Birdwatching Group visit to Clapham Woods

These delightful woods are not just good to look at – they are home to some of our most delightful woodland species including Jay, pied flycatcher, redstart and woodpeckers.

Walking – Hellifield Circular

Starting from the car park at Hellifield Health Centre, this is an 8 mile circular walk on a mixture of paths, tracks and farmers fields with some boggy stretches.  

Birdwatching Group visit to South Walney Nature Reserve

Walney Island

With stunning views across Morecambe Bay, South Walney is a fantastic place for bird watching and home to the only grey seal colony in Cumbria. Depending on the weather we may also get the opportunity to help the bird observatory with its ringing programme.

Birdwatching Group visit to Rossall Point, Fleetwood

Rossall

Lying at the entrance to Morecambe Bay, and its internationally significant population of wintering wildfowl, Rossall Point sits on a key migration route for seabirds and passerine migrants. This makes it a great vantage point for sea-watching and migrant-spotting

Birdwatching Group visit to the Lune valley

Lune valley

The Lune valley is home to a wide range of resident species and wintering birds. We’ll walk the banks of the River Wenning from Hornby, down to where it meets the Lune, and then along the southern bank of the Lune to Loyn Bridge to see what we can find on the river and in […]

Birdwatching Group visit to Staveley Nature Reserve

Staveley Nature Reserve

This fantastic nature reserve comprises a wide range of habitats including wet woodland, reed swamp, flower-rich wet grassland, hay meadow, woodland, pasture, open water and even arable land. Not surprisingly it is home to a wide range of birds. It has 45 breeding species and is extremely popular with migrants.  

Birdwatching Group visit to Semer Water Nature Reserve

Semer Water

Not for nothing is Semer Water known as ‘the pearl of Raydale’. This delightful natural lake, set in a steep-sided glacial valley, is attractive to both ducks and waders (including Curlew, Oystercatcher and Snipe) and much more besides.