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CANCELLED * Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 7th October * CANCELLED

Unfortunately, heavy rain is forecast for Wednesday morning, so the field activity has been cancelled. *************************************** This Wednesday 7th October, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field.  Arrival time is fl
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 23rd September

This Wednesday 23rd September, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field.  Arrival time is flexible, allowing for convenience, traffic, etc. The weather looks promising, and I plan to stay through lunch if anyone wishes to do the sam
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 16th September

This Wednesday 16th September, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field.  Arrival time is flexible, allowing for convenience, traffic, etc. The weather looks promising, and I plan to stay through lunch if anyone wishes to do the sam
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 9th September

This Wednesday 9th September, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field. The weather looks promising, and I plan to stay through lunch if anyone cares to do the same. We can use the new and old resistance meters. Plenty of opportunit
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Ornithology walk – Brading Marsh

The weather forecast was for heavy rain and 30mph gusts, so I wasn’t sure if I’d have any takers, but at 9am 4 brave birders began to scour the landscape for anything avian. We began at St Helens end by the metal gate to the left. The usual Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 2nd September

This Wednesday 2nd September, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field. We will use the new resistance meter and possibly the old one if I can find and fix the problem we had last week. Reminder: Please wear your hi-vis. (We have sp
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Ornithology walk 29 August – Brading Marsh

This Saturday 29 August we hope to meet for a walk at Brading Marsh. Meet at St Helens end of Laundry Lane (near A&R Welding / cattle sheds SZ 62117E 88322N what3words roofed.flamenco.blizzard). We’ll be looking for departing summer migrants. Strong winds and thundery shower
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 26th August

This Wednesday 26th August, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field. If there are enough of us, we will use the gradiometer and also the resistance meter. Reminder: Please wear your hi-vis. (We have spare hi-vis available if requir
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Archaeology field activity – Wednesday 12th August

This Wednesday 12th August, we will continue our geophysical survey at Quarr Abbey. We will meet from 09:30 on Pond Field to continue using the gradiometer. It will be another warm day, and I will have the gazebo to provide somewhere to sit in the shade. I will stay as long as there a
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