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walks to come in 2015:
Monday December 28th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Beachcombing walk on Weymouth Beach
Meet at the Pavilion car park,
map reference SY683788 (click to see map)
Monday January 4th 2016 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Ridgeway Hill
Meet at the far end of Dorchester Road, just past the railway bridge,
map reference SY673852 (see map)
Friday January 8th - Sunday January 10th
Birdbreak Weekend
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 11th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Thorncombe Woods, Higher Bockhampton
Meet at the car park for Hardy's Cottage,
map reference SY726922 (see map)
Monday January 18th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Newton's Cove
Meet in the Barrack Road car park opposite the Nothe Tavern,
map reference SY683787 (click to see map)
Friday January 22nd - Sunday January 24th
Birdbreak Weekend
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 25th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Lodmoor RSPB Reserve
Meet at the car park before the Civic Amenity Site, Preston Beach Road,
map reference SY687809 (see map)
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Monday December 21st 2.00 - 3.30 pmMaiden Castle
Meet at the English Heritage car park,
map reference SY669889 (click to see map)
Friday December 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 (click to see map)
Monday December 14th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Portland Harbour see trip report
Meet in the car park on Mulberry Avenue, just west of Portland Castle,
map reference SY684744 (click to see map)
Friday December 11th - Sunday December 13th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday December 7th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
East Fleet see trip report
Meet on Camp Road,
map reference SY653773 (click to see map)
Monday November 30th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Beachcombing walk on Weymouth Beach see trip report
Meet at the Pavilion car park,
map reference SY683788 (click to see map)
Monday November 23rd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Middlebere Farm see trip report
Meet at the start of the track to Middlebere Farm,
map reference SY963853 (click to see map)
Monday November 16th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Hardy Monument see trip report
Meet at the layby 0.25 miles to the east of the Hardy Monument,
map reference SY616877 (click to see map)
Monday November 9th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Church Ope Cove and Penn's Weare see trip reports
Meet at the car park opposite Pennsylvania Castle,
map reference SY696713 (click to see map)
Friday November 6th - Sunday November 8th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday November 2nd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Redcliff see trip report
Meet at the eastern end of Bowleaze Coveway,
map reference SY706821 (click to see map)
Friday October 30th 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 (click to see map)
Monday October 26th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Beachcombing walk on Weymouth Beach see trip report
Meet at the Pavilion car park,
map reference SY683788 (click to see map)
Monday October 19th - Thursday October 22nd
Dorset - Coastal migrants and heathland specialities
A 3-day break based at The Heights Hotel, Portland, (click to see map)
Please book with The Travelling Naturalist, Dorchester.
Monday October 19th 3.30 - 5.00 pm
Radipole RSPB Reserve, Weymouth see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park, near the visitor centre,
map reference SY675796 (click to see map)
Monday October 12th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Portland Bill see trip report
Meet in the Bill car park near the lighthouse at
map reference SY677685 (click to see map)
Friday October 9th - Sunday October 11th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday October 5th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Yellowham Wood see trip report
Meet at the layby on Yellowham Hill, a minor road parallel with the A35 between Dorchester and Puddletown,
map reference SY730933 (click to see map).
Monday September 28th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Beachcombing walk on Weymouth Beach see trip report
Meet at the Pavilion car park,
map reference SY683788 (click to see map)
Monday September 21st 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 (click to see map)
Please note that if the layby is full you will need to park in the village and walk down.
Friday September 18th - Sunday September 20th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday September 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 (click to see map)
Monday September 7th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Dorchester Water Meadows see trip report
Meet at the junction of Eddison Avenue and St Georges Road
map reference SY704903 (click to see map)
Friday September 4th 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 (click to see map)
Monday August 31st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Turnworth Wood - Okeford Hill see trip report
Meet in the car park at the top of the hill six miles north of Winterborne Whitechurch,
map reference ST812093 (click to see map)
Friday August 28th 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 (click to see map)
Monday August 24th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Arne RSPB Reserve, Poole Harbour see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park, Arne
map reference SY972878 (click to see map)
Monday August 17th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Blacknoll Heath, Winfrith see trip report
Meet at the pull-in by the reserve entrance,
map reference SY805863 (click to see map)
Friday August 14th 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 (click to see map)
Monday August 10th 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 (click to see map)
Friday August 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 (click to see map)
Monday August 3rd 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 (click to see map)
Friday July 31st 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 (click to see map)
Friday July 24th 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 (click to see map)
Monday July 20th 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 (click to see map).
