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The Lodge shop is having an optics demo on Saturday 18th February from 10 am to 4 pm. Come along for free advice and to try out our great range of binoculars and scopes. For more info call 01767 680541. Optics demos take place at The Lodge shop on the first Thursday of every month from March to December...

Don't forget the RSPB range , there are some quality optics around your price ranges, well worth trying these out if you can get to one of our reserve shops, listed here , as well as other makes that we stock such as Viking. Personally i've got an old pair of porro-prism RSPB 8x40's which...

If you have any questions about binoculars or telescopes then why not drop Paul East, our Retail Area Manager a tweet tonight between 8 and 9 pm? He'll be sitting by his computer and looks forward to chatting to everyone. He's happy to answer all sorts of questions....just tweet @Leighton_moss...

Hi Everyone,guess what,? Santa has been and left a new pair of brilliant Binoculars,what a surprise and I hadnt left him a mince pie and a sherry,!!!!! Actually I was given the money today for my xmas and birthday pressies and went into Birmingham and visited Jessops, got a great pair and I can wear...

Hi Lauren, if you can get to an RSPB shop you should be able to have a go with the optics in stock. Its always worth trying them out before commiting to buying.

Hi folks, I have a very old pair of binoculars, thet are ok but heavy,after a few minutes up to my eyes they are waving about all over the place, anyone recommend a lighter pair or whwer can I go to see any and probably buy a new pair,I live in Birmingham, any stores that sell bins? Thanks Roger

We have another great offer for you today. Buy a pair of our fantastic new Puffin binoculars and get a copy of the RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds worth £4.99, absolutely FREE . Order item R402705 and use offer code t11gen0187 in the shopping basket to get the discount. RSPB Puffin...

From the modest to the magnificent we will have a good range of binoculars and telescopes here for the weekend, along with Stuart, optics expert from Viking, from 10-4 both days. Don’t forget for some of us there are only two pay days left to Christmas, a sobering thought in these austere times...

Hello all, I have to wear glasses all the time now(its old age) but find it difficult to use my binoculars as I keep banging them against the lenses of my glasses,anybody know where I can obtain any eyecups for my Binsplease,I live in the West Midlands. thanks Roger

Today some of the team took a little trip along the road to our friends at RSPB Frampton Marsh. This lovely reserve on the Lincolnshire Washes is a great place. Fairly new, it is developing all the time and will become an absolutely cracking place for birds. So why were we there? Well, we have...

This weekend is our Binocular and Telescope Event (Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August from 10 am to 4 pm) and it's another chance for me to stop by our team of binocular advisors to ask questions and to admire the sheer variety that are now available. Stuart, who works for Viking, is part of our...

Hi everyone, If you want to get closer to wildlife then get your mits on the RSPB's new Puffin 8x32 binoculars at just £49.95. If you'd like to try them out then and ask to have a go. Bye for now, Ben.

I use both Barr & Stroud 8x42 bins and 20-60x80 scope, and I think they're great. Best bet is, if possible, to try out different ones in a store, or at an RSPB reserve (ask people there if you can have a look through their bins), and buy what you are most comfortable with. Always remember that...

We are holding our Binocular and Telescope Event this weekend (10 am – 4 pm) and we have a special offer to announce. All of the Viking MD binoculars range are a reduced price of £199 for this weekend only (and only at RSPB Leighton Moss!) This saves you from £57 to £87 depending...

The Spring Celebration weekend once again proved to be highly successful. The format is simple. Our wardens and volunteer guides are stationed around the reserve at key locations to help visitors to learn about Minsmere's special wildlife. The tricky part is the unpredictability of the wildlife that...

Have recently joined. Just spent a wonderful couple of hours at Carr Vale Nature Reserve in Bolsover, NE Derbyshire, using my new binoculars. Seen, among others, pair of bullfinches, reed bunting, yellowhammer, Great tit, a coot and her chicks (3), heron, lapwing. Amazing!! I highly recommend it.

I want to buy some binoculars. I don't really consider myself a 'birder' in that I'm not going out each weekend looking for birds but I do use my current 8x21 unbranded binoculars to check out my garden wildlife most days. I also want to be able to check out the night sky. I thought...

Hey, I'm very new to bird watching and I am looking to buy my first pair of binoculars, now I am a student and so therefore am on a very, very tight budget (£50). Is there anything half decent I can get for this? A couple I have been looking at: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product...