Dawn Chorus Disco
11th April 2027 @ 5:15 am – 6:45 am
An immersive, urban wildlife experience like no other
Mixing nature’s dawn orchestra with silent disco tech, this experience is a celebration of the spectacular spring Dawn Chorus in Ouseburn.
The Dawn Chorus is one of spring’s most stunning acoustic spectacles, each bird becomes a musician contributing to an incredible orchestral masterpiece. Wild Intrigue’s Dawn Chorus Disco is a unique opportunity to appreciate each of the individual songsters taking part in Ouseburn’s urban chorus.
Using a single parabolic dish, your Wild Intrigue Guide will take you on an acoustic safari like no other, bringing the incredible intricacies of each birdsong straight to your ears through wireless headphones as you slowly water through the valley at sunrise. In isolation from the rest of the Dawn Chorus, every one of the 64 notes in a Wren’s song will pop, the repertoire of the Song Thrush will become even brighter, and the aria of the Blackcap will be distinguished from its scratchy beginnings.
The real magic of this wildlife experience is that it takes place in the heart of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the wild corridors of the post-industrial culture-hotspot of the Lower Ouseburn Valley. Parabolic dishes bring bird calls 10 x closer to your ears, and will cancel out background noise for an immersive, clear acoustic experience in central Newcastle.
With your Wild Intrigue Guide curating the entire acoustic safari, you will be introduced to the birds making each call, discovering the names and intriguing behaviours of each musician in Ouseburn’s urban dawn chorus.
100% of Dawn Chorus Disco ticket sales go directly into the Wild Ouseburn community rewilding project, to help understand and improve the Lower Ouseburn Valley for our urban birds.
There are heaps of wild encounters to enjoy in northern England, explore them here.
