Have an early night

Those willing to put a bit off effort for an unusual experience in London should make sure they are tucked up in bed nice an early tonight, in order to prepare for a special Dawn Chorus walk in Sydenham Hill Woods from 4.45am tomorrow morning, led by the Wood’s official bird surveyor Dave Clark.

We are told that those with the sort of steely resolve that can get them to an urban nature reserve before 5am may expect to hear great, blue, coal and long-tailed tits, robins, wrens, nuthatches, blackbirds, song thrush, tawny owls, chiffchaffs, sparrowhawks, and even ring necked parakeets that are known to visit. Forecast was good at the time of writing, though if it isn't on Friday morning it probably isn't worth it, and it might be cancelled anyway.

For more, see http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/Pages/Events/Display.aspx?Title=&IDPost=5f7f118f-3564-4706-a422-ed35b7ff7196