Birdsong to sound a wildlife warning

TRAIN STATIONS, public buildings, sports venues and Co-op stores across the UK will come alive with birdsong tomorrow.

The RSPB is bringing the sound of birds singing to an estimated five million people across the country to raise awareness of falls in the country’s bird populations and what the UK stands to lose if the declines continue.

It comes as polling for the charity reveals high levels of support among the British public for the Government to prioritise tackling climate change and environmental problems.

Among 18 to 44-year-olds, climate change and the environment came out top in terms of what people would like to see the Government address as their long-term legacy.

And among UK adults as a whole, climate change and the environment were in the top three, with 38 per cent naming it as a priority, beating Britain’s future relationship with the EU (36 per cent) and coming in behind only health on 44 per cent.

Almost three-fifths of people believe nature in the UK is in crisis or not doing well, the poll of more than 4,000 people by YouGov found.

After scoring a surprise top 20 music hit with a track of birdsong Let Nature Sing in the summer, the RSPB has teamed up with partners to bring the sound of birds to more than 5,000 locations across the UK. They include Leeds University, inset, Cotswold Outdoor shop in Leeds. PD Ports (Port of Hull) and all Co-op stores. Rebecca Munro, the RSPB’s director of communications, said: “Earlier this year Let Nature Sing got the public talking about what birdsong means to them and the shocking fact that the UK has lost over 40 million birds in just half a century. We all need birdsong in our daily life.”