Natural History field meetings

DNHAS logo: Corfe Castle on its hill

The Field Secretary is
John Newbould, telephone 01305 837384,
john_newbould at btinternet dot com

Programme as PDF, issued December 2009: text or tabular

Date Place Grid Reference Times Project Leader
2-Dec-09 History Centre, Seminar Room Christmas meeting to review 2009 and plan 2010 10.00am to approx 1.00pm County Boundary Katherine Barker 01935 816764
3-Dec-09 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
10-Dec-09 Golden Cap Estate. Meet at the east end of Stonebarrow car park SY381933 9.30am - 3.30pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
13-Dec-09 Stourhead Estate, South Wiltshire Meet in the car park ST778339 10.30am - 3.00pm Wessex Bryology Group Andrew Branson
7-Jan-10 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
3-Feb-10 Museum School Room am and Char-Chars Tea room pm to work on digital boundary atlas
10.00am and 1.30pm County Boundary Mark Ford
4-Feb-10 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
14-Feb-10 West Yatton Down and Kents Bottom North Wiltshire ST852758 10.30am - 3.00pm Wessex Bryology Group Sharon Pilkington
18-Feb-10 Dorset County Museum, School Dorset Invertebrate Recording Group AGM and summer programme
3.00pm
John Newbould 01305 837384
4-Mar-10 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
6-Mar-10 Portland for moning visit to King Barrow then East Weare. Meet at View Point SY639730 10.30am to 4.00pm Wessex Bryology Group Bryan Edwards
1-Apr-10 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
7-Apr-10 The county boundary at pens. Meet in the car park of Pen Mill Hotel on the A30 Sherborne Road. The train leaves Weymouth at 8.50am to the adjacent Pen Mill Station. ST569162 10.00am County Boundary Dr K Barker
10-Apr-10 Ubley Warren, North Somerset Parking at Charterhouse ST505556 10.30am to 4.00pm Wessex Bryology Group Andrew Branson
15-17th April, 2010 National Federation for Biological Recording Conference Windermere. Recording freshwater species and habitats

includes Field Visit and visit to FBA labs www.nfbr.org.uk
22-Apr-09 Golden Cap Estate. Meet at the east end of Stonebarrow car park SY381933 9.30am - 3.30pm Green-winged Orchid Count for National Trust John Newbould 01305 837384
24-Apr-10 Queen's Copse. Meet opposite Holt Wood to see Spurge Laurel and Small-leaved Lime. SU033058 10.30am to 4.00pm Dorset Flora Group Peter Hatherley 01202 882861
15-May-10 Stoborough Heath, Stocks Wood, Pale Dog-violet
10.30am to 4.00pm BSBI - rare plants survey Volunteer wanted
15-May-10 National Moth Night

Local events Butterfly Conservation and Dorset Moth Group
28-May-10 Dorset Wildflower Week starts
various

6-Jun-10 Dorset Wildflower Week ends see separate leaflet


various
2-Jun-10 East Stour - venue to be notified
10.00am County Boundary Andrew Morgan
12-Jun-10 Beacon Hill Introduction to grasses. Booking through Dorset Environmental Records Centre Cost £10 01305 225081 10.30am to 4.00pm Training DFG Robin Walls Jon Crewe
17-Jun-10 Golden Cap Estate. Meet at the east end of Stonebarrow car park to search for Bristle and Slender Club-rush (Thursday) SY381933 9.30am - 3.30pm Invertebrate & other surveys John Newbould 01305 837384
26-Jun-10 Batcombe Down to search for an old record of Musk Orchid DFG. Meet in public car park on north side of Gore Hill SY635055 10.30am DFG-BSBI - rare plants survey
7-9 July and 12-15 July Bog Orchid Survey Godlingston Heath. Eight volunteers wanted each day. Meet Dean Hill Mini-car park SZ017819 SZ021809 10.30am DFG/NT survey Ted Pratt 01929427299
17-Jul-10 Dorsetshire Gap venue to be arranged

DFG survey
4-Aug-10 Rimpton and Sandford Orcas. Meet at Rimpton Church ST62206105 10.00am County Boundary Jon and Sue Campbell
12-Aug-10 Bindon Hill. Meet by Lulworth Church to search for Field Garlic SY823807 9.30am DNHAS Survey John Newbould 01305 837384
14-Aug-10 Wareham Common to survey the wet ditches. Meet near Wareham Hospital SY918874 with wellingtons. Introduction to wetland plants
10.30am - 12.45pm DFG Ted Pratt 01929427299
28-Aug-10 Probably Holt Heath to survey Marsh Gentian

DNHAS Survey
5-Sep-10




6-Oct-10


County Boundary
7-Oct-10 Frome Valley Meet at the lay-by east of the B3143 Piddlehinton Road, east of Dorchester SY704911 9.00am to approx 1.00pm Winter Bird Survey John Newbould 01305 837384

















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