Introducing our Course Leader - Stephen Dixon
Stephen Dixon (BSc Hons Environmental Management, PGCE) has had a lifelong obsession with birds and all forms of natural history. For the last twenty years he has worked in conservation and environmental education, first with the RSPB for five years and then with the Peak District National Park as field studies tutor. He currently works assessing the environmental impact of various projects with a particular specialism in ornithology and botany for international environmental consultants.
He loves sharing his knowledge and passion for the natural world with others.
He loves sharing his knowledge and passion for the natural world with others.
Bird Watching and Wildlife in the Dark and the White Peak
These courses are for everyone interested in the wildlife of a fascinating area from beginners to experts; there is always something new to see!
There’ll be walks in both the gritstone (Dark Peak) and limestone (White Peak) areas with a chance to view unique moorland and valley habitats and learn to recognise the differences. Depending on the time of year we’ll hear the evocative trill of the curlew and harsh cluck of the red grouse on the heather and bilberry moors of the Kinder Plateau, see a variety of wild flowers - perhaps the rare butterfly orchid - and watch woodland birds in some of the sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) in the dales and valleys. Bat walks using a bat monitor to distinguish the calls of different local bats and moth trapping are possibilities.
During the evenings there’ll be visiting speakers from, among others, the Moorland Centre, Peak District National Park and International Park rangers. With small groups (max. 10) all can be fully involved.
Next course dates to be confirmed. Please e-mail for further information.
There’ll be walks in both the gritstone (Dark Peak) and limestone (White Peak) areas with a chance to view unique moorland and valley habitats and learn to recognise the differences. Depending on the time of year we’ll hear the evocative trill of the curlew and harsh cluck of the red grouse on the heather and bilberry moors of the Kinder Plateau, see a variety of wild flowers - perhaps the rare butterfly orchid - and watch woodland birds in some of the sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) in the dales and valleys. Bat walks using a bat monitor to distinguish the calls of different local bats and moth trapping are possibilities.
During the evenings there’ll be visiting speakers from, among others, the Moorland Centre, Peak District National Park and International Park rangers. With small groups (max. 10) all can be fully involved.
Next course dates to be confirmed. Please e-mail for further information.
