Arnside Knott (Day Trip)

Nick has been an avid birdwatcher from a very young age. After spending 3 years at university in Cornwall, he moved to the north west of England where he now lives in Morecambe Bay. Nick works for the RSPB as a warden at Leighton Moss and Morecambe Bay nature reserve, where his work involves practical habitat management across a range of habitats, monitoring exciting species such as Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit, Avocets and a range of butterflies, and leading guided walks. He has also worked as a professional ornithologist around Great Britain from Wales to the English moorlands and the mountain tops of Wester Ross. Nick is also heavily involved with his local bird club, Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society, where amongst other tasks he organises the field trips programme and often leads field trips.

Caroline has been a keen naturalist for over 15 years, with wide-ranging interests that include butterflies, moths, birds and vascular plants. Her ever-growing passion for nature resulted in a career change, having worked as an ecologist since 2020 and now specialising in freshwater ecology. Caroline has also travelled widely within the UK, Europe and North America to see a wide range of special places and wildlife – her highlight to date was watching a Great Grey Owl hunting just metres away. Caroline can usually be found out and about enjoying the local wildlife around Morecambe Bay where she lives with her husband and pet guinea pigs, and also organises and leads wildlife events for a wide range of audiences. She is especially passionate about proving that not all moths are brown and boring!