11th May - Bird Watching Morning with Dave Winnard
Saturday 11th May 2024
8am - 10:30am
Unlimited hot drinks and a snack are included in your ticket price.
Join local nature expert Dave Winnard for a morning of bird watching and identifying on Hawarden Estate. If you have ever wanted to learn how to identify the commoner species of bird but did not know where to start or our interested on what birds species are on the estate then this is the event for you.
This is not quite the dawn chorus, but it will be an early start - this is the best time to spot and hear the best birds.
Hawarden Estate is teeming with incredible wildlife. You will spend this session looking for the different species of bird that come to the estate. You will be learning about identifying birds identify visually, as well as learning some of the bird songs and calls.
The estate is the home of some wonderful bird species like both the Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Treecreeper as well as Sparrowhawks, Tawny Owls and Buzzard.
This will be a relaxed walk and birdwatch through garden, open countryside and some woodland as we look to encounter a wide array of species.
Timings
8am: Meet Dave Winnard, ready to set off for the walk
8am - 10am: Explore the estate, bird watch and listen to the amazing wildlife
10am: Return to the Walled Garden for a hot drink and snack
10:30am: Head home
About David
David Winnard created Discover the Wild whose background in wildlife started when he was 5. David gained first class honours degree in wildlife photography before starting Discover the Wild, where his aim is to share his passion for identifying species and to help people forage safely and sustainable for wild foods.
David Winnard is one of the most respected foragers and naturalists in the North of England and Wales, having worked with and for organisations including the BBC, RSPB, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, City of Trees, Groundwork, Brockholes as well as many local councils, groups and organisations. He also works closely with a number of gin companies helping them use wild plants and fungi in their drinks.
