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Beginners Wildlife Photography Workshop

This 3 hour course is for budding wildlife photographers who are relatively new to DSLR cameras. If you’ve been shooting in automatic mode and want to move on then this is for you. The course gives an introduction to:

This event will be hosted by our own Volunteer Steve Edwards. Steve Edwards is a prizewinning and published wildlife photographer, global stock photographer, educator, instructor, volunteer and commissioned photographer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Steve is also a member of the prestigious Society of International Nature & Wildlife Photographers. 'Preview some of his work here Gallery – Meter the Light'

Time will be given to both theory and practical sessions with the emphasis on helping you feel more confident in using a wider range of camera settings to achieve better pictures. Groups limited to 6 participants - Bring along your camera and ideally a 300mm lens but if you don't have a 300mm then just bring what you have.

The Price Includes:

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How to Get There:

Bowling Green Marsh can be found along Bowling Green Road, Topsham (Open in Google Maps). See our website for more details by clicking HERE. Full directions will be included with your confirmation email. 

We highly recommend catching the train into Topsham Station to save on tricky parking and carbon emissions. The Topsham train station lies on the Exeter-Exmouth line and has links to Exeter St David’s and Exeter Central (connection to both north and south national train routes). One of the stops on the Exeter-Exmouth line is Digby & Sowton station. This station lies on the outskirts of Exeter, near the M5 junction, and has free parking facilities onsite and nearby. Train Times and tickets can be bought here.

If you do need to drive, then there is extremely limited street parking in Topsham. There are a few pay and display car parks but as Topsham is a quaint village and popular destination these often fill up very quickly. It can then take considerable time to find suitable parking and may be a fair distance from The Lookout.

If you fancy a short walk, then Darts Farm Shopping Village (home to RSPB Darts Farm Shop) is walkable in around 20 mins it has ample parking along with a Farm Shop and restaurant. See the map below for walking routes - we recommend the purple route as it takes in the beauty of the reserve on your way to The Lookout (Pink dot). 

BY BUS: Number 57 (Exeter/Exmouth service) to Georgian Tea Rooms (start of High St). 'T' bus (Exeter/Topsham service) stops at The Quay.

BY BICYCLE: Exe Estuary Trail is part of National Cycle Network Route 2. (some on-road cycling).

Photo Credit: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)

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