Celebrating 50 Years of Strumpshaw Fen - a talk by Drew Lyness

Drew is a passionate birder and naturalist, who largely focuses on his 'local patch', the reserves in the Mid-Yare Valley, where he is also a BTO surveys volunteer. He is therefore very well equipped to talk about one of our favourite reserves, RSPB Strumpshaw Fen.

Drew first became engaged with our RSPB Local Group as a teenager, when he joined some of our coach trips and impressed as a very keen and knowledgeable bird watcher. A few years later he connected with us again as our RSPB volunteer engagement officer, before continuing a career in supporting and developing other volunteer communities. He is now working for the BTO at Thetford.

Image of Bittern: Martin Johnson

You may also like the following events from RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth Local Group:

• This Friday, 3rd October, 07:30 pm, Ancient Woodland and Trees - a talk by Andy Sands in Letchworth
• This month, 19th October, 07:30 am, Coach trip to RSPB Dungeness then Dungeness Beach in New Romney
• Next month, 7th November, 07:30 pm, Birding from Bed and just outside the Garden Gate - a talk by Nic Wilson in Letchworth