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Live Wildlife Cameras
I live stream a range of cameras from my home, from YewView and from other parts of the UK and the World
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I’ve set up a series of live cameras in my garden here in Wales, as well as at partner sites. These cameras give us an extraordinary glimpse into nature’s hidden world, from blue tits raising chicks in their nest boxes, to tawny owls breeding to small mammals in their purpose-built box.
What began as a personal project soon became an educational journey. I realised how powerful these real-time views could be for connecting people, especially children, with nature. Watching a bird build its nest or a bank vole nibbling a peanut can inspire curiosity and interest and a chance for me to educate and inspire. That’s why I now encourage schools and educators, to use them to bring learning to life in the classroom. For those unable to get out into nature, they can provide a respite and even watching nature via a screen has its benefits to mental health.
Each camera can tell a story and provide a window into UK wildlife. By watching, we become part of that story too and many viewers say how addictive they can become!
Whether you’re tuning in from a classroom, your living room, or halfway around the world, I hope these live streams help you feel the same excitement and connection I do every single day.
So, settle in, pick a camera, and step quietly into my wild world. Nature is always up to something and there’s always something new to watch and learn.
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Sunny Side Cabin Nest Box
This great tit is incubating 6 eggs in her Sunny Side Cabin. I painted the interior of this nest box to a colour that I felt would match both a blue tit and a great tit's chest and create a cheery interior image. The eggs hatched on the 26th April.
Interior Colour: Clouded Yellow from Protek Royal Exterior range
Quarry Top Blue Tits
This blue tit is incubating 10 eggs in her Quarry Top nest box. This is the 3rd year they have nested in this box. I painted the interior of this box with a colour that I felt would compliment the back of a blue tit and it has worked really well!
She started incubating on the 14th. Eggs hatched on the 27th April.
Interior Colour: Forest Green from Protek Royal Exterior range
Woodland Feeders
These feeders are positioned at the top end of my garden. The area borders a mature woodland, so is a popular area for a variety of species. I have had sparrowhawk and even a goshawk recorded in this location, so if the feeders seem very quiet, it may mean there is a top predator around!
Mammal Box
This camera is inside a special box, with lights and two small entrances. I regularly put food inside, including seeds and fruit. Small mammals visit here day and night to see what food is on offer. Look out for wood mice, bank voles and shrews.
YouTube Live Stream
Using a piece of software called OBS studio, I am able to live stream any of my cameras to my channel. This means that I can bring you views of a variety of different locations, depending on what is happening.
Yew View
These camera are streamed from Yew View, in Worcestershire. I have to monitor & manage them remotely, visiting the site 3 or 4 times a month.
Yew View Tawny Owl Box
This nest box was custom built and houses two internal cameras and one external camera. Tawnies nested here for the last 7 years. In between tawny nesting, we often get stock doves nesting, sometimes jackdaws and regular visits from squirrels. The tawnies start prospecting again around October and then usually take up residence early in the new year. Sadly, the story here has been sad this year. The female laid 3 eggs, 2 of which broke. On March 6th, she abandoned the nest. On 15th March, she returned and laid another egg! She has now laid another 2 so is incubated 3 eggs. Only one hatched.
Update: April 22nd: We currently have one owlet who is called Artemis. Looks like it is an only child!
Yew View Blue Tit Nest
**COMING SOON!**. This nest box and camera system is from NestBoxLive.
Yew View Waterhole
This small waterhole attracts a range of species, both birds and mammals. The feeder behind is mounted low to the ground so that the muntjac and the badgers can also feed here. The set-up is at the top of a wooded slope and the top end of the garden and can become pretty busy, both night and day!
Currently experiencing issues with this live stream. Hopefully we'll be back online soon!
Other Great Wildlife Cams from the UK
From nest boxes, to feeding stations, there are many great wildlife cameras here in the UK. I showcase just a few here that I particularly like and of people or organisations I have worked with and gained permission from. In nesting season, you will see I share more great cameras from enthusiasts like myself. Wherever possible, please visit their websites and support their work.