Friday July 17th - Sunday July 19th
Butterflies & Wild Flowers Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday July 17th 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 (click to see map)
Monday July 13th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Moreton see trip report
Meet in the village near the ford,
map reference SY805895 (click to see map)
Friday July 10th 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 (click to see map)
Monday July 6th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Stoborough Heath NNR see trip report
Meet in the reserve car park at Sunnyside Farm on the road to Arne,
map reference SY938863 (click to see map)
Friday July 3rd 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 (click to see map)
Monday June 29th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Badbury Rings, Wimborne see trip report
Park in the National Trust car park,
map reference ST959030 (click to see map)
Monday June 22nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet at the Lockyer's Hill car park, 5 miles north west of Wareham on the Bere Regis Road, map reference SY 873933 (click to see map)
Friday June 19th - Sunday June 21st
Butterflies & Wild Flowers Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
Monday June 8th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Moreton Gravel Pits see trip report
Meet at Redbridge,
map reference SY789884 (click to see map)
Monday June 1st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Abbotsbury see trip report
Meet at the Swannery car park,
map reference SY577846 (click to see map)
Friday May 29th 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 (click to see map)
Monday May 25th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Bere Wood see trip report
Meet in Bloxworth near the church,
map reference SY881947 (click to see map)
Monday May 18th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Powerstock Common see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park,
map reference SY547974 (click to see map)
Friday May 15th - Sunday May 17th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday May 11th 8.00 - 9.30 pm
Ringstead see trip report
Meet at the far end of the National Trust car park, map reference
map reference SY759823 (click to see map)
Monday May 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Higher Hyde Heath, Bovington see trip report
Meet at reserve car park on the N.E. side of the Puddletown Road, between Bovington & Wareham,
map reference SY854899 (click to see map)
Saturday April 25th - Monday April 27th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Saturday April 18th 10.30 - 4.00
Durlston Country Park see trip report
(WEA day course)
Monday April 13th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Chamberlayne's Heath, Bere Regis see trip report
Meet at the car park near the tank training area approx 2 miles south of Bere,
map reference SY844917 (click to see map)
Friday April 10th - Sunday April 12th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday April 10th 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 (click to see map)
Monday April 6th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Upton Country Park see trip report
Meet in the main car park near the toilets,
map reference SY992929 (click to see map)
Friday April 3rd 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 (click to see map)
Monday March 23rd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Woolsbarrow Hill, Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet in car park just north of the national speed limit sign on the east side of the Wareham - Bere Regis road,
map reference SY888917 (click to see map)
Friday March 20th - Sunday March 22nd
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday March 16th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood see trip report
Meet near the reserve's education centre at
map reference SU151079 (click to see map)
Monday March 9th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Great Ovens Hill, Sandford see trip report
Meet in the car park on the left side of the road from Sandford to Sherford, about 1 mile north of Sandford,
map reference SY923904 (click to see map)
Monday March 2nd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Penn Weare, Portland see trip reports
Meet in the Portland Museum car park, opposite Pennsylvania Castle
map reference SY695712 (click to see map)
Friday February 27th - Sunday March 1st
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday February 23rd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Cold Harbour Heath, Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet in the Sika Trail car park on the Wareham - Bere Regis road,
map reference SY906893 (click to see map)
Friday February 20th 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 (click to see map)
Monday February 9th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Cogden Beach see trip report
Meet in the National Trust car park,
map reference SY503885 (click to see map)
Monday February 2nd 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Culpeppers Dish see trip report
Meet at the picnic area,
map reference SY814924 (click to see map)
Monday January 26th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Newton's Cove see trip report
Meet in the Barrack Road car park opposite the Nothe Tavern,
map reference SY683787 (click to see map)
Friday January 23rd - Sunday January 25th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 19th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Tadnoll Heath see trip report
Meet at the reserve entrance on Redbridge Road between East Knighton and Crossways,
map reference SY791877 (click to see map)
Monday January 12th 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 (click to see map)
Monday January 5th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Portland Harbour see trip report
Meet in the car park on Mulberry Avenue, just west of Portland Castle,
map reference SY684744 (click to see map)
Friday January 2nd - Sunday January 4th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday January 2nd 2015 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 (click to see map)
Monday December 29th 2.00 - 3.30 pm
Maiden Castle see trip report
Meet at the English Heritage car park,
map reference SY669889 (click to 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 (click to 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 (click to 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 (click to 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 (click to see map)
Friday December 12th - Sunday December 14th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to 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 (click to 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 (click to see map).