Meet at the car parking area off Halifax road above Thursden Valley (What.3. words ///secures.chained.swoop).  We will walk down the valley and then rise up on the other side to Extwistle moor and walk past Swindon reservoir and incorporate Lee Green Reservoir, Extwistle Hall and part of the Thursden valley woods on this circular walk.

This trip we are aiming to see Black Grouse meet at Sainsburys Wrexham Retail Park Plas, Coch Road, Wrexham LL11 2B (What.3. words ///aspect.quit.dice) where we will squeeze into the minimum number of cars and drive to the road side LEK location where we will watch from the cars.  We will then drive to Neston […]

April should be a good time for Hawfinch at Sizergh castle.  Meet at the car park Sizergh, near Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DZ (What.3. words///baguette.truck.waitress) and park near the National Trust cafe.  We will then view the feeding area from the cafe veranda. After a short walk we will then move to Foulshaw moss Nature Reserve […]

We have booked a group booking to be shown round the reserve adjacent to the Manchester Ship canal below the M6 Thelwall Viaduct.  This will be led by a local warden and will cost £5 each and will hopefully involve seeing the Back Necked Grebes and reed bed species.  Full details to follow.