Ealing Wildlife Parakeet Nest box
This is a very exciting project I have been working with Sean McCormack on. A couple of years ago, he approached me, asking if I could build a box, with cameras so we could try to film wild parakeets nesting. He visited me for a couple of days and helped me customise a box. I mounted cameras and lights inside (under a perspex screen) and helped Sean set everything up to live stream this camera. We are delighted to have a pair take up residency.
Find out more on my Nest Box page!
Ealing Wildlife Trust Peregrines
Welcome to the Ealing Hospital Peregrines live! This great camera is part of the Ealing Wildlife Group's work , with my friend Sean McCormack. I'm delighted to share it with you, here on my website.
This cam is a permanent live stream of Dusty and Freddie and their nesting activity to watch as they raise their chicks in real time! These peregrines are nesting on Ealing Hospital.
Big thanks to Jason from Wildlife Windows Ltd (http://wildlifewindows.co.uk/) for their expertise in installing the live camera feed and Ealing Council for sponsoring this initiative as part of their Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) objectives, engaging local communities with our local wildlife and green spaces.
RSPB Loch Garten Nature Centre
Check out this lovely Goldeneye nest box!
At RSPB Loch Garten breeds a charming diving duck - the Goldeneye. Unlike most ducks, Goldeneyes nest in tree cavities, or in this case, a purpose built nest box. With cameras inside and out, you can follow their journey through the breeding season. The female lays a clutch of around 6–12 eggs, waiting until the clutch is complete before incubating them all at once, ensuring they hatch together.
RSPB Loch Garten Goshawk Nest
After capturing a clip of a goshawk in my garden, after it killed one of my hens, Ive been even more captivated by these incredible hunters, so wanted to share this amazing cam with you!
Deep within the RSPB Abernethy reserve lives one of the UK’s most secretive and elusive raptors, the Goshawk. Masters of the woodland, these powerful hunters are rarely seen as they weave silently through the trees in pursuit of prey. Goshawks maintain several nests within their territory, and it’s been a few years since they last used the nest with the camera on. We’ve been keeping an eye on the nest cam over the past few weeks, and the birds are showing some very encouraging signs that they may use it again this year… so we’ve switched the camera back on YouTube for you to enjoy! This live nest camera offers a rare and intimate glimpse into their hidden world. Activity can be sudden and fleeting, but with patience you may be rewarded with a unique view into the private life of one of our most impressive woodland birds of prey. Visit RSPB Loch Garten - https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/rese... This camera is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through NatureScot. Thanks to the Wildlife Windows team and External Reality for making this camera possible.
Rutland Ospreys - Manton Bay
Every year, I visit this area to attend Global Bird Fair. I love looking out for these ospreys and have watched them for many years.
The Rutland Osprey Project, managed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust in partnership with Anglian Water, started in 1996, with the aim to reintroduce a breeding population of ospreys to Rutland Water Nature Reserve in the East Midlands, through a translocation project. Today, they have a self-sustaining breeding population of ospreys and you can find out more about the Rutland Osprey Project here 👉 https://www.lrwt.org.uk/rutlandospreys/about-rutland-ospreys
You can visit the Rutland Osprey Project's HQ at Lyndon Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve.
Great Wildlife Cams from around the World
There are some amazing live wildlife cameras online, some in different parts of the world, that I absolutely love. Many are run by enthusiasts, like myself. In all cases, I contact the owner and ask if they would allow me to share their camera with my audience. Check out the pages to find out more about them! As many are in a different time zone, it allows us to watch daytime wildlife when it is dark here. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Allen Cam - South Africa
This wonderful camera set-up with its incredible visitors is the work of Stuart Allen. I absolutely love them & I'm delighted to share them with you here on my website!
The feeding station attracts a mind-blowing array of birds during the day and then fabulous nocturnal visitors at night.
Scott's Birdwatching HQ - Ohio USA
Scott's wonderful live feeding station is a delight to watch after it is dark here in the UK. He lives in northeast Ohio in a residential neighbourhood near the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. His live bird cam provides a great opportunity to observe wildlife up close and to learn about common bird species of the eastern United States.