The RSPB: Tollie Red Kites

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Visitors attending a family fun day, RSPB Sandwell Valley

Young blue tit dangling from branch by one leg

Osprey in flight against pale sky with wings mid-wingbeat

Schoolchildren at the RSPB Newport Wetlands Centre

Tollie Red Kites

Top things to do in Spring

Spot who will be first to the feeding platform: buzzard, raven or red kite?
Listen out for the song of visiting breeding birds like whitethroats and willow warblers
Admire the view of mighty Ben Wyvis rising beyond the pinewoods

Top things to do in Summer

Can you hear the characteristic whistling calls of visiting red kites?
Check out the skies above for passing ospreys - they breed just down the road
Try your hand at photographing the kites or the smaller birds that visit the feeders

Top things to do in Autumn

Try spotting the juvenile kites - you can tell from the colour of the wing tags
Look out for skeins of wild geese passing overhead
Check out the nearby pine trees for crossbills and siskins

Top things to do in Winter

Kite numbers peak at Tollie during the winter - how many can you count?
Look out for woodpeckers and finches visiting the feeders
Listen for the gruff 'cronking' call of ravens

What's on?

We haven't got any events planned here at the moment. Check out our main events pages to find something up your street (or at least quite near to it).