Intro to Berkshire Birding: Theale Main Pit and Moatlands (Saturday)
Meet 09.00 in the Sheffield Bottom Lock car park, Hangar Road. ///hips.giant.shield. (a walk of about 4 miles)
Day trip by car to RSPB Otmoor (Thursday)
Winter wildfowl, waders, raptors, flocks of Golden Plover and so much more.
Meet 09.30 at Otmoor RSPB Reserve (approx. OX3 9TD).
Intro to Berkshire Birding: Woolhampton Gravel Pit (Saturday)
Meet 09.00 in the Rowbarge pub car park, Station Road, Woolhampton. ///frog.removals.recent (a walk of about 3 miles)
Joint BOC/RSPB Wokingham & Bracknell Local Group day trip by coach to Slimbridge WWT (Sunday)
The Slimbridge experience is unique. Rarities are frequent, the facilities and food are excellent.
One of the highlights of our events Programme is our all day coach trip to WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, which will be on Sunday 11th January, 2026. This is a joint event with RSPB Wokingham & Bracknell Local Group, who are the lead organisers this year.
Our coach will depart from Finchampstead Memorial car park at 7.30am and from the University of Reading Whiteknights Campus at 8.00am (Car park 1A is now Pay and Display, £3 all day for non-permit holders, payment by credit / debit card or RingGo app).
Allowing for a comfort stop we should arrive at Slimbridge at 10.00am. We will be staying to watch the wild bird feed at 4.00pm and departing at 4.45pm arriving back at Reading at around 6.45pm and Finchampstead at 7.15pm. The coach fare will be in the range £20 to £25, the final fare depending on the number of bookings.
WWT Membership
Admission to Slimbridge is free for WWT Members. For non-members, we hope to take advantage of the group discount rates, subject to minimum numbers. The rates are as follows:-
Adult – £16.11
Concession 65+, full-time students, unemployed – £14.41
Junior 3 to 17 years – £10.63
Carers assisting disabled visitors – free
To register an interest for this trip, please email Alan Moore at rspbwandb@gmail.com giving the following information:-
- Name
- Contact phone number
- Number of coach tickets
- Whether you are a WWT Member or not
Once we know the numbers, you will receive an email in December requesting payment.
Joint NDOC/BOC field trip by car to Blashford Lakes (Monday)
Meet 10.00 Blashford Lakes, visitor centre, Ellingham Lane, BH24 3PJ
Joint NDOC/BOC field trip by car to Warsash/Bunny Meadows (Monday)
Meet 09.30 Passage Lane car park, SO31 9FR
Weekend trip by car to North Norfolk (Friday to Sunday OR Monday)
A weekend exploring coastal sites for winter seabirds, waders, raptors and passerines.
Joint NDOC/BOC field trip by car to Milford/Keyhaven (Monday)
Meet 10.00, Marine Drive Car Park, Barton on Sea, BH25 7TQ
Joint NDOC/BOC field trip by car to Farlington Marsh/Hayling Island (Monday)
Meet 09.30, Farlington car park, PO6 1UN
Joint NDOC/BOC field trip by car to Pennington Marsh (Monday)
Meet 10.00, Lower Pennington Lane car park, SO41 8AL