Here are the details of our planned outdoor trips. For general information on outdoor trips please visit the outdoor trips page.
A different time of year to last year’s visit which was in the Spring, so we should see plenty of newly fledged birds before they disperse to their various wintering grounds. Let’s hope there is not too much wind, so we can find Bearded Tits and possibly Bitterns Facilities: Café and toilets. Cost £3.00 https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/titchwell-marsh/ A first visit to this Yorkshire site, on the outskirts of Leeds. Waders pass through the Aire Valley on their migration. Green Sandpipers and Black-tailed Godwits are seen in large numbers. We may also see Bittern and Short-Eared Owls there Facilities: Visitor Centre has light refreshments and toilets. Cost £3.00 https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/staidans On the outskirts of Rickmansworth, the River Colne runs through mature gravel pits and defunct watercress beds. Established willows and alders alongside a canal create a diverse habitat for waterfowl including Goosander and Smew and we might see Bearded Tits and Bittern Facilities: Café and toilets.. Cost £3.00 https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/stockers-lake With more hides than anywhere else that we visit and a variety of lagoons hosting waterfowl and waders, we never fail to have a good count of birds even though it will be one of the shortest days of the year Facilities: Visitor Centre sells hot drinks. Toilets. Cost £3.00 (plus £4.00 if not a member of Rutland Water - cards will be required on the day)