On Saturday 15th March 2025 the Hyndburn’s Woodlands Project teamed up with the Hyndburn’s Nature Reserves Project to deliver a ‘dawn chorus’ bird walk at Woodnook Vale LNR, with the session being led by Dave Bickerton of the Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Society!
The walk started at 7:00 (much later than a proper dawn chorus walk would normally be held) and took participants through Hollins Woods, Jubilee Woodland, and Woodnook Vale LNR.
Throughout the walk, Dave shared his bountiful knowledge with the group, identifying birds by sight and by call, teaching participants about each species habits, and, sometimes, giving us perfect imitations of their calls (when they wouldn’t play ball!)
The walk was immensely successful, with 35 species being recorded throughout! Some notable finds include Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Chiff Chaff, Nuthatch, and Greenfinch.
Thank you to everybody who attended our walk and made it such a wonderful event! Thank you also to Dave Bickerton for sharing his wonderful knowledge with us!
As always, thank you to our funders at Lancashire County Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, and the Windfall Fund for making it all possible
