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By Vikki Rose

Bird Ringing - Woolley Firs, Saturday 8 February

Location:
Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre, Cherry Garden Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3LJ
Bird ringing is an opportunity to see birds up close and learn how to identify juvenile from adult and male from female

Event details

Meeting point

inside the education centre

Date

Time
8:15am - 10:15am
A static map of Bird Ringing - Woolley Firs, Saturday 8 February

About the event

Bird ringing is a highly skilled activity to increase our knowledge of breeding success, migration routes and the lifespan of birds. Ringers are highly-trained volunteers with encyclopaedic knowledge about  birds that they are happy to share.

Come to Woolley Firs to see birds up close and learn how to identify male from female and juvenile from adult

 

Booking

Phone number

01189268341

Email

tricia@marcouse.com

Price

£6.50 + booking fee

Additional booking information

children over 8 are welcome
please be aware that ringing cannot take place in high winds or continuous rain. Ensure that we have a mobile phone number so that we can call you and cancel at short notice

Suitable for

Adults

Know before you go

Dogs

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No dogs permitted
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Mobility

you need to be able to stand for 2 hours, or bring a seat

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Wheelchair access

gravel paths
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What to bring

Warm clothing is essential, particularly for the feet as the ground will be cold. Suggest wearing hiking boots with thick socks  with gloves, hat and scarf as well as warm clothes.

there will be opportunities to photograph birds up close, so cameras might be useful

tea and coffee available on arrival

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Parking information

car park will be open from 8.00. Come down Cherry garden lane from the A4 and enter the Woolley Firs Estate at the large sign for "Education Centre" . The car park is second gate on the right
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Bicycle parking

please bring into the education centre for safety
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Facilities

Toilets

Contact us

tricia marcouse
Contact number: 01189268341
Contact email: tricia@marcouse.com