Natural Derbyshire Tours

Wildlife walks in the beautiful Peak District and beyond. Seasonal and bespoke walks to see the best wildlife Derbyshire has to offer.

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A fantastic day tour round the Peaks with Paula & Jackie yesterday (despite the occasional soaking!) Pied Fly, Dipper & Ring Ouzel were all on the wishlist and we managed to get great views of all three. Add in Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Cuckoo & Red Kite it was a top day!

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I'm blessed to have a local patch with numbers of Brown Hare (and just a stones throw from the edge of the city) - this mornings walk found 8 in just 3 arable fields before the rain. Also a pair of incubating Oycs, 6 Skylark, 4 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer & Whitethroat @HPT_Official

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Goat's Beard, Goatsuckers and solstice flowers - June's newsletter from Natural Derbyshire Tours is now available 👇 @DerbysWildlife

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A great morning with a lovely group in the White Peak - Redstart were the star with c15 singing males and a minimum of 5 active nests. Dippers galore including juvs and adults feeding a 2nd brood. 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Peregrine, Red Kite & Garden Warbler (3) @DerbysWildlife

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What an excellent evening group walk at #lockopark - it started with a sitting Oystercatcher and ended with 3 sp. of bat (Daubentons, Pips & Noctule) feeding over the lake. In-between there were Fallow Deer (8), Brown Hare (8) & top views of 2 fab Barn Owls @_BCT_ @DerbysMammals

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The Serengeti of South Derbyshire with several Cattle Egret doing what it says on the tin by the Trent - a lovely couple of hours at @DerbysWildlife #Willingtonwetlands today. 5sp. of heron/egret, Cuckoo, Kingfisher, 6+ Common Tern, 2 Sparrowhawk & 4 noisy Oycs @Derbyshirebirds

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That's a bit more like it! Second recce at a new Nightjar site and lots more activity (as you would probably expect in 30 degrees). A minimum of 4 birds with churring, wing clapping and three flying together at one stage. Lovely views of Woodcock too @Derbyshirebirds #Nightjar

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What a wonderful morning for our final spring group walk in the Dark Peak today - we enjoyed fabulous views of Ring Ouzel with singing Tree Pipits & Redstarts, calling Cuckoo's and cute chicks popping up like this young Lapwing. Star of the show was fab views of Golden Plover 😍

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Nightjar recce this evening - only 3 short bouts of churring but flight calls from 2 birds and a brief male in flight. Not much activity on a chilly & windy night but promising for when things warm up! Great views of Woodcock akso Gropper, Redstart, Tawny & Hare @Derbyshirebirds

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Three spaces left on our Sunday 31st May 'Best of the White Peak' walk - it was a belter last time out with great views of Dippers and oh so many Redstarts. I'm quietly confident we can add Spotted Flycatcher this time too! 👇 @DerbysWildlife

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A top 'Best of the White Peak' group walk this morning - not often that Redstart (14+) is upstaged but our views of Dipper (4) including a pair feeding a brood in the nest were insane! Peregrine, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Green Woodies & a first Swift too @UKRedstarts @DerbysWildlife

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Top walk with a lovely bunch @DerbysWildlife Willington Wetlands this morning - 8sp. of warbler, top views of Common Tern, Swift, Red Kite, Cattle Egret, a calling Cuckoo, a pair of Yellow Wagtails and a brief hunting Hobby. Wonderful to find this toad near the tower hide too 😍

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Great walk in the Dark Peak with Mark who wanted to see Ring Ouzel - we found a minimum of 6 birds including a couple of obliging males. Other highlights were a drumming Snipe, Golden Plover, c8 Curlew, 3 Redstart, 4 Pied Flycatcher and some lovely Lapwing chicks @DerbysWildlife

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Top day at #Highleasfarm. Our breeding bird survey produced a couple of interesting sightings with a flock of c15 Lesser Redpoll buzzing around and a lovely post breeding flock of 11+ Crossbill with a good mix of juvs and adults. Decent numbers of Tree Pipit too! @Derbyshirebirds

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Back from Skye and an early walk at #lockopark had me thinking I was still up north with a Cuckoo calling & 2 Willow Warbler singing (part of our Skye soundtrack) on a very chilly morning. A 1st Gadwall of the year, Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, Barn Owl, 15+ Swallow @Derbyshirebirds

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Last day on #skye & with a damp forecast and a long drive home tomorrow we decided to stay local and really pleased we did as we finally found Otters with what looked like a mum & last years kit. Several GN Diver, a fine Greenshank, 5 Bar-wits, 4 Shelduck, Whinchat & 8+ Wheatear

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Fantastic walk in the Red Cuillins along Loch Slapin and down Srath Mor thinking this looks 'eagley' but no joy until this beast of a Sea Eagle put in an appearance! 😍 Plenty of Common Sandpipers, Wheatear & 2 Cuckoo around with Snipe further down, RB Merganser on the loch #skye

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Another top day on #skye - a quick visit to pretty Plockton on the mainland but we were missing the Cuillins too much to stay too long. A fab evening walk in Broadford Bay and our best views of Sea Eagles this trip with 2 adults around with one fishing something out of the bay!

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Posting this again as it is nesting time. Dogs on leads near breeding areas - PLEASE 🙏🙏

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Loch Coruisk never fails to amaze especially when the weather is as good as today! Predators of all sizes on display from a Golden Eagle along the ridges and Common Seals loafing at the entrance to tiny sticky Sundews and insectivorous Butterworts. 1st Tysties of the holiday (3)

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Gorgeous (if chilly) Day 2 on Skye. Great walk down to the Point of Sleat with stunning views of Eigg, Rum & the Black Cuillins. 5 Wheatear, 4 Snipe, 3 Cuckoo on our walk with c6 Twite around the crofts near the point. Manxies + Bonxie & Arctic Skua harassing Kittiwakes offshore