Events at RSPB Dungeness
Booking and costs (unless otherwise stated)
RSPB members £2.50, Wildlife Explorers £1, non-members: adults £5.00, concessions £4.00, children £2.00
Different prices apply to “Explore and make” days: Wildlife Explorer members £2 per session, non-members £3 per session.
For further information and booking please call 01797 320588, enquire at the Visitor Centre or email dungeness@rspb.org.uk
SEPTEMBER 2008
Birdwatching for beginners guided walk
Sunday 7, 11am-1pm
Especially for novice birdwatchers
Booking essential.
Autumn migration
Saturday 13, 11am-1pm
Come and look for wheatears, whinchats, warblers, and waders as they pass through Dungeness on their autumn migrations.
Booking essential.
OCTOBER 2008
Autumn migration guided walk
Sunday 5, 11am-1pm
Come and look for wheatears, whinchats, warblers, and waders as they pass through Dungeness on their autumn migrations.
Booking essential.
Autumn migration guided walk
Saturday 11, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Come and look for wheatears, whinchats, warblers, and waders as they pass through Dungeness on their autumn migrations.
Booking essential.
Wildlife detective agency - family event
Wednesday 29, 1.30pm-3.30pm
By reading nature's clues we can discover a wealth of winter wildlife around the reserve. We will spend some time investigating owl pellets!
Booking essential.
Bird migration - family events
Thursday 30, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
In conjunction with Kent's Coastal Week. Come and find out how and why birds use this special stretch of Kent's coast as a migration group stop off point on their journeys to and from Europe in the autumn, We will explore migration through games, art and a visit to our wildlife hides. Binoculars are supplied. Please dress warmly as Dungeness can be cold at this time of year. RSPB Wildlife Explorers £2, non-members £3, accompanying adults free.
Booking essential.
Feed the Birds Day and Homes for Wildlife - family event
Saturday 25, 10.30am-3.30pm
Join us in the classroom to make wildlife feasts to keep your birds fit and healthy through the colder months. Then take a short stroll on our Homes for Wildlife trail to find out how to make your garden friendlier for all wildlife. Activities are free but donation for materials appreciated.
NOVEMBER 2008
Bird migration
Sunday 2, 11am-1pm
In conjunction with Kent's Coastal Week. Join one of our expert guides to find out which birds migrate to and from this part of Kent's coast as we stroll round the RSPB's Dungeness nature trail.
Bittern safari
Saturday 8, 11am-1pm
A handfull of bitterns usually spend the winter at Dungeness - come along and help us find them!
Booking essential.
Christmas shopping special (includes optical demonstration)
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30, 10am-4pm
Why not escape the crowded high street and do your Christmas shopping at the reserve? Our bird shop will be full of Christmas cards, calendars, gifts and a wide range of binoculars and telescopes.
Entry to the visitor centre is free.
Birdwatching for beginners guided walk
Saturday 29, 11am-1pm
A guided walk especially aimed at those new to birdwatching.
Booking essential.
DECEMBER 2008
Christmas shopping weekend
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7, 10am-4pm
Enjoy a galss of mulled wine and ahomemade mince pie whilst you shop. Our bird shop will be full of Christmas cards, calendars and gifts.
Entry to the visitor centre is free.
Winter arrivals guided walk
Sunday 7, 11am-1pm
On this walk we will be concentrating particularly on the wide variety of water birds that spend the winter at Dungeness. Shovelers, goldneeyes and smew are just some of the species that should be seen.
Booking essential.
JANUARY 2008
New year birding
Saturday 3, 11am-1pm
Get your New Year's list off to a flying start in the company of one of our expert staff.
Booking essential.
Winter wildfowl guided walk
Sunday 18, 11am-1pm
Dungeness is an excellent place to see wildfowl in the winter months.
Booking essential.
Bittern safari
Saturday 24, 11am-1pm
A handful of bitterns usually spend the winter at Dungeness - come along and help us find them!
Booking essential.
FEBRUARY 2008
Winter wildfowl guided walk
Saturday 7, 11am-1pm
Dungeness is an excellent place to see wildfowl in the winter months.
Booking essential.
Becoming a nature detective - family event
Wednesday 18, 10.30am-12.30pm
By reading nature's clues we can discover a wealth of winter wildlife around the reserve. We will spend some of the morning investigating owl pellets!
Booking essential
Birdwatching explore and make day - family event
Friday 20, two sessions, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
Join our field teachers to find some of our winter visitors and then spend some time working on crafts inspired by our finds. Equipment, materials and supervision provided. Children must be accompnaied by ab adult. Costs: Wildlife Explorer members £2 per session, non-members £3 per session
Booking essential.
MARCH 2008
Birdwatching for beginners guided walk
Sunday 22, 11am-1pm
A guided walk aimed especially at those new to birdwatching.
Booking essential.
Binocular and telescope demonstration
Saturday 21 adn Sunday 22, 10am-4pm
An opportunity to try out and purchase some of the best optical equipment available.
No need to book .
Booking and costs
Unless otherwise stated charges are:
RSPB members £2.50, Wildlife Explorers £1, non-members: adults £5.00, concessions £4.00, children £2.00.
Different prices apply to “Explore and make” days: Wildlife Explorer members £2 per session, non-members £3 per session.
Accompanying adults gain free entry to Family events.
Alll events begin at the Visitor Centre unless otherwise stated.
For further information and booking please call 01797 320588, enquire at the Visitor Centre or email dungeness@rspb.org.uk
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