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Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers
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Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers and RSPB Phoenix Groups. We run fun, hands-on nature activities for 6-19 year olds!
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An essential part of any of our outdoor meetings are Leader Tim’s “Weather Warmups” 😁
February 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A great turnout for this mornings ‘Happy Habitats’ outdoor meeting on the Middlewood Way. We are helping to improve ponds and the path edges.
Adults and children clearing paths with spades Clearing paths with volunteers
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A lovely turnout of families for this mornings #BigGardenBirdWatch at Victoria Park. We saw around 18 different species including some Redwings. Thanks everyone for attending including our fabulous volunteer leaders 👍🏻 @rspb.bsky.social
The top 10 big garden Birdwatch birds from 2024 held up by wildlife explorers Leader Tina explaining how to count birds Wildlife Explorers walking round Victoria Park A young wildlife explorer using binoculars
January 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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It’s a chilly one but with beautiful blue skies, perfect for doing some citizen science in Macclesfield Victoria Park this morning 👍🏻 Join our friendly gang of wildlife enthusiasts from 10.30am to get involved in the RSPB #BigGardenBirdWatch
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"Everybody - wake up! It's the #BigGardenBirdwatch!"

Will you be taking part today? 👀🌳
A Robin is perched on a weathered wooden surface, its bright orange-red breast puffed up and beak wide open in full song. The blurred background creates a soft gradient of earthy tones, making the Robin stand out. With its legs firmly planted and feathers fluffed, it looks as if it’s passionately delivering an important message to the world.
January 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Today is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay!

We're celebrating with this gorgous wee shot taken at our Loch Leven nature reserve by Hogan on Instagram, look at that face!

📷 instagram.com/hogan_x/
A cheeky Red Squirrel popping up from behind a tree, looking into the camera.
January 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Hiya, Priscilla the scouse squirrel here - everyone ready to go nuts for Squirrel Appreciation Day?

Let's start with some stuff you probably didn't know about squirrels:

🦷Our teeth NEVER stop growing
💨We can run up to 20 mph
🦘We can jump up to 20 ft across

📸John Millar
A red squirrel perches on a log, against a bright green background of ferns.
January 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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3 days to go until the #BigGardenBirdwatch!

Last year’s 3rd most-spotted bird was the shimmering Starling. 😍

Will you spot one this weekend?

There's still time to sign up: https://buff.ly/4gXUE3y
A Starling, wings poised and feet stretched forward, is perfectly captured in mid-flight as it swoops towards a wooden perch. Its iridescent plumage glimmers with hints of green and purple, speckled with tiny white dots. The intensity of its focus and the blur of motion in its wings give this bird an air of determination, as if it’s on a very important mission.
January 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Next Saturday! Meet us in Victoria Park, Macclesfield at 10.30am for some citizen science and the usual Wildlife Explorers fun and frolics
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January 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers festive mallard would like to wish all our explorers and volunteer leaders a FANTASTIC Christmas and a Happy New Year🎅🏻🎄 See you for more wildlife themed fun in 2025!
A wildlife explorers leader in a woodland wearing a latex duck mask
December 24, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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So many fantastic clay creations and bonkers hats at our last meeting of 2024! Take a look at the meeting report on our website - group.rspb.org.uk/macclesfield... @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @cecrangers.bsky.social
Fantastic creations and silly hats! - Macclesfield Wildlife Explorers
On Sunday the 1st of December, Wildlife Explorers gathered for our annual festive Tree Dressing meeting. A celebration of trees and their importance for wildlife and in human history and culture, our ...
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December 10, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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Eyes on the skies for winter arrivals 👀

Let us know if you've spotted a Redwing, peeped a Fieldfare or seen Whooper Swan yet this season.
'Arrivals' board with bird species listed with typical arrival and departure times. Redwing arrives Early October to November and departs February to Early March. Brent Goose arrives Early October to November and departs March to April. Fieldfare arrives mid-October to November and departs from late February to March. Long-tailed duck, Goldeneye, Red-throated Diver, Water Pipit, Great Grey Shrike, Shore Lark, and Woodcock all arrive from October to November, departing between March and May. Whooper Swan and Great Northern Diver begin to arrive later in October to November and depart between March and May. Glaucous Gull, Smew and Waxwing are all later arrivals from around November, departing in around February to March
December 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers have a tree at the wonderful Macclesfield Christmas Tree Festival at Christ Church on Bridge Street. Visit during December to see many dressed trees by local groups plus bookstall, refreshments & tombola. Christ Church Opening Times in the first comment below.
Christmas tree decorated with lots of wildlife themed items in a church
December 3, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Annual Tree Dressing today. My creation:
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3D interpretation of The Green Man. Features from clay on the trunk of a tree with natural materials for hair/beard.
December 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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It's the Christmas countdown for nature lovers! ✨🎄

Every day, we’ll bring a little magic from the wild to your feed.

Who’s hiding behind door 1?.... Let’s take a peek…

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December 1, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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A great turnout for our ‘Tree Dressing and Silly Hat Competition’ outdoor meeting. Some excellent artistic creations and some equally fabulous silly hats! 🎩
Group of people stood in a circle in a woodland Two children with silly hats in a wood A young boy with his thumb up in front of a clay tree dressing decoration in a wood A young girl making a tree decoration
December 1, 2024 at 2:39 PM