Throughout the year we arrange special optical days at many of the Reserves, so that you can test and compare all of our equipment in actual field conditions. All field days are held at RSPB reserves which is a great way to test the equipment in actual conditions and get a feel for the product.
For directions to those shops found on reserves, please click on the reserve name for more information from the main RSPB site, and feel free to call to find out if the item you want is available to try.
Bempton Cliffs
Opening times: Daily March – October 10 am to 5 pm. November – February 9.30 am to 4 pm. Closed Christmas week.
Contact: 01262 851179
Field Days:
24 & 25/04/10
26 & 27/06/10
25 & 26/09/10
Carsington Water (Derbyshire)
Opening times: Opening times: Summer (from the clocks going forward) 10am – 6pm. Winter (from the clocks going back) 10am – 5pm.
How to get here: Carsington Water is off the B5035, north east of Ashbourne. Brown signs will direct you to the site.
Contact: 01629 541842
Field Days:
20 & 21/03/10
17 & 18/04/10
15 & 16/05/10
19 & 20/06/10
17 & 18/07/10
14 & 15/08/10
18 & 19/09/10
16 & 17/10/10
20 & 21/11/10
18 & 19/12/10
Conwy (Conwy)
Opening times: 10 am-5 pm.
Contact: 01492 584091
Field Days:
06 & 07/03/10
23/05/10
12 & 13/06/10
6 & 7/11/10
Darts Farm, Exe Estuary (Devon)
Opening times: Mon to Sat: 9 am-5.30 pm, Sun 10.30am-4.30 pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Easter Sunday.
How to get here: Just off the A376 Exmouth road, five minutes from junction 30 (Exeter Services) of the M5. Half a mile from Topsham station. Bus service 57 (Exeter to Exmouth) stops here.
Contact: 01392 879438
Field Days:
17/04/10
02 & 03/10/10
Dungeness (Kent)
Opening times: 10 am-5 pm (4 pm November – February).
Contact: 01797 320588
Field Days:
20 & 21/03/10
29 & 30 & 31/05/10
14 & 15/08/10
27 & 28/11/10
Fairburn Ings (West Yorkshire)
Opening times: Weekends and bank holidays 9.30 am-5 pm, weekdays 9.30 am-4.30 pm. Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Contact: 01977 603796
Field Days:
30/05/10
26/09/10
Fineshade Wood (Northamptonshire)
Opening times: 10 am-5 pm.
How to get here: Top Lodge and Fineshade are signposted from the A43, between Stamford and Corby.
Contact: 01780 444691
Field Days:
28/03/10
15 & 16/05/10
13/06/10
18/07/10
5/09/10
31/10/10
11 & 12/12/10
Lake Vyrnwy (Powys)
Opening times: 1 April to 31 October daily, 10.30 am-5.30 pm. 1 November to 24 December daily, 10.30 am-4.30 pm. 1 January to 31 March (weekends only), 10.30 am-4.30 pm.
Contact: 01691 870278
Field Days:
27/03/10
10 & 11/04/10
23/05/10
5/06/10
22/08/10
30/10/10
Leighton Moss (Lancashire)
Opening times: Daily all year round (except 25 December) from 9.30 am-5 pm (4.30 pm November-January inclusive).
Contact: 01524 701601
Field Days:
13 & 14/03/10
3 & 4 & 5/04/10
8 & 9/05/10
12 & 13/06/10
10 & 11/07/10
7 & 8/08/10
11 & 12/09/10
9 & 10/10/10
13 & 14/11/10
Loch Garten (Highland)
Opening times: Daily 10 am-6 pm from April to the end of August. Last entry to the reserve is at 5 pm.
Contact: 01479 831476
Field Days:
01 & 02/04/10
05 & 06/06/10
03 & 04/07/10
Lochwinnoch (Renfrewshire)
Opening times: Daily from 10 am-5 pm with the exception of 25-26 December and 1-2 January, when the centre is closed.
Contact: 01505 842663
Field Days:
20 & 21/03/10
29 & 30/05/10
31/07/10
1/08/10
2 & 3/10/10
27 & 28/11/10
Minsmere (Suffolk)
Opening times: 10 am – 5 pm (4 pm from 1 November to 31 January). Closed 25 and 26 December.
