THE WILDLIFE ART SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL –
DAY VISITS 2026
Please do wear your Membership Badges – it helps newer Members to get to know you!
SLIMBRIDGE GET-TOGETHER – Sunday 18 th January.
MIDDLETON LAKES RSPB, Tamworth, Staffs. B78 2BB – Sunday 22nd March
www.rspb.org.uk
Lakes, rivers & canal, wetlands, woodland. Walks. Many waterbirds, possibly otters. Large Heronry. Café & toilets in courtyard of Middleton Hall. Dogs on leads.
STANWICK LAKES, Stanwick, Northants. NN9 6GY – Sunday 26th April.
www.stanwicklakes.org.uk
750 acres nature reserve, with many waterfowl, waders, possibly muntjac deer, otters, owls. Should be mating behaviour at this time, possibly young. Walks. Bird Hides, Visitor centre, café.
Parking all day £6.90 cash/card.
SLIMBRIDGE WWT, Slimbridge, Glos. GL2 7BT – Sunday 17th May.
www.wwt.org.uk
Another visit to this centre in spring, with mating, young, & plenty of breeding birds to be watched.
Adults £20.85 (Gift Aid), Seniors £18.65 (Gift Aid) WWT Members free. Save 10% on prices by booking online.
NEWPORT WETLANDS RSPB, West Nash Rd, Newport. NP18 2BZ – Sunday 21st June.
www.rspb.org.uk
Nationally important RSPB reserve overlooking Severn estuary. 438 hectares reedbed, saltmarsh,
saline lagoons & lowland wet grassland. Might see bearded tit, avocet, bittern, water vole, otter. Café & toilets, parking free for RSPB members, £5 non-members. Please contact Tracey-Anne Sitch on:traceyannesitch@sky.com
HAMERTON ZOO PARK, Steeple Gidding, Huntingdon, PE28 5RE – Sunday 5th July.
www hamertonzoopark.com
Compact Zoo with good collection Tigers including white, serval, cheetah, small cats, bears, maned wolf, otter, binturong, raccoon, zebra. Café. No Dogs. Adults £19.99, Seniors £18.99
BRITISH WILDLIFE CENTRE, Eastbourne Rd, Newchapel, Lingfield, Surrey. RH7 6LF – Sunday 20th September. www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk
All-British wildlife, Badger, Barn & other owls, Buzzard, Deer, Fox, Otter, Pine Marten, Red Squirrel, Wildcat, Hedgehog. Adult £17 (£16 online) Senior £14.50 (£13.50 online)
WELNEY WWT, nr Wisbech, Cambs. CB6 1UG – Sunday 1st November.
www.wwt.org.uk
Wetland site with many waterfowl, marsh harrier, barn owl, hares. Hides, Café.
Whooper Swan feeding at 3.30pm. Adult £6.30 (£7 Gift Aid), Seniors £5.40 (£6.50 Gift Aid)
BRANDON MARSH NATURE CENTRE, Brandon Lane, Coventry. CV3 3GW – Sunday 15 th November.
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
Pools, reedbeds, grassland & woodland, with 9 hides. Kingfishers, water fowl, possibly otters, muntjac deer.
Winter murmurations of up to 50,000 starlings at sunset, about 4pm.
Adults £4.75, Seniors £3.75, Free to Warwicks Wildlife members.
Please let Sarais or the Hosting Member know well beforehand if you plan to join any of the visits
and you will be sent fuller details.
If you decide to come at the last minute, are going to arrive late, or can’t come after all, please text me on
07507 959987 so I’m not left waiting at the gate!
For More information please Email: Sarais Crawshaw – saraiscrawshaw@aol.com or – 07507 859987
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