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A small flock of Indian Silverbills perched on a wire at TVC

TVC's recurring biodiversity walk

3Bs&1H

Birds, Butterflies, Bees & Herps - a dusk-to-dawn walk with TVC's naturalists, now in its sixth edition.

Indian Silverbills at TVC, photographed by Omshivaprakash H L · used with permission, iNaturalist

What is 3Bs&1H?

Six editions in, 3Bs&1H has become TVC's signature overnight program - a guided walk through the property's birds, butterflies, bees, and herps (reptiles and amphibians), run dusk to dawn with naturalists who know this valley by ear as much as by eye. Participants arrive in the afternoon, walk the property's high-activity spots into the evening, gather around a campfire for a moth screen after dinner, then rise before sunrise for a second round of birding and a hike to the top of the hill.

Each edition is hosted with TVC's hospitality partner, Linger, and limited to around 20 participants so every naturalist walk stays small enough to actually watch and identify what's around you, not just pass through it.

Editions

A weaver ant colony tending their nest through a torn leaf window, backlit bright green.
Upcoming

3–4 October 2026

Edition 6

The 6th edition of TVC's dusk-to-dawn biodiversity walks — birds, butterflies, bees, and herps, with a moth screen and night walk.

Event poster for the 5th edition of 3Bs&1H Camping & Biodiversity Walk with Deepa Mohan, featuring a coppersmith barbet on a berry branch.

30–31 August 2025

Edition 5

The 5th edition of TVC's biodiversity walks — birds, butterflies, bees, and a moth screen, with naturalist Deepa Mohan.

Event poster for the 4th edition of 3Bs&1H Dusk to Dawn Biodiversity Walk with Deepa Mohan, showing a birder photographing an oriental white-eye.

21–22 December 2024

Edition 4

Spend Saturday evening and Sunday exploring the property, with guided naturalist tours to watch and identify birds, butterflies, insects, and plants. Limited to 20 participants.

Event poster for the 3Bs&1H Dusk to Dawn Biodiversity Walk, with a close-up photo of two mating grass blue butterflies.

3–4 December 2022

Edition 3

Spend Saturday evening and Sunday exploring the property, with guided naturalist tours to watch and identify birds, butterflies, insects, and plants. Limited to 20 participants.

Hand-lettered chalkboards listing bird species spotted at TVC, hung under the bamboo pavilion.

27–28 August 2022

Edition 2

Farm stay, campfire, and guided walks to watch and identify birds, butterflies, insects, and plants — dusk to dawn.

3Bs&1H began before this archive did, so edition numbering here starts from the first one we have a written record of.