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Monday December 29th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Maiden Castle see trip report
Meet at the English Heritage car park,
map reference SY669889 (see map)
Friday December 26th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday December 22nd 3.30 - 5.00 pm
Radipole RSPB Reserve, Weymouth see trip report
A late afternoon visit to see the roosting Little Egrets.
Meet at the reserve car park, near the visitor centre,
map reference SY675796 (see map)
Friday December 19th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday December 15th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Portland Harbour see trip report
Meet in Sandsfoot Castle gardens near the cafe,
map reference SY675774 (see map)
Friday December 12th - Sunday December 14th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday December 8th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Lodmoor RSPB Reserve see trip report
Meet at the car park before the Civic Amenity Site, Preston Beach Road,
map reference SY687809 (see map)
Monday December 1st 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Sares Wood see trip report
Meet in the car park just east of the crossroads,
map reference SY804924 (see map).
Monday November 24th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Puddletown Forest see trip report
Meet in the Forestry Commission pull-in at Beacon Corner,
map reference SY746935 (see map)
Monday November 17th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Thorncombe Woods, Higher Bockhampton see trip report
Meet at the car park for Hardy's Cottage,
map reference SY726922 (see map)
Monday November 10th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
East Fleet see trip report
Meet on Camp Road,
map reference SY653773 (see map)
Friday November 7th - Sunday November 9th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday October 27th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Littlemoor Pond see trip report
Meet on the disused section of road near the entrance to Westfield School,
map reference SY692828 (see map)
Monday October 20th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Hardy Monument see trip report
Meet at the Hardy Monument, or if the car park is closed at the layby 0.25 miles to the east,
map reference SY616877 (see map)
Monday October 13th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Radipole Village see trip report
Meet on Radipole Lane near the junction with Dorchester Road,
map reference SY668818 (see map)
Friday October 10th - Sunday October 12th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday October 6th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Abbotsbury see trip report
Meet in the village car park
map reference SY578853 (see map)
Monday September 29th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Dewlish see trip report
Meet at the layby near the bend at the top of Park Hill,
map reference SY779980 (see map).
Monday September 22nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Rodden Hive see trip report
Meet at the layby just west of Langton Herring on the Rodden road,
map reference SY610827 (see map) Please note that if the layby is full you will need to park in the village and walk down.
Friday September 19th - Sunday September 21st
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday September 15th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Chickerell Downs see trip report
Meet at the reserve entrance on Putton Lane, just north of Bennett's Water Gardens,
map reference SY651799 (see map).
Monday September 1st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Pilsdon Pen see trip report
Meet at the layby below Pilsdon Pen,
map reference ST414009 (see map).
Friday August 22nd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip report
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday August 18th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Tadnoll Heath see trip report
Meet at the reserve entrance on Redbridge Road between East Knighton and Crossways,
map reference SY791877 (see map)
Monday August 11th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Challow Hill, Corfe see trip report
Meet at the small car park on the hill above the village,
map reference SY964823 (see map)
Monday August 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Martin Down see trip report
Meet at the reserve entrance on the A354 between Blandford and Salisbury,
map reference SY594979 (see map)
Friday August 1st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip report
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday August 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Alner's Gorse
Meet in the Butterfly Conservation car park on the north side of the Hazelbury Bryan road, a mile east of King's Stag,
map reference ST737100 (see map)
Friday July 25th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip report
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday July 21st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Wareham Water Meadows see trip report
Meet in the car park at the end of Streche Road,
map reference SY916875 (see map)
Friday July 18th - Sunday July 20th
Butterflies & Wild Flowers Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Friday July 18th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip report
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday July 14th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Kingcombe Coppice see trip report
Meet in the car park off the first bend on Kingcombe Road before Rampisham Down,
map reference ST553006 (see map)
Monday July 7th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Alner's Gorse see trip report
Meet in the Butterfly Conservation car park on the north side of the Hazelbury Bryan road, a mile east of King's Stag,
map reference ST737100 (see map)
Monday June 30th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Moreton see trip report
Meet in the village near the ford,
map reference SY805895 (see map)
Monday June 23rd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Came Woods see trip report