Contact: 01728 648281
Field Days:
27 & 28/03/10 With additional expert advice from Leica
24 & 25/04/10
5 & 6/06/10
3 & 4/07/10
11 & 12/09/10
20 & 21/11/10
Newport Wetlands (Newport)
Opening times: Summer 9am-5pm. Winter 10am-4pm. Coffee shop open 10am-4pm. Closed Christmas Day.
Contact: 01633 636363
Field Days:
28/03/10
25/04/10
30/05/10
27/06/10
25/07/10
29/08/10
26/09/10
31/10/10
28/11/10
12,19/12/10
Old Moor (South Yorkshire)
Opening times: 1 November – 31 January: open 9.30 am – 4 pm. 1 February – 31 October: 9.30 am – 5 pm. Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Contact: 01226 751593
Pulborough Brooks (West Sussex)
Opening times: 9.30 am-5 pm daily.
Contact: 01798 875851
Field Days:
27 & 28/03/10
1 & 2/05/10
5 & 6/06/10 With additional expert advice from Leica
7 & 8/08/10
23 & 24/10/10
4 & 5/12/10
Radipole Lake (Dorset)
Opening times: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm, 4 pm in winter; hide – 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. Centre and hide closed Christmas and Boxing Day.
Contact: 01305 778313
Field Days:
13/03/10 (please call to confirm this event),
18/10/10,
18/12/10
Rainham Marshes (Greater London)
Opening times: 9.30 am-5 pm daily.
Contact: 01708 899840
Field Days:
6/03/10
12/06/10
11/09/10
18/12/10
Ribble Discovery Centre (Lancashire)
Opening times: Tuesday – Sunday 10-5pm (summer); 10-4pm (winter). Also open on bank holiday mondays and during school holidays.
How to get here: Leave the M6 at junction 32 to join M55 (signposted Blackpool, Preston A6). Keep in right hand lane then continue on M55 (signposted Blackpool, Fleetwood). Continue on A5230 (signposted South Shore). At roundabout, take 3rd exit onto Progress Way – A5230 (signposted Lytham St Annes). At traffic signals, continue forward. At Starr Gate, turn left onto A584 (signposted Lytham St Annes). Continue on Clifton Drive North – A584. Turn right onto Coronation Road and left onto Inner Promenade and look for Fairhaven Lake on your right. The centre is situated at the bottom of the steps where the metal Fairhaven Lake sign goes over the entrance to the lake.
Contact: 01253 796292
Saltholme (Tees Valley)
Opening times: Opening times: 10 am-5pm, April-September; 10 am-4 pm, October-March.
Contact: 01642 542081
Field Days:
27 & 27/03/10
19 & 20/06/10
07 & 09/08/10
25 & 26/09/10
06 & 07/11/10
04 & 05/12/10
The Lodge (Bedfordshire)
Opening times: 9 am-5 pm on weekdays and 10 am-5 pm at weekends and bank holidays.
Contact: 01767 680541
Field Days:
4,28/03/10
1,25/04/10
6,23/05/10
3,27/06/10
1,25/07/10 With additional expert advice from Leica on 25/07/10
5/08/10
2,26/09/10
7/10/10
4,28/11/10
2/12/10
Titchwell Marsh (Norfolk)
Opening times: 9.30 am-5 pm (9.30 am-4 pm from mid-November to mid-February).
Contact: 01485 210779
Field Days:
21/03/10 With additional expert advice from Leica
16/05/10
20/06/10
18/07/10
19/09/10
17/10/10
21/11/10
Vane Farm (Perth & Kinross)
Opening times: 10 am-5 pm daily (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and 2 January).
Contact: 01577 862355
Field Days:
13 & 14/03/10
10 & 11/04/10 With additional expert advice from Leica
1 & 2/05/10
11 & 12/09/10
6 & 7/11/10
Rye Meads (Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire)
Opening times: 10 am-5 pm daily (or dusk if earlier) Please note that the reserve is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Contact: 01992 708383
Colne Valley Regional Park (Non RSPB Reserve)
Contact: 01895 832662
