Open Day
Our 2026 Open Day
Our Open Day was a great success!
The weather was absolutely perfect for a great day out in nature and the environment. Our visitors were able to experience and engage with:
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A Bird Ringing Demonstration
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A Beetles & Bugs exhibit
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A Moths exhibit
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A Pollinators exhibit
Followed by a guided walk on the Leckford Estate beside the River Test. We were lucky enough to catch a Kingfisher for ringing and all gathered around to view.
A big thank you to our demonstrators and to our visitors for their engagement and questions! Please see below slideshow for some pictures from the day.
Open Day 2024
We were very fortunate that the weather was kind to us on the day considering the build up we had!
Experts were on hand presenting on a wide range of topics covering;
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Biodiversity in the local area
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Moths and butterflies
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Pollinators
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Beetles
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Bats
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Bird ringing where we were lucky to see close up March Tits, Kingfisher and Woodpeckers plus many more species
Thank you to Charlie Parish for their brilliant photography, have a look through the slides below.
Some of the feedback from previous Open Days...
"Thank you for putting together such an interesting and informative day, in a beautiful setting."
"There was serious science delivered in an approachable way by enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenters."
"All the subjects had exhibits, which always brings a subject alive, and some of the exhibits were themselves ‘alive’. The bird ringing demonstration was a particular highlight. But in each case there was a ‘who knew’ that bit of knowledge."
"I thoroughly enjoyed every talk. Each one was extremely interesting and I found myself wanting to learn more about every topic covered."
"Thank you once again for a truly stimulating event. I came away with some snippets and facts that I was able to relay to my family when I got home and I read out the list of moth species that I had been shown and taken a note of!"
"Thank you so much for a wonderful visit today - we really enjoyed it and it was great to learn from such experts in such a stunning setting."
"I was delighted to attend the Spedan’s Natural Trust Open Day last week. Lovely welcome, superbly organised, all such interesting presentations by excellent speakers who fortunately for my great age patiently answered everyone’s questions & I learned quite a bit as well! Thank you so much for such an enjoyable day with even the weather managing to be just about right!"