The full-day Wakelyns Tracking courses are a great place to start for anyone interested in learning how to identify and interpret a range of wildlife tracks and signs – signs that help us understand and connect with our wildlife friends. Reading the tracks and signs that the wildlife around us leave as they go about their lives is the origin of storytelling, and is still as rich, engaging and grounding as it was for our ancestors.

We will start the day with some classroom-led learning which we will then take outside with us as we spend the rest of the day exploring Wakelyns’ unique agroforestry areas. As we wander, we will find and discuss examples of tracks and signs (feeding signs, homes, droppings etc.), leaving you with a solid introduction to the ancient art of tracking.

Our day will start at 9.30 am and end at 3.30 pm. Morning coffee included. We will break for a delicious lunch from Lindsay and the team from the Wakelyns Kitchen.

£50 per person, or £25 for people on low incomes.

No existing knowledge, or experience is needed for this course. Just an enthusiasm for wildlife and a willingness to explore and learn. By the end of the day you will:

• Have a deeper appreciation of the evidence that our wildlife leaves on the landscape.
• An understanding of mammal and bird foot morphology, and be able identify some common mammal and bird tracks.
• Be able to identify some different wildlife signs and what they mean.