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Thousands of ducks, swans and geese migrate to the UK each winter to take advantage of the milder conditions. These are some of our top suggestions for where to see wintering wildfowl.
Wintering waders
Waders nesting in the Arctic travel to British coasts and estuaries in their thousands to spend the winter in milder conditions. Find the best places to see lapwings, oystercatchers, bar-tailed godwits, redshanks, and grey plovers jostle for space on the crowded mudflats.
Wildfowl and Wader Day at Rutland Water with Terry Mitcham
This link will open on the Leicestershire Wildlife Trust website.
This day is an excellent opportunity to see the wide variety of wildfowl that are passing through Rutland or arriving for winter.
Identify waders
An identification guide to the more common UK waders
Wilder Horsham District Nature Recovery Network
Wilder Horsham District Nature Recovery Network
Warwick District's Green Conversations
This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.
FORGE (Friends of Radford's Green Environment
Our history
A history of The Wildlife Trusts and how it all began. In May 1912 banker and expert naturalist Charles Rothschild held a meeting at the Natural History Museum in London to discuss his idea for a new organisation to save Britain's best places for nature.
Talk: The (un)Natural History of Rivers
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Illustrated talk by Darren Tansley, Wilder Rivers and Protected Species Manager at Essex Wildlife Trust
Talk: The (un)Natural History of Rivers
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Illustrated talk by Darren Tansley, Wilder Rivers and Protected Species Manager at Essex Wildlife Trust
My family history
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…
Plant Sale - Barnstaple and District Local Group
This link will open on the Devon Wildlife Trust website.
Barnstaple and District Local Group will be selling plants to raise funds for charity.
Wild Walk : Geology & Natural History Walk at Charnwood Lodge
This link will open on the Leicestershire Wildlife Trust website.
Enjoy a walk learning about the Geology & natural history of Charnwood Lodge