Join us this half term for a walk around the beautiful Grain Coastal Park. At 1pm we will head out for a walk to see if we can spot some birds and other wildlife. Our wintering birds are getting ready to make their spring migration back to their arctic breeding grounds so don’t miss this opportunity to see them before they … Read More
Being Bird Wise All Year Round
If you’ve been following us from the beginning, you’ll know that our focus is on birds that migrate to north Kent each autumn and spend the winter months on our coast. This is because the designations that protect the Thames Estuary and Marshes, The Medway Estuary and Marshes and The Swale as special protection areas (SPA), are mainly concerned with … Read More
Big Green Week Walks – Grain
As part of Big Green Week, join our Rangers for a guided walk at Grain Coastal Park. September is an exciting time in the bird world as we welcome back our returning winter migrants to our coastline. Suitable for beginners, we will help to identify the birds we spot along the way and share stories of their amazing migrations. Free … Read More
Wild About Capstone
Bird Wise are excited to join Medway Council and Medway Norse for Wild About Capstone. This event celebrates the great outdoors and includes walks, crafts, displays and fun for all the family. Come along and discover more about the amazing birds and wildlife that calls this special place home, and how you can help to protect them.
Fish & Chip Cruise with Jetstream Tours from Sun Pier
We are delighted to be back board on the Jacob Marley with Jetstream Tours as part of their summer fish and chip cruises. A perfect opportunity to view birds from the water and to observe some of the nesting gull and tern colonies from a safe distance. Departing from Sun Pier in Chatham at 6pm, enjoy a 3 hour cruise … Read More
Fish & Chip Cruise with Jetstream Tours from Queenborough Harbour
We are delighted to be back board on the Jacob Marley with Jetstream Tours as part of their summer fish and chip cruises. A perfect opportunity to view birds from the water and to observe some of the nesting gull and tern colonies from a safe distance. Departing from Queenborough Harbour at 6pm, enjoy a 3 hour cruise with a … Read More
Fish & Chip Cruise with Jetstream Tours from Sun Pier
We are delighted to be back board on the Jacob Marley with Jetstream Tours as part of their summer fish and chip cruises. A perfect opportunity to view birds from the water and to observe some of the nesting gull and tern colonies from a safe distance. Departing from Sun Pier in Chatham at 6pm, enjoy a 3 hour cruise … Read More
Guided walk at Grain Coastal Park
This Easter holidays, join our team for a walk along the coast learning more about the birds we spot on the way. The walk is aimed at beginners but anyone is welcome to attend. Well behaved dogs on leads are also welcome. We will meet at the car park and walk down the steps to the coast path where we … Read More
Welcoming in winter …. and our new Ranger
Not only did we mark the winter solstice this week, as the days gradually get a little bit longer, we also marked the start of our new seasonal ranger Naomi to the Bird Wise team. It’s fantastic to have a full team back out on the north Kent marshes again, so we’ve asked Naomi to introduce herself before she gets … Read More
Watch your step!
In this article, Ranger Mel takes a look at two of our more common sights seen on and around our North Kent coast, the Mute Swan and the Mallard Duck, and what we can do to help them as they do their best to raise their young. We generally write (and talk, when we can) about trying to lessen the … Read More