Birdwatch on the Steps

Start your day the birder way!

Tucked away in the Wild Ouseburn project area lies a scrubby paradise teeming with wildlife.This lush green space offers a vibrant refuge for a variety of birds, plants, and mammals in the urban landscape.

This green oasis provides a particularly inviting habitat for an incredible diversity of birds, including Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren, Dunnock, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, and even Jays – a spectacular, colourful member of the Crow family,

It’s a beautiful place to sit and watch wildlife, making it an ideal spot to start the day with a morning of birdwatching.

Join us at the top of The Steps to Nowhere to watch and discover more about Ouseburn’s wildlife, we’ll bring coffee, pastries and binoculars, you just bring yourself!

We’ll record the wildlife that we see as part of the Wild Ouseburn project, to explore, document and celebrate the wildlife of the area, to help protect and rewild for the future.

Photo: Taken during our Birdwatch on the Steps event in summer 2024.

Everything you need to know

📍WHERE

No need to book just pop by! We’ll be at the top of ‘The Steps to Nowhere’, which can be accessed via Lime Street or St Ann’s Close.

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📅 WHEN

Thursday 6th March | 8am – 9am

Come for the whole thing or just stop by on your way through!

🦢EXPLORE MORE

Part of the week-long Wild Ouseburn Celebration programme of events, open and free to everyone. Explore the full programme and find out more about the Wild Ouseburn project here.