Whether its new product announcements, details about an upcoming field event or just some news about our products being used in the field, this section gives you the all the latest information about Opticron, its products and its customers.
Date Added 1/13/2025
If you’re like me, you love to share. Sharing food, laughter, and knowledge is amazing but my favourite thing to share is natural spaces and birding moments. There’s something special about helping someone see their first kingfisher,...
Date Added 1/6/2025
Wishing all our customers and followers a Happy New Year! We hope your 2025 is filled with lots of outdoor adventures and exciting wildlife encounters. Best wishes The Opticron Team.
Date Added 11/20/2024
Welcome to the November edition of the #SeeNature Newsletter. Among other things we look at Wetlands at Winter and introduce the new Discovery SP 7x28 starter binocular. Quick Quiz Question. Which bird holds the record for the longest...
Date Added 8/21/2024
Welcome to the August edition of the #SeeNature Newsletter. This month we focus on Freshwater habitats and the new Natura WP monocular with integrated compass! Quick Quiz Question Which pink wildflower is named after it's dense,...
Date Added 6/12/2024
Welcome to the June edition of the #SeeNature Newsletter. This month we discover the largest seabird in the northern atlantic and introduce the new SDLv4 eyepiece for MM4 Fieldscopes and Travelscopes. Quick Quiz Question. Despite their name,...
Date Added 5/26/2023
Lisa Wells gives her perspective on spending time in nature after a Lyme disease diagnosis. Nature and me always got along just fine until that long standing mutual agreement expired and bit me in the backside, or more specifically on the...
Date Added 5/18/2023
Join Opticron Ambassador Alice Marlow in her search for Lapwings - are they Britain's most underrated bird? Northern Lapwing are a bird dressed to impress. The males fashion a tux-like black and white breast which sweeps up across...
Date Added 4/20/2023
Spend a (virtual) morning birding with Opticron Ambassador Harry Coghill at Borrans Park. Borrans Park is situated in the Lake District National Park at the head of Lake Windermere, near the town of Ambleside. In the past, it has held a Roman...
Date Added 3/10/2023
In the March issue of our See Nature newsletter, Ambassador Meg Stone sheds some light on moth trapping and some of the beautiful moth species that can be found in the UK and West Yorkshire in particular. For more information on what wildlife...
Date Added 2/24/2023
In the February issue of our See Nature newsletter, Ambassador Izzy Fry introduced us to one of her favourite conservation activities - bird ringing. Read on to find out more about what bird ringing involves and how it helps wildlife. Hi...
Date Added 5/26/2022
This Saturday 28th May is the start of Orca Watch 2022. Over the following ten days Sea Watch Foundation will aim to collect as much data as possible on the whales, dolphins and porpoises in the coastal waters around North Sunderland and...
Date Added 3/3/2022
It’s World Wildlife Day, a day for celebrating the Earth’s biodiversity of life. This year, the theme is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. Earth is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis, the sixth mass...
Date Added 10/13/2021
The latest addition to our image stabilised product range is the Imagic IS 10x30 monocular. The Imagic IS 10x30 image stabilised monocular offers the unique opportunity to new and existing Opticron owners to enjoy close up views of flora,...
Date Added 8/13/2019
Some people find it hard to keep binoculars with 10x magnification, or more, steady without a tripod or support. By electronically and mechanically cancelling out “shake” caused by the natural rhythm of your body, Imagic IS...
Date Added 3/1/2019
MM4 77 Fieldscopes are the latest evolution of the MM concept pioneered and developed by Opticron over the past 25 years to meet the ever growing demand for lightweight, space saving high performance field equipment.