Frampton in Winter
January 24, 2027 @ 08:30 - 11:30
Leader: Nick Goatman
Meet: the car park at the end of The Green, Frampton on Severn, at 08:30
Venue: Watery Lane, The Green, Frampton on Severn GL2 7DZ
About the day
Join Nick Goatman, our local patch aficionado, for a winter morning at Frampton on Severn. The flooded gravel pits, the canal, the river and the Severn bank give Frampton a wide range of habitats, and wildfowl, egrets, geese and swans are all here in good numbers in midwinter. Frampton has also turned up a wintering yellow-browed warbler in recent Januaries, so keep an ear out for its call.
What we might see
Very likely: tufted duck, pochard, wigeon, teal, gadwall, mallard, great crested grebe, little grebe, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, mute swan, Canada goose, greylag goose, lapwing, curlew, buzzard, redwing, fieldfare, reed bunting
Good chance: goosander, goldeneye, great white egret, peregrine, kingfisher, Cetti’s warbler, water rail, chiffchaff, stonechat, siskin
Possible: yellow-browed warbler, scaup, short-eared owl, marsh harrier
Cost and booking
The trip is free. Organisation and car sharing will be arranged through the group’s WhatsApp channels.
Parking
Park at the car park at the end of The Green (Watery Lane, GL2 7DZ), where we’ll meet.
Facilities
There are pubs in the village, but no public toilets on the route [check].
Practical information
Wear wellingtons or waterproof boots, as some paths flood in winter. Bring binoculars, a telescope if you have one, and a warm drink.
If the trip has to change
Cancellations or weather changes will be shared on the group’s WhatsApp channels.