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Children and Young People's Activities

Big Garden Birdwatch

Quick summary

Price
Free
Running time
2 hours
Venue
  • Mowbray Park Community Garden

Additional information

Drop in activity, no pre-booking required

Access information

Event description

Are you a nature lover? Join us in the Mowbray Park Community Garden to count garden birds for the annual Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.

Help us to build a picture of how our garden and park birds are faring. You can also try lots of brilliant bird family activities and find out more about how to protect birds with the RSPB and COAST Sunderland.

Gather in the Community Garden at 10am and enjoy a hot chocolate before we head off into the Park. Find the garden beside Mowbray Apartments, please access via the gate on the Toward Road side, not Borough Road. Use the what3words reference laptop.vocal.bids for the exact location.

Binoculars and ID guides will be provided!

Find out more about the Big Garden Birdwatch