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This Wednesday 19th February we will meet at Sudmoor at 09:30 am to continue with our geophysical survey. Note: I have moved the start time to 09:30 to enable us to make slightly faster progress. I appreciate some of you may find this time less convenient regarding transport, etc. but

This Wednesday 12th February we will meet at Sudmoor at 10:00 am. We’ll continue with our geophysical survey. Details are in the email. . Reminders: The ground is wet with ankle-deep water in places. Bring your Hi-Vis if you have some. Please do not obstruct the adjacent field e

This Wednesday 5th February we will meet at 10:00 am at Sudmoor. We will continue with the geophysical survey and use our GNSS equipment to map the physical obstructions, such as streams and vegetation, to help plan further geophysical survey grids. Full details are included in the em

Saturday 22nd February 11am. Members of IWNHAS are invited on a group tour of Bembridge Fort on Culver Down. The fort, owned by the National Trust, is now leased and managed by a charity, The Bembridge Fort Trust. It will be closed to the public for about 18 months while extensive wor

For the first time in two decades, BTO are asking for birders help to survey for key Heathland species, including Woodlark, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar. To find out more and get involved click here.  Alternatively, contact Teresa Tearle – Regional Organiser Breeding Bird Surve

This activity is CANCELLED due to very wet ground conditions. This Saturday 1st February we will meet at 10:00 am at Sudmoor. We will continue with the geophysical survey of the scheduled barrow and surrounding area. We will also use our GNSS equipment to map the physical obstructions

Twenty-one members met at Newtown Visitor Point car park. A very good turnout given the chilly conditions. Jackie Hart led the first part of the walk overlooking Causeway Lake where the group were delighted to see a Kingfisher, two Spoonbill along with Pintail, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard,

This Wednesday 22nd January we will meet at 10:00 am at Sudmoor. We will start on the geophysical survey of the scheduled barrow and surrounding area. We will also use our GNSS equipment to map the physical obstructions, such as streams and vegetation, to help plan the geophysical sur

Ten members of IWNHAS joined Dave Fairlamb of Natural Links for an Ornithology Group outing to the Western Yar estuary on 22 December. The group had to contend with very blustery conditions, which made birdwatching quite tricky at times, but we did see a good range of birds, with 36 s