Tours Available

Winter Itinery 1
All day �55.00 per person 07:30 - 16:30
A day to look for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, tits, thrushes, finches, geese, large numbers of wildfowl including E.Wigeon, E.Teal, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goosander, E.Pochard. Raptors, including Peregrine, Merlin, Sparrowhawk and E.Kestrel.

PLEASE NOTE: Wellington Boots or sturdy boots required.
Duration of visit 4 hours, distance on foot, about 1.5 miles.

Short ride to see more wildfowl. Good chance of seeing Whooper and Bewick's Swans. Visit for 1 hour. Distance on foot about 0.15 miles. Easy (but boggy after rain)

Drive to an RSPB Reserve to search for waders, Water Rail, wildfowl and Raptor roost. Very good chance of seeing Hen (Northern) Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine. Duration about 3 hours, easy underfoot, flat. Distance about one mile. Toilets.

Winter Itinery 2
All day �55.00 per person
A day to look for Wildfowl including Smew, Goosander and Greater Scaup. Possibly White winged Gulls, Glaucous and Iceland, Tits thrushes and finches. This is a good spot for E.Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail. It's also possible to find Little and Long Eared Owls, Siskin and Lesser Redpoll among the flocks of small birds. Whooper Swans feed in fields just off the reserve.

PLEASE NOTE: Wellington boots or sturdy boots are recommended.

Fairly easy going to moderate walking depending on recent weather conditions. The reserve is about six miles all the way around taking in several different habitats. It can be broken up into manageable chunks. Time spent can be all day or an hour or so at different locations around the reserve. The afternoon could be spent at one of two sites. We could go in searh of either duck and wintering E.Bittern, or Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch and woodland birds.

PLEASE NOTE: Boots are recommended. Walking is easy going, flat but can be muddy following rain.

Winter Itinery 3.
All day �55.00 per person
This National Trust site is just outside our region. A lake and mixed woodland is great for woodland species, difficult to see elsewhere. Nuthatch, Hawfinch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and several species of finch and tits can be found here. Also E.Jay, Treecreeper and several species of duck can be seen on the lake. Walking is easy going around the trees but can get muddy around the lake shore. The afternoon can be spent in search of Hen (Northern) Harriers as they come to roost at the RSPB reserve or visit Sherwood Forest and the mighty oak where Robin Hood serenaded Maid Marion.

Spring / Summer Itinery A.
7 hours �55.00 per person
A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Site on the coast. A great site for shorebirds. High tide can produce spectacular numbers of waders as the tide pushes birds closer to the shore. In the right conditions, large falls of migrant Thrushes and chats can be spectacular. Anything can be found here. Best in spring and autumn. Autumn also sees Brent Geese and Shelduck in large numbers. A visit to another coastal location is included in the day.
Easy walking, flat. Toilets available and caf� in summer season.

Spring / Summer B.
7 hours �55.00 per person
The Yorkshire Coast can be fantastic for birding in the right conditions. Best in spring and autumn. Great for sea watching with Skua and Shearwater migration peaking in August to September. The RSPB Reserve in late spring and summer is alive with seabirds which come to the cliffs to breed. Large numbers of Atlantic Puffins, Razorbill, Guillemot, Shag, Gannet and B.L. Kittiwake. A good opportunity for photographers to capture seabirds up close and personal!
Easy walking. Some steps and a steep footpath. Walking boots recommended. Shop and toilets at both of these sites.

Spring / Summer C.
7 hours �55.00 per person
The southern end of the Yorkshire Dales is home to several species of summer migrants. Common Redstart and Wood Warbler may be found among the commoner species. Resident birds include E.Dipper and Grey Wagtail. Entering moorland habitat, we will encounter Red Grouse, Linnet, Meadow Pipit and maybe breeding shorebirds and raptors. Some difficult paths along the route. Walking boots are recommended. Shop and toilets available.

Spring / Summer D.
7 hours �55.00 per person
My home patch and the place I know better than anywhere! Lakes, marshes, woodland and meadow are homes to several species of birds. Some very scarce breeding birds include Garganey and Black necked Grebe to name but two. Also an important staging post for migrants refuelling as they head north to breed.

Spring / Summer E.
4 hours �35.00 per person
Experience the magic of a heath. Some very scarce breeding birds include E. Nightjar, Grasshopper Warbler, Long Eared Owl and E. Woodcock. The above Itineries are only suggestions. They are designed to maximise the number of species you are likely to see in any given habitat. All prices are per person. Please ask about discounts for groups of between 8 and 12 people.

Are you looking for a new pair of binoculars or telescope? Most models, new and second hand available. Why not build your trip around a visit to a top optical retailer and test out your new purchase at a local reserve? �45.00 per person. Duration 3-4 hours.

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