Talk-walk: Spring birdsong

The aim of this session was to introduce and learn some different bird songs, of both resident and summer migratory species. This can be quite tricky to do in practice, attempting to distinguish one ‘voice’ amongst the many. Even more so as some of the songs are complex and varied. To make it easier, we READ MORE

Wonderful Williamson Park

Sunday 30th October The walk started from outside the cafĂ© in Williamson Park, then around Fenham Carr Nature Reserve and finishing back in the park looking around at the autumn spectacles. Nuthatch, anyone? Before we’d even got into Fenham Carr Nature Reserve a couple of nuthatches made themselves known. If you’ve never (knowingly) heard their READ MORE

The Big Autumn Walk… of extraordinary ordinary things

Saturday 15th October 2022 There is a song I’ve sung a number of times (with a fantastic choir), called ‘Remember the little things’ which goes: Remember the little things, the ordinary little things Extraordinary ordinary things For there’s Magic in the little things, the ordinary little things Extraordinary ordinary things Esyllt Harker This is exactly READ MORE