Events

RSPB INNER MARSH FARM AND GAYTON SANDS

Location: Dee Estuary, Cheshire

The RSPB now owns all the marshes between Burton Point Farm and Gayton. the whole area being internationally important for waders and wildfowl. Raptors and owls are also regular in winter. The coach will go to Inner Marsh Farm and Parkgate and those who wish to may walk the four miles between the two. High tide is about1/45pm.

Time: Pick up: Malvern 7.40am Priory Rd car park. Worcester 8.00am Junction Hanbury Park and Malvern Roads.

Price: £14

Booking essential

Telephone: 01905 455222

ENGLISH WILDLIFE, SPRING AND AUTUMN

Location: Powick Village Hall just off the A449 Worcester to Malvern Road.
Postcode: WR2 4RT (Google map)

A talk with slides given by David Kjaer who is a new speaker to our Group and comes highly recommended. This talk will be mostly about birds but will also include some mammals, reptiles, butterflies and dragonflies.

Time: 7.30pm

Price: £2.00 children free

Telephone: 01684 893808

POTTERIC CARR

Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire

A coach trip to this major reserve managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and consisting of 300 acres of open water, woodland, grassland and scrub. There are eight hides, a cafe, picnic area, toilets and five miles of footpaths.

Time: Pick up: Malvern 7.40am Priory Rd car park. Worcester 8.00am Junction Hanbury Park and Malvern Roads.

Price: £14 plus £2.50 entrance if not a member of the Wildlife Trust

Booking essential

Telephone: 01905 455222

OLD HILLS

Location: Old Hills, near Callow End

A circular walk led by Mike Sheridan looking for early summer migrants and resident birds including woodpeckers and raptors on both sides of the B4424. Meet in the first small car park on the right coming from Callow End. SO 829487

Time: 9.30am

Price: free - donation if wished to RSPB

Telephone: 01905 820891

THE DARK CANOPY

Location: Powick Village Hall just off the A449 Worcester to Malvern Road.
Postcode: WR2 4RT (Google map)

A talk with slides given by Michael Leach. In a welcome return visit, Michael will use his experiences in the rich habitat of the tropical rainforests of Indonesia, the Amazon Basin, West Africa and Central America to explain how a forest works and show us some of the highly specialised animals that have evolved to live in this fragile and intricate environment.

Time: 7.30pm

Price: £2.00 children free

Telephone: 01684 893808

FOREST OF BOWLAND

Location: Lancashire Pennines

Three nights at Whalley Abbey. As well as the anticipated owls and raptors, there should be plenty of moorland birds including red grouse and summer migrants. Places to visit include Stock's Reservoir, Dunsop Valley. Langden Valley, Hawthornthwaite and Trough of Bowland.

PLEASE NOTE This trip is fully booked

Time: Times notified individually

Price: n/a

Booking essential

Telephone: 01905 455222

DOWLES BROOK

Location: Meet at the bottom of Dry Mill Lane off the Lakes Road and the B4190 heading westwards, in Bewdley. SO 772763

A morning walk with Mike Stephens in search of dippers, grey wagtails, redstarts, wood warblers etc.

Time: 9.30am

Price: free - donation if wished to RSPB

Telephone: 01905 820891

RHS WISLEY

Location: Surrey

Noted as 'one of the finest gardens in the world'. All facilities are available, including plant centre, garden, library, picnic area and cafes. This trip is open to non-RSPB members.

Time: Pick up: Worcester 7.30am Junction Hanbury Park and Malvern Roads. Malvern 7.50am Priory Rd car park

Price: £22 (£13 if member of RHS)

Booking essential

Telephone: 01905 455222

SPONSORED BIRDWATCH

Location: Worcestershire

We shall again be dashing around Worcestershire with, hopefully, several teams all looking to achieve a creditable total. Please sponsor one of the team, or have a go yourself.

Time: n/a

Price: n/a

Telephone: 01905 820891

DAWN CHORUS

Location: Meet at the Cob House Fishery on the B4204 Martley road, 2 miles west of Broadheath. SO 776587

An early morning walk around Wichenford and Martley, led by Garth Lowe. Learn to recognise the songs of our resident birds and summer visitors as they are waking up, followed by an optional breakfast.

Time: 6.00am

Price: free - donation if wished to RSPB

Telephone: 01905 820891

MEMBERS' OWN SLIDES

Location: Powick Village Hall just off the A449 Worcester to Malvern road.
Postcode: WR2 4RT (Google map)

A chance for group members to show slides of their birding trips. Please contact Craig Wright to discuss your contribution in advance - don't turn up on the night expecting them to be shown.

Time: 7.30pm

Price: £2.00 children free

Telephone: 01386 552573

E-mail: craig@pershore.com

BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH

Location: St Peter's Garden Centre, Broomhall, Worcester, WR5 2NY on 19th to 21st May.

Webb's Garden Centre, Wychbold, Droitwich WR9 0DG on 27th to 29th May.

The RSPB is holding events at St Peter's Garden Centre and Webbs Garden Centre when RSPB staff and volunteers will be on hand to give out survey forms for BGB and to offer information and advice.

Time: Garden centre opening hours

Price: n/a

Telephone: 01905 841318

E-mail: patrick.jones@rspb.org.uk

HOPE FARM & FEN DRAYTON

Location: Cambridgeshire

Hope Farm is a major RSPB success story. In ten years there have been significant increases in numbers of otherwise declining bird species; and the number of plant species has gone up from 103 to 168. We shall visit the nearby Fen Drayton reserve in the afternoon.

Time: Pick up: Malvern 7.30am Priory Rd car park. Worcester 7.50am Junction Hanbury Park and Malvern Roads.

Price: £13.00

Booking essential

Telephone: 01905 455222