Hillhouse Wood for Nightingales & more
If you miss out on the guided Bluebell walk today, why not come to the Dawn Chorus walk tomorrow morning? Led by Steve Hallam, this walk offers the chance to see nightingales and many other brilliant choristers. Previous years’ walks have seen and/or heard over 20 species, for example, in 2013 the following list was collected:
- Tawny Owl.
- Whitethroat.
- Robin.
- Nightingale.
- Blackbird.
- Wren.
- Pheasant.
- Rook.
- Wood Pigeon.
- Blackcap.
- Blue Tit.
- Chaffinch.
- Canade Goose.
- Chiffchaff.
- Goldcrest.
- Mallard.
- Jackdaw.
- Great Tit.
- Buzzard.
- Green Woodpecker.
- Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
The walk will start from the Old Church at 3:45am on Sunday 8th May. You should bring warm clothing, stout footwear, a flask of hot drink and a torch – please note that the walk will only go ahead weather permitting.
If you haven’t been on one of these walks before you will find it a rewarding and delightful experience at a very special time for the wood’s varied wildlife; if you would like to know more then check out this report from the 2013 dawn chorus walk.
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