RSPB Watford Local Group

06/06/2026

Saturday 13 June - it’s Greenspaces Day!
🌱🌳🍃🦆🪶🐦‍⬛🦉🕊️

06/06/2026

June 6th-14th is Great Big Green Week. Join RSPB Watford for these events:

🌱A Nature Walk In Cassiobury Park on Monday 8 June 10am-noon

🐦‍⬛Count the Birds - join the UK Birds in Greenspaces survey- in Oxhey Park on Friday 12 June 10-11:30am

Open to all, no previous experience needed. If you would like more information on either of these please contact [email protected] or check the Green Watford events page https://greenwatford.uk/event/

03/06/2026

🦆 Another chance to help count the birds in Oxhey Park 🐦‍⬛

Join us and contribute to the BTO Birds in Greenspaces citizen science survey.
Enjoy a relaxing stroll while collecting valuable data.
Our count in May revealed 16 species. What will we find this time?

Everyone welcome, all ages. No experience or equipment necessary. Guided by RSPB Watford Local Group members.

Date: Friday, 12th June 2026

Time: 10.00 -11.30am

Meet: Seats nr green bridge @ Tasty Bean Café, Oxhey Activity Park WD18 0HZ ///erase.fakes.moss

The route includes an incline and steps.

📷 Blackbird by Clive Dinsey

01/06/2026

Our AGM will take place at 8pm on 10th June 2026 at 8pm at the Stanborough Centre.
This will be followed by the results of our photo competition, including the vote for the members’ favourite.
Glenn Hicklin will then give an illustrated talk about his trip to Chile.

31/05/2026

June is the final month in this year's BTO Birds in Greenspaces survey. If you haven't tried it yet there is still time to be a citizen scientist!

30/05/2026

Sat 13 June is our shared transport trip to Thursley Common.

We meet at Moat Pond car park at 3pm to look for Common Redstart, Woodlark, Tree Pipit and Dartford Warbler.
Then a pub meal followed by a search for Nightjar and Woodcock as darkness falls.

Moat Pond car park is easy to find on Google maps, or https://w3w.co/outhouse.fragment.concerts.

Please contact Jenny for more info and to arrange car shares and pub booking:
- Email [email protected]
- Call 07779 179886

*Open to all, you don’t need to be a member to join this trip*

4.8 ⭐ · National reserve in England

26/05/2026

June 6th-14th is Great Big Green Week. Come join us for these events:
🌱A Nature Walk in Cassiobury Park on Monday 8 June 10am-noon
🐦‍⬛Count the Birds in Oxhey Park - join our UK Birds in Greenspaces survey on Friday 12 June 10-11:30am
Open to all, no previous experience needed. If you would like more information on either of these please contact [email protected]

South West Herts Great Big Green Week 2026 The South West Herts Great Big Green Week (GBGW) is nearly here. Join us for this celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Events will be taking place across Three Rivers and Watford between the 6 – 14 June– including...

25/05/2026

Springwatch Day!🎊🎉🥳

Good morning watchers! Today is the day - it has finally arrived! Springwatch 2026 is here! 🐾🌿🤩 And these little chiffchaffs look ready 🐣🐣🐣🐣

Join us across our social channels throughout the day, where we will be bringing you all the behind the scenes action and answering your questions. Our live wildlife cameras will be up and running from midday and, of course, we are back on your screens tonight at 8pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer! 📺

Who’s excited? We are! 🤩

📸 Chiffchaff family by Nev Rimes on Flickr

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23/05/2026

Watford Swift‑watchers!
Seen Swifts skimming low around rooftops? That can mean nest sites nearby.

📱 Download the Swift Mapper app and record low flying Swifts — every sighting matters.
💬 You can also share any Swift sightings in the Swifts in Hertfordshire Facebook group so other local Swift‑watchers know where birds are active.

Let’s see what our Watford skies are up to this summer.

Check out the RSPB 'how to' guide for more on Swift Mapper
https://brnw.ch/21x2KB2

Swift Mapper is a great and easy to use tool to log your Swift sightings. Help us build a picture of where Swift nest sites need to be protected and where future nest sites could be.

Check out our handy 'how to' guide:

https://brnw.ch/21x2KB2

📸 Sam Turley RSPB-images