news

Talk – “Wildlife Watching around Vienna, Austria” on Wednesday 21st October 2026

Please join us for the talk “Wildlife Watching around Vienna, Austria” presented by John Walters on Wednesday 21st October 2026 at 7:30pm.


An illustrated talk exploring the wildlife around the historic cultural centre of Europe, including wild Field Hamsters that inhabit local cemeteries, the Middle-spotted and Black Woodpeckers of the Vienna Woods, wintering Wallcreeper in quarries on the edge of the Alps, Northern Long-tailed Tits and the beautiful Alpine Longhorn Beetle.

John Walters is a life-long naturalist who explores the natural world through field sketching, photography and video. He works as an ecologist, artist and public speaker and is based in Buckfastleigh. He has won a number of awards for his drawings and paintings, and has published several books and guides, including “The Wildlife of Dartmoor”.


The talk will be held at St Thomas Church Hall, Church Road, Exeter EX2 9BQ.

Entrance: Local group members £5.00 and non-members £7.00.

Middle-spotted Woodpecker.
Middle-spotted Woodpecker. Photo credit: John Walters.