Wildlife Events
Wildlife Events, Lectures and TalksStarlings at Leighton Moss
Date: 17-21 November
This year staff and volunteers at RSPB Leighton Moss are running a ‘Starling Watch' from Monday 17 to Friday 21 November from 3 pm to dusk and are inviting people to come down and join them to look out for the starlings coming in to roost.
More details »Darwin at the Natural History Museum
Date: 14 November – 19 April 2009
Discover the man and the revolutionary theory that changed our understanding of the world and our place within it
More details »North West bird watching festival at WWT Martin Mere
Date: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November
If you have an interest in bird watching, photography, conservation or simply enjoy nature, the North West Bird Watching Festival will prove an enjoyable and informative day out.
More details »‘Rainforests, Reptiles and Popular Primates’ - Nick Garbutt
Date: Friday 16th January (6:15pm for 7pm)
Nick Garbutt is a renowned wildlife author, photographer, artist and lecturer as well as an experienced tour leader
More details »‘The Galapagos Islands – Celebrating the Charles Darwin Bicentennial’ - Pierre Thomas
Date: Wednesday 26th November (6:30pm for 7pm)
Pierre Thomas, naturalist and expedition leader, is a Certified Naturalist Guide of the Galapagos National Park.
More details »Upcoming Events at WWT London Wetland Centre
Date: Throughout the year
There's something on every day at London WWT
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What will it take? - A Deeper Approach To Nature Conservation
Date: Saturday 15th November, 10am to 5pm
A workshop with Iain Scott - author, photographer, and director of The Wildlife For All Trust.
More details »Big Cats and Black Rhinos - Fundraising dinner at The Dorchester
Date: 7th November
Special celebrity guests and wildlife experts Simon King and Saba Douglas-Hamilton will talk about their latest African exploits at a dinner to raise funds for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.
More details »Volunteers offered free trip to help butterflies in Europe
A new project is inspiring budding naturalists to take a closer look into the world of butterflies in Europe.
More details »Earthwatch Debate: Irreplaceable - the World's Most Invaluable Species
Date: 20th November
Earthwatch Debate: Irreplaceable - the World's Most Invaluable Species
More details »A Year of Walks with the National Trust
The National Trust has listed 12 walks, one per month, for 2008. The best times to see the best National Trust properties, and the wildlife you might see along the way.
More details »UK Mole Survey - You can help
Have you ever seen a mole? Not many people have as they are so well adapted to life underground. However most of us have seen molehills. There remarkably little information about moles and their numbers so People’s Trust for Endangered Species is carrying out MoleWatch to find out more. This is first ever national survey to investigate the distribution of what is thought to be one of Britain’s most common mammals.
More details »Events at Leighton Moss
Leighton Moss in Lancashire is one of the RSPB's best know reserves. There is always soemething happening at Leighton Moss, so see below for a list of all the vents happening in 2008. January Brave bitterns (for adults) Every Wednesday in January 11 am-1 pm Join us on a guided walk to look for our special bird, the secretive bittern, at a time when they are more likely to venture out to the edge of the reedbed.