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This Wednesday we will be back Longstone Cottage. Meet in Mottistone Manor car park around 09:45 for a start time at the cottage of 10:00. Further info in the email.

This week’s activity will be at the ruins of Longstone Cottage. UPDATED: Meet in Mottistone Manor car park at 09:45. If the weather is poor we can decide what to do before making our way up. Transport from the car park up to the cottage will be available.

This week our main activity will be at the ruins of Longstone Cottage, continuing the excavation of the interior. Meet in Mottistone Manor car park at 09:45 or up at the cottage at 10:00. A small group will be down on field 9994 to continue with the geophysical survey starting at 10:0

Nine members met on a lovely, sunny and warm morning. Unfortunately, the meeting had to be curtailed but before then we had a good selection of birds. At the first gate overlooking the marsh we had excellent close views of two Egyptian Geese and, of course, the ever-present Canada Gee

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This week we will continue our Mottistone project in field 9994, down next to the Military Road. Start 10:00 am on the field – meet 9:45 am in Mottistone Manor car park to walk down, or drive along the Military Road and park on field 3080. Activity will be geophysical surveying and lo

Five members met on a breezy, bright, cool morning. We took our usual route. First thing we noted was the Hebridean sheep contained within an electrified fence browsing on the vegetation. It was notable that although the Skylark were singing no Meadow Pipit were seen or heard during t

Dr Paul Bingham will be exploring a Neanderthal handaxe which was recovered, besides an elephant tooth, at Pan Pit, Newport by Frederick Poole (a former curator of the museum). TALK AT CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM on Wednesday 15th May at 7pm. Tickets cost £5 and advance booking is essen

This week we will continue our Mottistone project in field 9994, down next to the Military Road. Start 10:00 am on the field – meet 9:45 am in Mottistone Manor car park to walk down, or drive along the Military Road and park on field 3080. Activity will be geophysical surveying and th