A BIT ABOUT 'WILDER SKIES'
We're in the business of 'Bringing Nature to you'
At Wilder Skies, our aim isn't just to show you the best wildlife the South-West has to offer, but to help you engage with it on a deeper level, leaving you with a stronger passion for the Biodiversity we share this land with... A 'Wilder' connection you might say...
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We offer 3 prospective ways for you to connect with nature:
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The Wildlife Tour experiences - A Wilder Skies Nature Tour is a personalised, custom-made Wildlife experience...
From booking a general guided walk for you and your friends, to getting know a particular area's wildlife or seeing that specific nature you've always wanted to see... We've the option for you below...
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'Nature Workshops & Educational Outreach' - Similar to the above, these can be tailor-made to the customer and may suit anyone from community groups to university societies... We offer everything from hands on workshops, learning about specific ID work to 'Beginner's Birdwatching' sessions, honing those key starter skills...
(Training is informal but educational and thorough)
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'Talks, Presentations & Events' - Run a company, Chair a Society, Help with a Charity, or just are part of a local group, and want to book an event with a fun and interesting talk, covering a huge array of topics, or perhaps require a local 'expert' for a panel, then this may be for you!...
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- Currently running events collaborating with 'Heal Somerset' (part of Heal Rewilding), 'Bath City Farm', 'FarmEd' and 'Front Gardens For Wildlife'
Work at a site and want someone to run events with you to showcase the local flora and fauna and celebrate the conservation work going on, then please get in touch!
Your Guide
Nick Patel
Tour Leader | Conservationist | Naturalist | Birder
Your guide is passionate about British Wildlife and helping to protect, create and maintain it...
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A lifelong Birdwatcher, and former Nature reserve Warden, Nick has devoted his life to shouting about how amazing our native biodiversity is and just why we should care for it...
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Expertise in:
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Birds of the Western Palearctic
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Lepidoptera of Britain
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UK Botany
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Habitats of the UK
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Habitat management
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Personal passions include:
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Passerines
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Hairstreak butterflies
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Limestone Grassland
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Wetlands
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Farming with Nature
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Advocating for 'Reducing Wildlife Disturbance'...
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Favourite Bird: Black Redstart
Favourite Butterfly: Marsh Fritillary
Favourite Plant: Dune Helleborine
'WILDER SKIES' ETHOS & VALUES
WILDLIFE COMES FIRST.
Avoiding disturbance of species, whether that be scaring birds, trampling wildflowers or getting too close to sensitive species, is of utmost importance. Nature's welfare comes first.
CONSERVATION AT OUR HEART.
As well as showcasing amazing wildlife, education of the conservation of the habitats present at each location is paramount. Our wild landscapes across the UK are in trouble and fragmented, and the more people who know of their plight as well as how to help them, the better.
CHANGING MINDSETS.
We don't want you to just return home with smiles, memories and photographs, but we also want you to have a revived buzz and attitude towards our native species and what we can to protect them. It is of high importance that you leave with a 'wilder' outlook towards the value of our biodiversity, taking with you into your homes, workplace and friends and family.
Join the fight for a world more wild!
SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.
Meeting locations, times, clothing/equipment arranged prior to event
Risk Assessments carried out for each session
DBS checked | Liability Insured | Safeguarding trained
Additional requirements taken into account for events
Your leader ensures safety is key, everytime.
