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NHBS wins the Birdfair's Best Stand award for the second time!

Birdfair 2012 in pictures, and our £50 voucher prize winner

Birdfair 2012 was another fair to remember for the NHBS team We’d like to thank all of you who came to see us at the Birdfair, and helped make it such a success. And thanks to all those who participated in the NHBS Wildlife Workshops, and to Nick Baker for sharing his infectious enthusiasm for [...]

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Nick Baker on Birdfair, and the delights of the NHBS stand

It’s that time of the year again –  just like Christmas this little corner of the calendar is sacred, the Birdfair is my annual catch up with the people that circulate in the world of wildlife and wildlife conservation. It’s a time to catch up with old friends and make new ones, as well as [...]

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NHBS at Birdfair 2012: our biggest Birdfair yet

This year we are gearing up for our biggest Birdfair yet! NHBS has a bigger and better stand this year featuring a new workshop area with a full schedule of events all weekend. Come along to find out more about ultrasound bat detecting, pond-dipping, wildlife photography and more. And join us in the main Birdfair [...]

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NHBS On The Road – a conference update

This autumn NHBS has set up shop at various meetings and conferences across the UK. Anneli and Karen were presenting some of our latest books and field kit at the Butterfly Conservation Meeting at Cheltenham Race Course last Saturday, whilst Anneli will be at the BTO Annual Conference in early December. We always love the [...]

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The NHBS stand wins another award this year!

NHBS at Birdfair 2011 in photos

Thanks to everyone who came to the NHBS stand at Birdfair 2011, it was a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. Here is our 2011 experience in photos:

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NHBS Gift Vouchers

Announcing the Winner of the Birdfair 2011 NHBS £50 Gift Voucher Competition

Congratulations to Bethany Simmons of Nottinghamshire who has won a £50 NHBS Gift Voucher! Bethany says: “Thank you very much, I loved coming to the bird show it was so different, and I loved being welcomed by everyone and I think I will give the voucher to my stepfather Kevin as I know he wants [...]

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Nick Baker Chair Hide photo

Nick Baker at NHBS – Birdfair News!

Come and meet Nick Baker at the NHBS Stand: Marquee 2, Stands 15, 33 and 34   NHBS Ambassador Nick Baker will be visiting the NHBS Stand on Saturday 20th August between 12pm and 1pm, and on Sunday 21st August between 10am and 11am. Come and talk to Nick about the wonderful world of bugs, the secret life [...]

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What happened when NHBS went to Birdfair 2010?

NHBS would like to thank all our customers at Birdfair 2010 who helped make it a great escape from the office and a lot of fun! And we would like to thank the organisers for giving us 1st Place in the Best Stand Awards – commercial (see picture below). We enjoyed meeting you and we [...]

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Big Garden Birdwatch & Birdwatchingwatching

Radio 4′s Today Programme featured the new birding travelogue Birdwatchingwatching this morning. You can listen to the piece again online here. This weekend is the 30th Big Garden Birdwatch – the world’s biggest bird survey. This annual event provides invaluable information on species abundance accross the country and is easy for anyone to take part [...]

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Bat Conservation Trust

NHBS is at the Bat Conference!

We are at the National Bat Conference this weekend at Reading University. There’s a packed programme: Saturday 13th September Assessing species diversity of bats in woodlands (David Hill, University of Sussex & Frank Greenaway) Ideal homes for lesser horseshoe bats (Henry Schofield, Vincent Wildlife Trust) A contractor’s view of mitigation for bats (David Mason, Skanska) [...]

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