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Monday December 30th 2.30 - 4.00 pm 
Ferrybridge see trip report
Meet outside the Chesil Beach Centre,
map reference SY668755 (see map)
Friday December 27th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday December 23rd 2.30 - 4.00 pm 
Radipole RSPB Reserve see trip report
Meet in the car park, near the visitor centre,
map reference SY675796 (click to see map)
Friday December 20th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday December 16th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Weymouth Beach see trip report
Meet at the Pavilion car park,
map reference SY683788 (click to see map)
Friday December 13th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday December 9th 2.30 - 4.00 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 December 6th - Sunday December 8th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday December 6th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday December 2nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
East Fleet see trip report
Meet at the end of Camp Road,
map reference SY653773 (click to see map)
Friday November 29th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday November 25th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Ringstead Bay see trip report
Meet at the beach car park (£2.00),
map reference SY752814 (click to see map)
Friday November 22nd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday November 15th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday Nov 11th 2.30 - 4.00 pm  
Symondsbury and Colmer's Hill see trip report
Meet by the church in Symondsbury,
map reference SY744936 (see map)
Friday November 8th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday November 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Tidmoor Point see trip report
Meet on Chickerell Road just west of Putton Lane,
map reference SY650794 (click to see map)
Friday November 1st - Sunday November 3rd
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday November 1st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday October 28th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Thorncombe Woods see trip report
Meet at the car park for Hardy's Cottage,
map reference SY726922 (click to see map)
Friday October 25th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday October 21st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
River Frome, Wareham see trip report
Meet in Wareham Quay car park,
map reference SY924872 (click to see map)
Friday October 18th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday October 14th
Brownsea Island see trip report
Meet outside St Mary's Church on Brownsea Island at 11.00 am for a walk round the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve or at 1.30 pm for a walk round the island,
map reference SZ028877 (see map)
Friday October 11th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Tuesday October 8th 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Sponsored Birdwatch at Radipole Lake see report
Help me raise funds for Liv Woodburn's life-saving operation.. Please drop in anytime during the day to see how many species I have found and how much money I have raised.
Monday October 7th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
River Piddle, Wareham see trip report
Meet on the North Walls above North Mill,
map reference SY921876 (click to see map)
Friday October 4th - Sunday October 6th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday October 4th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday September 30th 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)
Friday September 27th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday September 23rd 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 September 20th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday September 16th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Bestwall Park, Wareham see trip report
Meet in Wareham Quay car park,
map reference SY924872 (click to see map)
Friday September 13th - Sunday September 15th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday September 13th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday September 9th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Toller Porcorum see trip report
Meet at the Village Hall car park,
map reference SY561980 (see map)
Friday September 6th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday September 2nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
White Nothe see trip report
Meet at the far end of the National Trust car park,
map reference SY759823 (see map)
Friday August 30th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday August 26th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Blacknoll Heath, Winfrith see trip report
Meet at the pull-in by the reserve entrance,
map reference SY805863
Friday August 23rd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday August 19th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Fontmell Down see trip report
Park in the National Trust car park on Spread Eagle Hill, between Blandford and Shaftesbury,
map reference ST886187 (click to see map)
Monday August 12th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Morden Bog, Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet in the Sika Trail car park on the Wareham - Bere Regis road,
map reference SY906893 (see map)
Monday August 5th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Two Mile Coppice see trip report
Meet at the start of Greenway Road,
map reference SY672817 (click to see map)
Friday August 2nd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday July 29th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Bronkham Hill see trip report
Meet at the layby 0.25 miles to the east of the Hardy Monument,
map reference SY616877 (click to see map)
Friday July 26th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday July 22nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Wareham Forest see trip report
Meet at the Lawson's Clump car park on the B3075 north of Sandford,
map reference SY922909 (see map)
Friday July 19th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday July 12th - Sunday July 14th
Butterflies and Wild Flowers Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday July 12th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday July 8th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Preston see trip report
Meet on Church Road near St Andrews Church,
map reference SY706830, (click to see map)
Friday July 5th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday July 1st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Sares Wood see trip report
Meet in Affpuddle Car Park a mile north of Waddock Cross, just east of the crossroads on the road leading to Culpepper's Dish
map reference SY804924 (click to see map)
Friday June 28th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday June 24th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Moreton Forest see trip report
Meet at the Forestry Commission entrance a mile east of Waddock Cross,
map reference SY811912 (see map)
Friday June 21st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday June 17th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Abbotsbury Beach see trip report
Meet at the Abbotsbury beach car park,
map reference SY561847 (see map)
Friday June 14th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday June 10th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Bovington Heath see trip report
Meet in the Public Viewing Area on the road between Bovington and Clouds Hill,
map reference SY825904 (click to see map)
Friday June 7th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday June 3rd 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)
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Friday May 31st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday May 27th 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 24th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday May 20th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Powerstock Common see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park,
map reference SY547974 (see map)
Friday May 17th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday May 13th, 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Maiden Newton Watermeadows see trip report
Meet at the public car park at Rock Pit Farm, just past Greenford Primary School,
map reference SY594979 (see map)
Friday May 10th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday May 6th 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)
Friday May 3rd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday April 26th - Sunday April 28th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday April 19th - Sunday April 21st
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday April 22nd 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Durlston Country Park see trip report
Meet in the reserve car park, near the old information centre,
map reference SZ032773 (see map)
Friday April 19th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday April 15th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Pirates Lane, Wyke Regis see trip report
Meet at the top of Pirates Lane in Westhill Road,
map reference SY660773 (click to see map)
Monday April 8th 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)
Friday April 5th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Wednesday April 3rd 10.30 am - 12.00 noon
Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset see trip report
Meet at the reserve car park,
map reference ST449396 (click to see map)
Monday April 1st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Sandford Heath see trip report
Meet at Holton Heath railway station,
map reference SY946902 (click to see map)
Friday March 29th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday March 25th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Holton Lee see trip report
Meet in the main car park,
map reference SY961912 (click to see map)
Friday March 22nd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday March 18th 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 March 15th - Sunday March 17th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday March 15th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday March 11th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Hartland Moor see trip report
Meet on the high section of the road between Norden and Middlebere,
map reference SY962847 (click to see map)
Friday March 8th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday March 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
West Bexington see trip report
Meet in the car park on the beach,
map reference SY531864 (see map)
Friday March 1st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday February 25th 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)
Friday February 22nd - Sunday February 24th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday February 22nd 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday February 15th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday February 8th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday February 4th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Throop (near Bere Regis) see trip report
Meet in the layby in the village,
map reference SY826932 (click to see map)
Friday February 1st 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 28th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Middlebere Farm see trip report
Meet at the start of the track to Middlebere Farm,
map reference SY963853 (click to see map)
Friday January 25th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 21st 2.30 - 4.00 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)
Friday January 18th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 14th 2.30 - 4.00 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 11th
Birdbreak Weekend see trip report
Please book with The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Friday January 11th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
Monday January 7th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Maiden Castle see trip report
Meet at the English Heritage car park,
map reference SY669889 (click to see map)
Friday January 4th 10.00 - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries see trip reports
After the walk enjoy a tea or coffee in the hotel bistro at a 50% discount!
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland,
map reference SY688729 (click to see map)
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