Upcoming Events

Woodford Valley, Nr Salisbury

19 October 2025 09:30

An autumn walk over rolling chalk arable downland where we should see a wide variety of farmland birds and hopefully some raptors. A walk beside the river Avon should also produce some waterbirds. This is a [...]

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29

Oct

Ashcott Corner, Somerset Levels

29 October 2025 09:30

A late autumn visit to the Somerset Levels where we should see a good variety of wildfowl, some waders and hopefully Bittern, Great White Egret and Marsh Harrier. All day meeting so please bring some lunch. [...]

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12

Nov

Savernake Forest

12 November 2025 09:30

A late autumn walk of around five miles taking in both forest and farmland around the Forest while hoping to see a range of woodland and arable bird species. The terrain is reasonably flat but at this time of [...]

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30

Nov

Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetland Centre

30 November 2025 09:30

This is an exciting time of year to visit Slimbridge with Bewick Swans and White-fronted Geese in residence, and the possibility of some interesting waders, such as Spotted Redshank. Walking is on level [...]

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10

Dec

Haxton Down, Salisbury Plain

10 December 2025 11:00

Our aim is to see raptors and owls and our leaders will take us to a spot most likely to achieve this. We shan't be doing much walking as experience shows that for our target species, it is better to stay in [...]

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04

Jan

Birds of Poole Harbour Winter Safari

04 January 2026 09:00

WOS purchased twenty tickets which have been offered to members to buy on a first come first served basis. Further details will be added to the monthly newsletter nearer the time. It may be possible for others [...]

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21

Jan

Chew Valley Lake

21 January 2026 10:00

A winter visit to this reservoir south of Bristol. It is one of the most important in the UK for wintering wildfowl such as Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, Goldeneye and Pintail. Wintering waders and divers are a [...]

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04

Feb

Cotswold Lakes

04 February 2026 09:00

Please note slightly earlier start time. Exact route will be decided close to the day and will aim to give the best chance of seeing wintering CL (Cotswold Lakes) birds including Goldeneye, Red Crested [...]

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22

Feb

Acres Down, New Forest