AUGUST 2008
Saturday
2nd August -
Blashford
Lakes
Leader Steve Lankester
9.30
am until 1.00 pm. (3 miles)
Join us for a wander in and around the Hampshire Wildlife
Trusts Blashford Lakes Reserve, with its mixed habitat and new bird
hides plus possible dragonflies and butterflies for added interest.
Meet and park at the Blashford Lakes Centre, Ellingham
Drove, near Ringwood at SU 151079 (O/S 195,
Bournemouth). Walk category A
Sunday 17th August -
DURLEY
MILL AREA
Leader: Phil Budd
10:30 am until 3.30 pm (4.5 miles)
Meet in the lay-by SW of
Netherhill Farm in
Netherhill Lane at SU 518150 (O/S 196 Solent). This walk
takes us through woodland, lanes and farmland. Possible Kingfisher,
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Yellowhammer and Little Owl and butterflies.
Walk category B.
SEPTEMBER
2008
Sunday
7th
September - Migrant Birds at
Farlington Marshes
Leader:
Kevin
Stouse 9.30 am until 1.30 pm
(3 miles).
Meet at
Broadmarsh car -park at SU 699055 (O/S 197 - Chichester)
for this walk round the marshes in search of migrants Take the road
south, variously marked for Broadmarsh Coastal Path, Industrial Site and
Amenity Tip, and called Harts Farm Way. Take the first turn right (under
a height barrier) into the car park. Bring coffee/Lunch. Walk category
A.
Saturday 13th September -
Chalton
and Finchdean
Leader: Darren
Fry
10.00 am until 3.00 pm (4.5 miles)
Park in Chalton village
SU 731161 (O/S 197 -
Chichester ) and meet by the telephone box in the
village. Some slight inclines in this walk covering an area of
farmland, scrub and woodland. Walk category B.
Sunday 14th September -
Longdown
and Deerleap
Leader: Phil Budd
10.00 am until 3.00 pm (4.5 miles)
Meet and park at the
Longdown car park at SU 360087 (O/S 196 -
Solent) . Longdown and deerleap
are situated in the east of the
new
Forest. Bring lunch, stout footwear recommended. Walk category A.
Sunday 21st September
- OXEY
AND NORMANDY MARSH
Leader: Andrew Walmsley
10.30 am until 3.30 pm (4 miles)
Park by the roadside 1/3 km beyond the pub at SZ 323934
(O/S 196 - Solent) for this walk around the marsh. Late summer and early
autumn can produce some really good birds along this stretch of
coastline. Walk category A.
Saturday 27th September - RIVER
ITCHEN CIRCULAR WALK
Leader: Nick
Wiley 10.30 am until
13.30 pm ( 3 miles)
Park in
Easton village SU 511321 (O/S 185 - Winchester) ) and
meet outside Cricketers PH. Walk along the river taking in Easton,
Abbots Worthy and Martyn Worthy for possible kingfisher, grey wagtail
and others. Walk category A.
OCTOBER 2008
Sunday
5th October -
Migrant Birds at Titchfield Haven
Leader:
Kevin
Stouse 9.30 am until 2.00 pm
(5 miles).
Meet in
layby at SU 549043 (O/S 196 - Solent) on West of
Titchfield to Stubbington Road (B3334) for this circular walk of the
outside of the Haven reserve in search of migrants and early winter
birds. Bring coffee/Lunch. Walk category B.
Saturday 11th October
- Mottisfont.
Leader:
Barrie Roberts 10.30
am until 2.00 pm (4 miles)
Park in
Mottisfont Abbey car park SU 328268 (O/S 185
Winchester). A walk for woodland and farmland birds, with possible
Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Yellowhammer and migrants. Some hilly parts and a
few stiles. Occasionally muddy. Walk category C.
Sunday
12th October -
CHILLING FARM AREA INCLUDING HOOK
Leader:
Dave
Mundy & Ted Barnes 9.00 am until 13.30 pm
(4.5 miles).
From
Holiday Inn roundabout on A27 at top of Titchfield Hill, take
Warsash Road and after about ½ mile turn into Hook Lane
on LHS (this is road AFTER Common Lane) . Meet in Hookshead Coppice
car-park. SU 524056 ( O/S 196 - Solent) This walk takes in a variety of
habitats and we would hope to see shorebirds, farm and woodland
species. Bring coffee/Lunch. Walk category A.
Saturday
18th October
- havAnt Thicket
Leaders:
Darren Fry 10.00 am until 12.30 pm (2
miles)
Park in the Havant Thicket car park at SZ 722103 (O/S
197 - Chichester) for this short walk for woodland birds and migrant
thrushes . Walk category A.
Saturday
25th October
- Keyhaven Marshes
Leaders:
Sheila and Steve Lankester 9.30 am until 12.30 pm (3
miles)
Meet by the sea wall at Keyhaven (free parking) or park
in the car park opposite the Gun public house (charges apply) at SZ
306915 (O/S 196 - Solent) for this short walk for early winter wildfowl
and waders along the sea wall . Walk category A.
NOVEMBER 2008
Saturday 15th November -
CALSHOT
Leader: Simon
Curzon 9.00 am to 12
noon (2 miles)
Meet at Calshot car
park SU 480013 (O/S 196 -
Solent). A walk to see what waders and wildfowl are on
the mudflats. There may be ducks and grebes on the sea and there are
often wintering Med. Gulls and Black Redstart in the area. Walk
Category A
Sunday 16th November -
Hook
with Warsash
Leader: Pat Skelton 10.00
am until 3.30 pm (5.5 miles approx)
Approaching Warsash from Brook Lane take the 3rd exit at the roundabout
onto Shore Road. Follow the one way route into Passage Lane and park in
the car park on the RHS before reaching the shore (where there is
another car park). SZ 489062 (O/S 196 - Solent). The habitats
include inter-tidal mud, saltmarsh, scrub, reedbed and woodland. We
will return to the car park once during the walk, so it will be possible
to leave early. Walk category 'A'.
Sunday
23rd November -
Winter Birds at Farlington Marshes
Leader:
Kevin
Stouse 9.30 am until 1.30pm
(3 miles).
Meet at
Broadmarsh Car Park for this walk round the Marshes in
search of Winter birds From the A27/A3M junction take the road south,
variously marked for Broadmarsh Coastal Path, Industrial Site and
Amenity Tip, and called Harts Farm Way. Take the first turn right (under
a height barrier) into the car park at SU 699055 (O/S 197 - Chichester).
Bring coffee/Lunch. Walk category A.
Saturday 29th November -
STANSTED FOREST
Leader:
Darren Fry 10.00 am until
3.30 pm (3 miles).
Meet in the main car park at
Stansted Forest SU 753103 (O/S 197 - Chichester) for this
walk in search of wintering woodland birds, including finches and tit
flocks. Walk category B
Phil
Budd 07748 236666
Simon
Curzon 01425 673321
Darren
Fry 07779 321074
Steve Lankester 01590
682421
Dave
Mundy 01489 576641
Barrie
Roberts 02380 737023
Kevin
Stouse 02392 482770
Andrew
Walmsley 02380 282721
Nick
Wiley 01489 893226
Pat Skelton call Steve Lancaster