Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’

<p>Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although government data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise</p><p>Wild bird species face an accelerating decline in the UK, new figures show, with some species heading for local extinction.</p><p>Bird numbers have plummeted since the 1970s, and new government data shows that trend continuing; between 2019 and 2024 the species index declined in the UK by 4% and England by 7%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/23/wild-bird-numbers-continue-to-fall-in-uk-with-some-species-in-dramatic-freefall">Continue reading...</a>