Meet in the layby opposite the woods,
map reference SY697853 (see map)
Friday June 20th - Sunday June 22nd
Butterflies & Wild Flowers Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday June 16th 9.00 - 10.30 pm
Tadnoll Heath see trip report
Meet at the reserve entrance on Redbridge Road between East Knighton and Crossways, map reference SY791877 (see map)
Monday June 9th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Brackett's Coppice see trip report
Meet in the DWT car park in the field on the north side of the road between Corscombe and Higher Halstock Leigh,
map reference ST515067 (see map)
Sunday June 8th 11.00 - 12.30 am
Tout Quarry, Portland see trip report
The second of two free walks with the Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust looking at natural regeneration in a man-made landscape. Meet at the Drill Hall, Easton Lane, map reference SY691724 (see map)
Monday June 2nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Lankham Bottom see trip report
Meet in the pull-in on the road linking Cattistock to the A37,
map reference ST606003 (see map)
Friday May 30th - Sunday June 1st
Jurassic Coast Walking Weekend see report
Based at the Hotel Aqua, Castletown, Portland,
map reference SY686744 (see map)
Friday May 30th10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Thursday May 22nd1.30 - 3.00 pm
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Tuesday May 20th 8.00 - 9.30 pm
Ringstead see trip report
An evening walk to hear nightingales. Meet at the far end of the National Trust car park,
map reference SY759823 (see map)
Monday May 19th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Cerne Abbas see trip report
Meet at the picnic site car park under Giant Hill,
map reference ST664015 (see map)
Friday May 16th - Sunday May 18th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday May 12th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Powerstock Common see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park,
map reference SY547974 (see map)
Monday May 5th - Thursday May 8th
Dorset - Coastal migrants and heathland specialities see trip report
A 3-day break based at The Heights Hotel, Portland, (see map)
Please book with The Travelling Naturalist, Dorchester.
Monday May 5th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Abbotsbury - Portesham Railway see trip report
Meet in the village car park at Abbotsbury,
map reference SY579853 (see map)
Monday April 21st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Durlston Country Park see trip report
Meet in the reserve car park, near the information centre,
map reference SZ032773 (see map)
Friday April 18th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Friday April 11th - Sunday April 13th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Friday April 11th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday April 7th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Cole Wood, Wool see trip report
Meet at Woodstreet Farm,
map reference SY855856 (see map)
Monday March 31st 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Winyards Gap see trip report
Meet in the car park next to the pub,
map reference ST491062 (see map)
Monday March 24th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Gore Hill, Hillfield see trip report
Meet at the car park overlooking Hillfield,
map reference ST636039 (see map)
Monday March 17th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet in the Sugar Hill car park on the Wareham - Bere Regis road,
map reference SY872933 (see map)
Friday March 14th - Sunday March 16th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday March 10th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Puddletown Forest see trip report
Meet in the 2nd pull-in from the south on the road between Tincleton and Puddletown known as "Rhodedendron Mile",
map reference SY744921 (see map)
Thursday March 6th - Saturday March 8th
Dorset Spring Reunion see trip report
A 2-day break based at The Sandbanks Hotel, Poole
Please book with The Travelling Naturalist, Dorchester.
Monday March 3rd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Middlebere Farm see trip report
Meet at the start of the track to Middlebere Farm,
map reference SY963853 (see map)
Monday February 24th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Binnegar Gravel Pits see trip report
Meet at the pull-in on the Puddletown Road, between Bovington & Wareham, a mile or two further towards Wareham than Hyde Heath,
map reference SY885879 (see map)
Friday February 21st - Sunday February 23rd
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Friday February 21st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday February 17th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Abbotsbury see trip report
Meet in the village car park,
map reference SY579853 (see map)
Friday February 7th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday February 3rd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
East Fleet see trip report
Meet on Camp Road,
map reference SY653773 (see map)
Friday January 31st - Sunday February 2nd
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday January 27th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
White Horse Hill see trip report
Meet at the start of the track over White Horse Hill,
map reference SY702852 (see map)
Monday January 20th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Hardy Monument see trip report
Meet at the Hardy Monument, or if the car park is closed at the layby 0.25 miles to the east,
map reference SY616877 (see map)
Monday January 13th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Ferrybridge see trip report
Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre,
map reference SY668755 (see map)
Friday January 3rd 2014 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
This walk includes a free coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (see map)
Monday January 6th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Lodmoor RSPB Reserve see trip report
Meet at the car park before the Civic Amenity Site, Preston Beach Road,
map reference SY687809 (see map)