Events
You can download a printable version of the 2024 programme of events Here and a booking form for the 2024 field trips by coach Here.
You do not need to be a member of the RSPB or have any great knowledge of birds to join our events, everyone is welcome. Coach outings and weekend holidays must be booked in advance. Nature reserve facilities are shown as follows: C = Café, H = Hides, NT = Nature Trail, S = Shop, VC = Visitor Centre, WC = Toilets.
July 2024
Saturday 6, 13, 20 & 27 and Sunday 7, 14, 21 & 28
PEREGRINE WATCHPOINT at LINCOLN CATHEDRAL The event runs every Saturday and Sunday in July from 11.30 am to 4.30 pm (subject to weather conditions). Volunteers will be on Lincoln Cathedral's east green near the Tennyson statue with binoculars and telescopes to provide you with some good views of the peregrines.
Sunday 7
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Friday 12 to Sunday 14
GLOBAL BIRDFAIR at Lyndon Top, Rutland. Visit Global Birdfair for details.
Tuesday 23
EVENING WALK. A behind the scenes look at RSPB Langford Lowfields. A free guided walk around the nature reserve with the site manager and a volunteer. Meet at the beach hut at 6.30 pm. Parking in the reserve's car park is free for RSPB members but please leave your membership card in your windscreen. This event is strictly limited to 20 people so you must book in advance. To check availability and book a place please contact Geoff Styles by email: geoff.styles@lincolnrspb.org.uk
This is a change to the advertised programme. Fully Booked.
August 2024
Sunday 4
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Sunday 18
FIELD TRIP to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Spurn Nature Reserve. Coach leaves Lincoln 8 am. Leaves reserve 5 pm. Adults £29. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
September 2024
Sunday 1
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Thursday 12
INDOOR MEETING. Crossing Boundaries – a unique story of birds and people on the high seas of Iraq.
by Rolf Williams. Rolf served in the Royal Navy. Join him in a dramatic story of unfolding human and
wildlife drama in the dangerous waters of the North Arabian Gulf. Sponsored by a Group Member. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge for RSPB members and students £4, for members of the public £5, please pay on the door.
Sunday 15
FIELD TRIP to RSPB Saltholme, Teeside. Migrant waders should be arriving at this time of the year. Coach leaves Lincoln 7.30 am. Leaves reserve 5 pm. Adults £34. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
October 2024
Sunday 6
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Saturday 12
NATIONAL AGM AND MEMBERS’ DAY.An online virtual event 10.30 am. For more information visit RSPB AGM for details.
Thursday 10
INDOOR MEETING. The Galapagos and Rainforest of Ecuador by Gianpiero Ferrari, FRPS. Sponsored by a Group Member. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge for RSPB members and students £4, for members of the public £5, please pay on the door.
Sunday 13
FIELD TRIP to BC&N WT Summer Leys, Northamptonshire. This is ideal habitat for wintering birds: Goosander, Wigeon and Gadwall reach nationally important numbers, joined by large numbers of roosting Lapwing and Golden Plover. Coach leaves Lincoln 8 am. Leaves reserve 5 pm. Adults £28. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
November 2024
Sunday 3
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Thursday 14
INDOOR MEETING. A talk by John Beatty, Nature Photographer (please note this is change to the advertised speaker).. Sponsored by Just Audi VW. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge for RSPB members and students £4, for members of the public £5, please pay on the door.
Sunday 17
FIELD TRIP to WWT Welney, Norfolk. A nature reserve with 12 hides which give good views of 60 or more bird species in winter months. Coach leaves Lincoln 8 am. Leaves reserve 4.30 pm. Adults £33. Deduct £8 from the price if you are a member of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
December 2024
Sunday 1
BIRDWATCHING FOR ALL A free guided walk at Hartsholme Country Park and Swanholme Lakes Local Nature Reserve. Meet outside the visitor centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk involves walking on tracks which can be muddy at times so please wear suitable footwear. Walks take approximately 2 hours but participants are welcome to leave the group at any point.
Thursday 12
INDOOR MEETING. A talk by Indy Kiemel Greene, naturalist and conservationist. Sponsored by a Group Member. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge for RSPB members and students £4, for members of the public £5, please pay on the door.
Sunday 15
FIELD TRIP to Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire. A local reserve where thousands of ducks gather on the freshwater scrapes in winter. Coach leaves Lincoln 9 am. Leaves reserve at 4 pm. Adults £22. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
Programme Archive
Programmes from 2010 to the present year are available on Dropbox. You do not need a Dropbox account to view them.
To view a list of events from previous programmes since the Group's formation in 1974 click on the following link: Programme Archive If you are aware of any events missing from the list please let us know.
To find out more about the RSPB click on the RSPB logo or visit www.rspb.org.uk