Each year we try to schedule a range of field trips during the Spring to Autumn period. During the winter we then aim to offer occasional walks. Details of scheduled walks and trips will be shown below. If nothing is showing immediately, please check in a week or two because you may have hit on a time when the next series of events is being planned.
All trips and walks are open to members (free of charge) and to visitors (£2 donation). Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. We do not allow dogs because often trips are to environmentally sensitive areas and/or to places where we have access only due to the permission of landowners.
If you are thinking of coming on a walk or field trip you are requested to read our Risk Assessment checklist which can be accessed from this site by clicking on the link below.
If the weather looks bad and you want to check if a walk is going ahead, please work on the assumption that things have to be pretty awful for us to cancel, but if necessary ring Richard on 01665 578346 before 8.30 on the day.
Here are the walks for the rest of this summer season. All details are included in each walk description.
If the weather looks bad and you want to check if a walk is going ahead, please work on the assumption that things have to be pretty awful for us to cancel, but if necessary ring Richard on 01665 578346 before 8.30 on the day.
This is the next few of our winter walks schedule. All details are included in each walk description. If the weather looks bad and you want to check if a walk is going ahead, please work on the assumption that things have to be pretty awful for us to cancel, but if necessary ring Richard on 01665 578346 or Stewart on 07944 072423 before 8.30 on the day.
2024 / 2025 WINTER / SPRING WALKS
If the weather looks bad and you want to check if a walk is going ahead, please work on the assumption that things have to be pretty awful for us to cancel, but if necessary ring Richard on 01665 578346 or Ian and Keith Davison on 01665 578357 before 8.30am on the day.
Winter Wildlife at East Chevington.
16th November 2024
Meet at furthest point east on access road at 10am, for a walk of about 2 miles around the site looking at winter wildlife and especially seasonal birds, it will last up to 3 hours and will take in some muddy paths so appropriate footwear needed.
Leaders Ian and Keith Davison.
New Year Plant Hunt
Sunday 29th December 2024
Meet at 10 am in the Warkworth Beach CP (NU 25430636 ) for our traditional New Year Plant Hunt
Our aim is to record as many species as possible and will last approximately 3 hours, please choose appropriate walking gear.
Leader Richard Poppleton.
Winter Wildlife on the Northumberland Coast
Saturday 18th January 2025
Meet at Seahouses Farm CP (near Howick) grid ref NU 258174 or W3W baskets.trails.troll
For a 6 km walk along the Northumberland Coast Path from Rumbling Kern to Longhoughton Steel and back, looking for waders and other wildlife. The walk will last up to 3 hours, please wear appropriate footwear.
Leader Phil Burns.
An appeal for members to lead a Wildlife Group walk
As a group we usually have one outing per month throughout the year and it is growing increasingly difficult to find people to lead them.
With this in mind we are asking any member who feels capable of leading a walk to contact us using the following methods.
The leader does not need to have complete knowledge of everything seen on the walk as there is always someone who can help with identifications, all that would be needed is for that person to think of a walk and lead it. Details would be needed for where and when to meet, how long the walk would be and if any specialist footwear is required.
If you think you could help AWG with this, please contact Ian and Keith Davison as follows,
Call 01665578357 or Email – redsquirrel@alnwickwildlifegroup.co.uk
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you.
Ian and Keith.