THE RSPB has announced forthcoming closure of its community website.
The site has provided a forum for members (and non-members) to contribute comments, reports, photographs and reviews of new books.
However, the society has decided to pull the plug on July 1.
In a statement, it says: "Use of the community site has been in decline for some time now and only around 12 per cent of registered users have logged in over the last year.
"It is hosted by an external company and needs considerable investment to bring it into line with new legislation and requirements.
"Our contract ends in July 2025 and we have therefore taken the decision to close the site on July 1.
"This means we can then use your generous donations as effectively as we can for direct conservation delivery and focus on providing the communications, channels, and events more of our members and supporters prefer. "
The decision will disappoint regular contributors, but the bird charity insists it remains committed to engaging members and supporters through other channels such as its quarterly magazine and social media.
Until the end of this month, the community website can be viewed at:
https://community.rspb.org.uk/
The statement concludes: "We should like to express our thanks and appreciation to all users of the RSPB community website over the years."
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