8.30am-10am
Join naturalist and nature writer Amanda Tuke in the Cemetery before it opens to the public. Amanda writes the 30-minute birder column in Bird Watching Magazine, the UK’s best-selling magazine for birders, and is fascinated by different ways of learning bird identification. This completely FREE event is suitable for adults and accompanied children aged 11+ (only one child per adult).
Please click on the headline for more info and booking link. This is a free event, but booking essential due to very limited places.
During the workshop you’ll be working through steps for bird identification, looking and listening out for the birds in the Cemetery, and collecting tips for finding and identifying common urban birds.
What you’ll need to bring:
- a notebook & pen/pencil (essential)
- a smartphone with the free Merlin bird ID app installed (optional - can be downloaded here https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/)
- & a pair of binoculars if you have them (optional).
And please wear clothes and shoes suitable for being outside in any weather and walking on rough grass.
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More on Amanda Tuke
Amanda is a nature writer and naturalist with a particular interest in urban and suburban nature in the British Isles. An ecologist and teacher by background, she’s passionate about demystifying the natural world for a wide audience and sharing her joy in finding nature in the most surprising and unlikely places. When she’s not writing Amanda loves meeting other people who get as excited about nature as she does. Website https://freelancenaturewriter.com
