Create your own wildlife movie in a day, with Film Nature
"...a wonderful way to connect with nature, in the hands of a knowledgeable and approachable guide." Luke, Tripadvisor
Choose from our range of wildlife experiences and join us for a day of wildlife watching, photography and film making in Yorkshire. No prior experience needed.
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Bohemian Waxwings
Winter
An opportunity to watch and film these stunning winter visitors from Scandinavia. These experiences won't be advertised in advance, so please contact us if you'd like to arrange a Waxwing day with us.
Kingfishing
Spring and Summer
Spend the day with these stunning birds and create your own wildlife movie of everyone's favourite: the Kingfisher. You will film beautiful close ups and capture the Kingfisher diving for fish in slow motion.
Going Cuckoo
Spring
An amazing opportunity to observe and film a rare and captivating bird: the Cuckoo. We'll film this species as it sings, feeds and interacts with it's environment. If we're really lucky, we might even catch it showing courtship behaviour and mating!
Fantastic Flycatchers
Spring and Summer
You will spend the day filming small birds with big characters: flycatchers! This experience is a great way to get to know our fantastic 3 migratory flycatchers: the Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and our Film Nature favourite - the Spotted Flycatcher.
Totally Cuckoo
Spring
A special opportunity to film the Cuckoo up close from a hide and capture both the beauty and the intriuging alien quality of these characterful birds. The ultimate half-day Cuckoo experience!
Wonderful Waders
Late summer
August marks the start of wader migration with the opportunity to see these birds as they stop off to refuel on their journey south for the winter. We'll use slow motion to capture these elegant and enigmatic birds and observe their individual behaviour and feeding strategies.
Tailor made wildlife day
Year round
Tell us what you'd like to see and do, and we'll arrange a packed day of wildlife for you, focussing on a whole range of species from birds to butterflies.
Charity Leeds Peregine Walks
June 2023
Join us for a short walk to discover our fabulous urban Peregrine Falcons - the fastest animal on the planet! This is the third year that these amazing wild birds have had success breeding in Leeds, and it's the best time in the breeding cycle to watch these stunning apex predators up close.
Wader ID and Phonescoping week
Summer
Join us for a week long workshop at Spurn Point where we'll focus on wader ID and phonescoping in partnership with Yorkshire Coast Nature. This is a great opportunity to work on your wader ID skills whilst also trying out the magical world of phonescoping in a friendly, group environment.
Birder's Phonescoping Clinic
Year round
Designed for expert birders with some experience of phonescoping. This clinic will assess your phonescoping setup, diagnose any challenges and hone your technique, apps, shooting and editing. Your next lifer will be phonescoped to perfection... Contact me to arrange a session.