Plan your Yorkshire Robin Festival trip

Robin by Jon Hawkins, Surrey Hills Photography

Plan your Yorkshire Robin Festival!

Start planning your festive-filled weekend

Join us on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December 2025 for Yorkshire Robin Festival at Potteric Carr nature reserve in Doncaster.

With talks, walks, workshops, stories and more, it's going to be a great weekend!

Saturday 6th December Sunday 7th December Launch Event Plan your visit to Potteric Carr

We can't wait to welcome you to Yorkshire Robin Festival! Please note, there is an admission fee to enter Potteric Carr, as well as an additional charge for certain Yorkshire Robin Festival events. Pre-booked event tickets include admission to Potteric Carr.

Saturday 6th December

Start bob, bob, bobbing along with us as the Yorkshire Robin Festival opens with guided walks, seasonal talks, and activities celebrating one of Britain’s most-loved birds.

A robin perched on a mossy branch, singing

Event

Gardening For Robins Workshop: Make Your Own Robin Nest Box (Yorkshire Robin Festival)

Get hands-on and make your own open-fronted, nest box to welcome robins to your garden or to give as a special festive gift.

Event

Guided Robin Rambles (Yorkshire Robin Festival)

Get ready to ramble! Join an expert guide on a wildlife wander around Potteric Carr nature reserve and count as many robins as you go.…

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Guided Winter Wildlife Walk and Breakfast (Yorkshire Robin Festival 2025)

Wake up early and join our exclusive, guided winter wildlife walk at first light complete with a warming breakfast.

Event

Robin Counting Station

Have a go at birdwatching as part of Yorkshire Robin Festival! Can you make it onto our Robin leader board?

Event

Recognise a Robin Challenge

Take part in the Recognise a Robin Challenge to learn more about this much loved garden bird, as part of Yorkshire Robin Festival

Let’s go wild for Yorkshire's wildlife!

From the heights of Ingleborough to the tip of Spurn, our nature reserves are a home (often the only home) to Yorkshire’s rarest and most incredible wildlife. Will you help us continue our work and provide these vital sanctuaries for nature?

Sunday 7th December

The festival continues on Sunday with more opportunities to enjoy winter wildlife, discover how to welcome robins and other garden birds, and take time out in nature’s winter wonderland.

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Gardening For Robins Workshop: Make Your Own Willow Bird Feeder (Yorkshire Robin Festival)

Get hands-on and make your own willow bird feeder to welcome hungry robins to your garden or to give as a special festive gift.

Event

Guided Robin Rambles (Yorkshire Robin Festival)

Get ready to ramble! Join an expert guide on a wildlife wander around Potteric Carr nature reserve and count as many robins as you go.…

Event

Guided Winter Wildlife Walk and Breakfast (Yorkshire Robin Festival 2025)

Wake up early and join our exclusive, guided winter wildlife walk at first light complete with a warming breakfast.

Event

Robin Counting Station

Have a go at birdwatching as part of Yorkshire Robin Festival! Can you make it onto our Robin leader board?

Event

Recognise a Robin Challenge

Take part in the Recognise a Robin Challenge to learn more about this much loved garden bird, as part of Yorkshire Robin Festival

Bird lore book on a pale blue background with images of birds

Sally Coulthard

YWT Member Exclusive: Feathers and fables - Thursday 4th of December

Enjoy a special evening in the company of best-selling, Yorkshire-based author Sally Coulthard and YWT’s CEO Rachael Bice, as they explore the folklore and symbolism of our feathered friends.

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