Events
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. Sunday field trips 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.
To pay for events or to make donations by bank transfer (BACS), please use the bank accounts shown on This Document.
You can download a booking form for the Sunday trips from January to May 2025 Here
You can download a printable version of the programme for January to May 2025 Here
March 2025
Sunday 2
FREE GUIDED BIRDWATCHING WALK. Meet outside the Visitor Centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk lasts about 2 hours but people are free to leave the walk at any time. Warm clothing and stout footwear is strongly recommended as some of the paths are uneven.
Thursday 13
INDOOR MEETING. Wildlife of Northern Majorca by Tony Clarke. Sponsored by Michael Carter Travel. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge £4. Please pay on the door.
Sunday 16
FIELD TRIP to Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Marshes. The Visitor Centre and café is open from 10 am to 5 pm. Coach departs from Hykeham Station car park at 8 am and picks up at The Forum (Lidl) and Lincoln Railway Station. Adults £38. Members of Norfolk Wildlife Trust £32. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
You can pay for this field trip by bank transfer (BACS) at the following account:
- Bank: Lloyds
- Sort code: 30-90-79
- Account No: 33899768
- Account Name: RSPB Lincoln Local Group
- Account Type: Business
- Payment Reference: March trip
April 2025
Sunday 6
FREE GUIDED BIRDWATCHING WALK. Meet outside the Visitor Centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk lasts about 2 hours but people are free to leave the walk at any time. Stout footwear is strongly recommended as some of the paths are uneven.
Thursday 10
INDOOR MEETING. The City – Urban Wildlife in the UK by Paul Hobson. Sponsored by a Group Member. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge £4. Please pay on the door.
Sunday 13
FIELD TRIP to RSPB Old Moor Nature Reserve, Barnsley. The Visitor Centre and Shop is open from 9 am to 4.30 pm. The café closes at 4 pm. Coach departs from Hykeham Station car park at 8 am and picks up at The Forum (Lidl) and Lincoln Railway Station. Adults £23. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
May 2025
Sunday 4
FREE GUIDED BIRDWATCHING WALK. Meet outside the Visitor Centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk lasts about 2 hours but people are free to leave the walk at any time. Stout footwear is strongly recommended as some of the paths are uneven.
Thursday 8
INDOOR MEETING. Panama Part 2 – Hills, Plains, Volcanoes and the Coast by Mike Catchpole. Sponsored by London Camera Exchange. 7.30 pm in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. Admission charge £4. Please pay on the door.
The talk will be followed by the Group's AGM at 9 pm.
Sunday 11
FIELD TRIP to RSPB The Lodge Nature Reserve, Bedfordshire. The Shop is open from 9.30 am to 5 pm. The Café is open from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. Coach departs from Hykeham Station car park at 8 am and picks up at The Forum (Lidl) and Lincoln Railway Station. Adults £29. C, H, NT, S, VC, WC.
June 2025
Sunday 1
FREE GUIDED BIRDWATCHING WALK. Meet outside the Visitor Centre in Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln at 10.30 am. The walk lasts about 2 hours but people are free to leave the walk at any time. Stout footwear is strongly recommended as some of the paths are uneven.
Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7
HOLIDAY. The Three Counties Tour, visiting Avalon Marshes (Shapwick), Seaton Wetlands (East Devon), RSPB Ham Wall and Langford Lakes (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust). The price of £350 in a twin or double room or £395 in a single room includes all coach transport from and to Lincoln, Three nights dinner, bed and breakfast at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, a Day Rover ticket on the Seaton Tramway and coach driver’s gratuity.
To book a place on this holiday please complete a booking form. Click on this link to access a .pdf Booking Form or click on this link to download a MS Word booking form. Completed forms should be forwarded to holidays@lincolnrspb.org.uk
A £50 per person deposit is required at the time of booking, which you can pay by BACS at the following account:
- Bank: Lloyds
- Sort code: 30-96-26
- Account No: 36613960
- Account Name: RSPB Lincoln Holidays
- Account Type: Business Account
- Payment Reference: June Holiday
If you are unable to pay by BACS, please forward a cheque with a completed copy of the booking form to Graham Mumby-Croft, 15 Thirsk Drive, North Hykeham. Lincoln LN6 8SZ.
Events from June 2025 onwards
The programme from June 2025 is currently being finalised. It will include the dates for the 2025 Peregrine watchpoint at Lincoln Cathedral so watch this space!
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