Winter bird walk to see the roosts in Graves Park
Join us for an afternoon stroll as part of the project, ‘Graves Park and Local Area Adapting to Climate Change’. On Sunday November 30, Professor Ian Rotherham with colleagues, Karon Mayor and Christine Handley will lead an afternoon walk in Graves Park, meeting at 2pm, Rose Garden café staying in the park until just after dusk.
We aim to see flocks of birds like blue tits, great tits and long-tailed tits in the trees around the ponds, wagtails, crows, kestrels, and jackdaws on the grasslands, and various species like jays, nuthatches, woodpeckers and more, around the woods and shrubberies.
By late afternoon the birds will be preparing to go to roost and to settle down for the night. Some such as the crows and thrushes stay in the park whilst others, like the parakeets gather and fly off to warmer, or more sheltered areas in the city where they feel more secure. We may also see flocks of geese flying over and if the weather is good a spectacular sunset for which Graves Park is famous.
Booking is advisable via https://bookwhen.com/sybrg#focus=ev-sldh-20251001100000
Come along and join us – no experience is necessary!! But wear warm clothes and bring binoculars if you have them.
One for the diary!! Monday December 15 - Ian Rotherham will give an evening illustrated talk at Lees Hall Golf Club – free to attend and you don’t need to book – just turn up. Open to all. The Christmas-themed talk is:
‘A Walk on the Wild Side of Christmas!’
Arrive from 6.30 pm, the talk to start at 7 pm.
The venue also has a bar……
The Graves Park and Local Area Adapting to Climate Change project began in 2023. It is run by South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group with funding from the J.G. Graves Charitable Trust.
For more information: email SYBRG at [email protected]or telephone: 0114 272 4227