lancashire
- RSPB The Lodge, Bedfordshire
M
- RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk
- RSPB Morcambe Bay, Lancashire
N
- RSPB Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire
O
- RSPB Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire
P
- RSPB Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex
R
- RSPB Radipole Lake, Dorset
- RSPB Rye House Marsh, Hertfordshire
S
- RSPB Sandwell Valley, Birmingham
- RSPB Snettisham, Norfolk
- RSPB Stour Estuary, Suffolk
- RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk
T
- RSPB Titchwell Marsh, Hunstanton, Norfolk
Wales
C
D
G
L
M
R
S
V
- RSPB Valley Wetlands, Anglesey
Y
Scotland
See also
External link
- RSPB website (http://www.rspb.org)