For the 2026 season our organised and led mid-week walks will be available at a fee of £6 per person - please book in advance (links below)
Please check the meeting time and place for each walk below.
Most take place on Wednesday but sometimes it is other weekdays.
Cost £6 per person for local walks, but longer outings with off-site walks may be charged more as there may be organised transport costs or local charges such as for boat tickets or reserve entrance fees.
Please note that as our walks are mostly on nature reserves, dogs will not be able to attend our guided walks (except guide dogs). The usual charge is £6 unless otherwise advertised and, of course, donations are always welcome. Numbers strictly limited to 15 people for each walk
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Morning Walks
Morning Walk : Pegwell Bay
Wed 15 Apr 2026 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Pegwell Bay Country Park, CT12 5JB
Walk Leader: Phil Poole
After meeting at Pegwell Bay Country Park Car Park we will observe the mud flats on a rising tide (high tide is about 10.30 am) across the Bay looking for migrant waders and wildfowl, Gulls, Terns. We will also explore the bushes, etc in the Country Park looking for passerines returning to their breeding grounds or on passage further north.
Location
Pegwell Bay Country Park, CT12 5JB
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Morning Walk : Long Beech Woods, near Challock
Wed 29 Apr 2026 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Long Beech Woods, near Challock, CT4 7EZ
Walk Leaders : Ian Searle & Rob Rackliffe
Long Beech Woods is a new venue for SBBOT, but has been visited several times by our walk leaders. It is a Woodland Trust Reserve and should be good for breeding warblers (Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, etc) as well as Tree Pipit ad other woodland species ( Longbeech North - Visiting Woods - Woodland Trust.) The OS grid reference is TQ986511
Location
Long Beech Woods, near Challock, CT4 7EZ
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Morning Walk : Dawn Chorus at Sandwich Bay
Wed 6 May 2026 5:00 AM - 9:00 AM BST
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Field Centre, CT13 9PF
Walk Leader : Gary Stewart
Starting from the Bird Observatory car park the walk will head off in the direction of Worth Track and Pinnock Wall. We can expect to hear a cacophony of warblers and other passerines at the peak of their breeding season, attracting their mates and defending their territories. There is also the likelihood of seeing several species of hirundines, wildfowl, Turtle Doves and raptors.
Location
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Field Centre, CT13 9PF
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Morning Walk : Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve
Thu 14 May 2026 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Stodmarsh NNR, CT3 4BB
Walk Leader: Gary Stewart
After starting at the Stodmarsh entrance to the Reserve, this walk will explore the reedbeds, main lake and alder woods looking and listening for breeding Warblers, Common Terns, Bitterns, Hirundines, Marsh Harriers, Cuckoos and potentially Hobbies on their return to their breeding grounds.
Location
Stodmarsh NNR, CT3 4BB
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Morning Walk : Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Tue 26 May 2026 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM BST
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Car Park, TN31 7FW
Walk Leader : Phil Poole
Starting at the Reserve Car Park, this walk will head down river to the Visitor Centre, before exploring this extensive Reserve looking for migrants and the breeding colonies of Terns and Gulls, in addition to resident waders and breeding passerines.
Location
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Car Park, TN31 7FW
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Morning Walk : Dragonflies at Sandwich Bay
Tue 9 Jun 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM BST
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Field Centre, CT13 9PF
Leader : Jonny Bull (SBBO Assistant Warden)
This walk will explore several sites around the Sandwich Bay Estate looking for numerous species of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) that have been recorded on the Estate.
Location
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Field Centre, CT13 9PF
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Evening Walks
Evening Walk : Conyer Creek and Marshes
Tue 19 May 2026 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST
Conyer Creek, ME9 9HL
Walk Leader : Bob Dean
Conyer Creek is a site of an old extensive brick yard that has been allowed to re-wild and is now home to breeding Turtle Doves and Nightingales, in addition to breeding Warblers (Common and Lesser Whitethroats, etc). The adjacent salt marshes and creeks hold several species of waders at this time in addition to a breeding colony of Mediterranean Gulls.
Location
Conyer Creek, ME9 9HL
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Evening Walk : Stodmarsh NNR
Wed 27 May 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BST Stodmarsh NNR, CT3 4BB
Walk Leader : Gary Stewart
This evening's walk will explore the footpaths around the reedbeds, main lake and alder woods looking for summer breeding warblers, water birds, Common Terns and possibly late migrant waders.
Location
Stodmarsh NNR, CT3 4BB
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Evening Walk : West Blean Woods
Wed 10 Jun 2026 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST
RSPB Blean Woods, CT2 9DD
Walk Leader : Gary Stewart
This evening's walk will explore the extensive West Blean Woods looking for breeding woodland passerine bird species, and possibly Tawny Owls.
Location
RSPB Blean Woods, CT2 9DD
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Evening Walk : Oare Marshes
Wed 24 Jun 2026 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST
Oare Marshes, ME13 0QA
Walk Leader : Gary Stewart
We will meet at Oare Marshes KWT Car Park at 6.30 p.m. for a 2 1/2 hour walk. Our target bird species will include Waders, Wildfowl and Reedbed specialists as well as potential Turtle Dove and Barn Owl.
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Evening Walk : Pegwell Bay
Wed 8 Jul 2026 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST
Pegwell Bay Country Park, CT12 5JB
Walk Leader : Gary Stewart
After meeting at Pegwell Bay Country Park Car Park, we will begin our approx. 2 1/2 hour walk looking across the mud flats for migrant waders and wildfowl, Gulls, Terns, and also explore the bushes, etc in the Country Park looking for warblers, finches, tits, etc.
Location
Pegwell Bay Country Park, CT12 5JB
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