Watch Points

We are running four Peregrine Watchpoints during May -  early June 2025

Friendly  volunteers meet and talk with a wide range
of visitors on Derby's Cathedral Green

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust volunteers will be on hand to let you use a telescope or simply to chat about the city's amazing peregrine falcons.

Watchpoint Dates in 2025

• Saturday 24th May
• Wednesday 28th May
• Saturday 31st May and
• Saturday 7th June 

Each will run on Cathedral Green, right behind the Cathedral, on Full Street, between 10 am and 2pm.

The telescopes are set up on the grass on Cathedral Green which makes a very pleasant place to watch the birds 'for real' - quite a different experience from just watching the web cams. It's entirely free and you can stay as long as you wish. Bring a folding chair, some lunch and some binoculars if you have them! 

You will see the adults flying about and going to the platform to feed the chicks, the chicks teetering on the platform edge once they have feathers and are flexing them and other wildlife passing by too.

And why not combine your trip with a visit to Derby Cathedral or the nearby Museum of Making and its excellent cafe while you're here?

It's free!

Watch Points are entirely free, though if you enjoy your time with us (and viewing the birds online), your donation is always welcome! The funds we receive from generous donations helps to pay for our webcameras and for staff to maintain the project and develop new activities.

Why are there so few WatchPoints this year?

In previous years, our Project partner, Derby City Council, let us run twelve or more WatchPoints on Cathedral Green at no cost. However, this year we've been informed we must pay a fee for each WatchPoint we run there. This gets costly - especially if we have to cancel due to bad weather, as well as ensuring events are safely staffed.

SCHOOLS: if there are any teachers reading this who might like either a visit to their school by the project or perhaps to come to Derby to see the birds 'for real' then do get in touch via peregrines@derbyshirewt.co.uk. Subject to volunteer availability, we may also be able to offer Skype classroom chats with one of our peregrine experts, providing these are teacher-led. Find out more here.