I began noticing the common birds and butterflies around me, with the encouragement of my grandfather, at quite a young age and when I was about eight years old I had a close encounter with a Green Woodpecker that completely took my breath away ...

In November 2019, Operations Manager, Ben Chapple, travelled to Ghana, where he encountered an astonishing variety of West African wildlife. Here he describes his experiences, and explains why now could be the perfect time to travel to this remarkable country.

Being one of the ‘older’ leaders for Naturetrek, it is always a privilege to co-lead tours with some eminent younger leaders and, in July 2015, on a Spitsbergen cruise, one happened to be Sara who I met face to face for the first time. However, as Report Manager I had been in constant contact with her since she joined the company six months earlier Website and Marketing Manager, so it was a pleasure to put a name to the face. 

To keep spirits up, and to add a little ‘spice’ to our one outing for exercise per day, our office staff are doing a Lockdown Birdrace each week, during which we have 1 hour to go from our front door, on foot, to see as many species as possible on our own local patch, either alone or with partners, house mates or family.

Read about highlights from recent tours to the Maldives, the USA, Ethiopia, India, Cambodia, Morocco, Sweden, the Canary Islands and Spain …