RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2026

Big Schools’ Birdwatch is back for 2026! Join thousands of other schools to find out which birds visit your school grounds. Together, we can make it count.

Sign up (it’s free!) and you’ll get all the information, links and downloadable resources you’ll need for running your Big Schools’ Birdwatch. This year, all resources are available digitally, which provides thousands more teachers with a range of quality materials to use with their pupils.

All our resources support curriculum learning, including providing you with historical records of Big Schools’ Birdwatch, so you can compare what you see.

We have activities you can do before, during and after your Birdwatch, including ones to help your pupils to consider how being in nature impacts their mental health and wellbeing.

For more information and how to get involved, click here.