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Five  members met for the walk along the Yar estuary, on a warm sunny day.   I stopped on the swing bridge to point out the cream house across the estuary, once the home of the manager of the Gas Works, now a lovely house owned by Helen Danby & her husband. 

Eleven members met at the far car park at Culver Down on Saturday morning, 15th August for a casual walk on the Downs. We were hoping for returning migrants. An early sighting was a male and female Stonechat who were very obliging and allowed us to have good views of them.

Meet at Quarr Abbey prepared for various activities as last week. Meet  either at car park just before 10am or at culvert site after that.

Between September 2nd and 19th we will continue investigating the site of the medieval abbey at Quarr.  The project director is Matt Garner from Southampton City Archaeology Unit. We will be working five days a week with Sunday and Monday as rest days.  

Meet at Quarr Abbey car park at 10 am.  Come equipped for mag and res and working on the culvert site.

Sunday, 14th December 2014 There was a good turnout of 16 members for a walk at Newtown National Nature Reserve. We were not quite so inconvenienced by the rain this time. One pulse coincided with a visit to the hide and the second pulse occurred when we were by the boat hut. The tide

Looking at the Countryside report Porchfield Wednesday 15 July 19 members met at Porchfield on a mild morning with high cloud for a walk to Elmsworth Farm and through Burnt Wood to Slinks Bay.  For the majority of members this was new terrain. The leader had asked three local experts

18 members of the Bradford Botany Group, on a long weekend visit to the IOW,spent 21st June botanising in St. Lawrence with Dave and Hazel Trevan.Their route took them through Charles Wood to Binnel Bay, along the coast to Woody Bay,the “Cocks Eggs Site(  a private garden), up t

Over 20 members attended this walk, which was led by Dave and Hazel Trevan.The walk focused on the eastern side of the village, and took in coastal features, both St. Lawrence Churches,Pelham Woods, the Field Cow Wheat site, the top cliff overlooking the village and concluded at the P