Barry Embling
Barry has a lifelong interest in wildlife, particularly birds and nature conservation. After living in Australia, he moved to the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley area working as a Conservation Ranger with the Forestry Commission, and later the RSPB, where he built an extensive knowledge of the area and its wildlife.
A keen birdwatcher and naturalist at home and abroad, both as a guide and sometimes as a backpacking traveller, Barry is well travelled around the world, and has recently been nature guiding in Antarctica. A favourite birding destination is Australia, where he lived and worked as a lumberjack, and he saw many fabulous bird species there, including his favourite bird of all time, the flightless Cassowary.
Barry has enjoyed many trips to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and spent a summer as RSPB warden on Handa. He has a deep affection for Scotland and its wildlife, particularly its birds. Barry looks forward to welcoming you on Heatherlea tours, in Scotland, England and hopefully further afield!
Follow this Guide
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The best of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides in Spring
Prices from £1795 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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Superb spring birding on the southern Outer Hebrides: North and South Uist, Benbecula and Berneray.
Prices from £1895 pp
Duration: 7 Days
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Anglesey, Bardsey, and Snowdonia National Park.
Prices from £2195 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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South Wales in Summer
- 08 Jun - 15 Jun 2025
Great birding on land and sea, in a lesser known region of Wales
Prices from £2095 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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NEW! Strathspey Walking and Wildlife
- 21 Jun - 28 Jun 2025
Walking and wildlife in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park and beyond
Prices from £1595 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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Highland Wildlife in early summer
- 28 Jun - 05 Jul 2025Special Offer
A celebration of the scarce botany, invertebrates, birds and mammals of the Highlands
Prices from £1595 pp
Duration: 8 Days
- 28 Jun - 05 Jul 2025
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NEW! Highlands and the Small Isles
- 02 Aug - 09 Aug 2025
Speciality local wildlife, with a little more walking than usual, as we explore the islands of Rum and Eigg.
Prices from £1695 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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Southbound migration and Scottish specialities at an exciting time of year.
Prices from £1595 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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A real adventure! Birding the Highlands in peak migration time including a two night stay on the Outer Hebrides!
Prices from £1795 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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Scottish Wildlife in Late Autumn
- 18 Oct - 25 Oct 2025
Highland specialities and late autumn migrants on the East and West coast
Prices from £1395 pp
Duration: 8 Days
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Fabulous birding and a visit to the Great Barrier Reef
Prices from £6395 pp
Duration: 12 Days
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NEW! 'Grand Tour' - Queensland, Tasmania and South-eastern Australia
- 22 Nov - 17 Dec 2025
Prices from £12495 pp
Duration: 26 Days
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Tasmania and South-eastern Australia
- 01 Dec - 17 Dec 2025
A naturalists paradise 'Down Under' - a superb highlights tour of Tasmania and SE Australia
Prices from £8595 pp
Duration: 17 Days
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NEW! Winter Birdlife of Devon & Dorset
- 24 Jan - 31 Jan 2026
Excellent winter birding, including some difficult and sought after UK species
Prices from £2295 pp
Duration: 8 Days