spring days out
Day out: Coombe Hill Canal and Meadows, Gloucestershire
Spot waterfowl and waders, damselflies and butterflies in this ancient and special wetland landscape that fringes the River Severn
Day out: Coedwig Pen-bre and Coed Pen-y-Bedd, Carmarthenshire
There are few better ways to experience the dawn chorus than to wake in a tent among woodland, your hidden presence allowing the birds to sing undisturbed. Discover the dawn and more at this quiet wood on the south coast of Wales.
Day out: Edinburgh, Midlothian
Discover the best spring birding spots in and around Scotland’s capital, from the inner-city hills, lochs and glens of Holyrood Park to the broad flaxen sands of Aberlady Bay and the rolling Pentland Hills
Day out: Wanstead Park, London
Embrace spring and enjoy native bluebells, baby wildfowl and lakeside walks in the romantic remains of an 18th-century garden within Epping Forest
Day out: Llanymynech Rocks, Powys/Shropshire
The wild herbs and flowers of this old overgrown quarry attract spring butterfly species in their dozens
Day out: Rode Hall and Gardens, Cheshire
Wander through an enchanting bluebell woodland in the grounds of an old Georgian Hall
