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| November 2009 |
 • Heavy rain and high winds was a feature of the weather in the week up to our visit to Blashford Lakes but because of our influence over the weather, or perhaps just good luck, the winds had died down and the rain managed to stay away for the duration of our visit. |
| October 2009 |
 • Matley Wood The object of our visit was to look for Fungi. Actually finding fungi was the easy bit; it was the identification of them that was the difficult part.
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| September 2009 |
 • Pigbush Things are starting to stir in the Forest. After a quiet summer the ponies are being rounded up for branding leaving single ponies dashing about in search of their lost companions. |
| August 2009 |
 • Eyeworth Pond Just as the angler sits on the river bank with no thought of catching a fish the nature lover goes for a walk in the countryside with no thought of seeing anything special or even knowing where they are going. |
| July 2009 |
 • The attraction of Bentley Wood is meant to be the butterflies, in particular the ‘Purple Emperor’ and ‘Lettered Hairstreak’. |
| June 2009 |
 • Old Winchester Hill sits on the western edge of the South Downs by the slopes of the Meon valley. |
| May 2009 |
 • Langford Lakes Nature Reserve. Very high winds and rain put off most members from attempting the fairly long drive to Langford Lakes nature reserve run by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and situated in the beautiful Wylye valley some eight miles north of Wilton |
| April 2009 |
 • Moorcourt Farm, which is the title of this walk, lies near the start of the walk and is a typical old farm with lots of ramshackle old barns and sheds, some still standing on the old mushroom shaped staddle stones. |
| March 2009 |
 • Cheesefoot Head - A good turnout of members set out on one of the finest days of the year to walk round Cheesefoot head in search of Hares displaying their mad march hare rituals. |
| February 2009 |
 • Lepe or Calshot? - That was the question that occupied the minds of those members of the Waterside Natural History Society as we gathered for the February outdoor meeting. |
| January 2009 |
• Warsash - The attraction for the Waterside Natural History society is of course the nature reserve but when we arrived at the car park there was a group of people starting out on a vintage cycling tour and another group starting out on sailing activities. |
| December 2008 |
 • Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve
This reserve is well known among birdwatchers and thoroughly deserves the title ‘national’. We have regularly visited the reserve over the last few years and always look forward to seeing a good variety of birds. |
| November 2008 |
 • Liberty’s Raptor and Reptile Centre
The November outdoor meeting consisted of a visit to the Liberty’s Raptor and Reptile Centre near Ringwood.
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| October 2008 |
 • Farlington Marshes
Members visited Farlington Marshes, a well known bird watching area on the south coast between Havant and Portsmouth |
| September 2008 |
• Blashford Lakes and pond dipping
Waterside Natural History Society spent a day at Blashford Lakes recently. |
| August 2008 |
 • Waterside Natural History Society visit Stockbridge Common & Meadow When we arrived at the car park opposite the Common we were treated to a display of vintage vehicles on their way to the Dorset Steam Fair.
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| July 2008 |
• Waterside Natural History Society visits Basingstoke Canal
At a time when most people are out exercising their pooper scoopers the Waterside Natural history society set out to visit Basingstoke Canal. |
| June 2008 |
• Waterside Natural History Society goes to Old Winchester Hill.
Old Winchester Hill is located near West Meon and in walking terms can be described as an ‘upside down hill’ or a bowl in layman’s terms. This is because the car park is at the top of the hill; so you have to walk downhill first before returning in an uphill direction. |
| May 2008 |
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• Waterside Natural History Society goes to Micheldever Woods
Micheldever Woods lie to the east of the M3 motorway as it bypasses Winchester.
The purpose of the visit was to see the bluebells but we were about two weeks too late to see them in all their glory. More >>>
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| April 2008 |
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• Waterside Natural History Society goes to Holly Hill Woodland Park
The weather was cold and wet the day before the visit to Holly Hill Woodland Park so the members of the WNHS were well wrapped up and ready for anything … then the sun came out. More >>> |
| March 2008 |
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• Cheesefoot Head and March Hares The Waterside Natural History Society (WNHS) decided to visit Cheesefoot head the week before Easter to find Hares and hopefully see them boxing in their spring display. More >>> |
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| February 2008 |
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Pylewell House & Cattle Egrets In the winter time Natural History Societies turn their attention to bird watching and The Waterside Natural History Society is no exception. Keyhaven and the Normandy Marshes are two of the favourite bird watching spots but get quite crowded on a sunny winter Sunday. More>>> |
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| September 2007 |
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Members of the Waterside Natural History Society enjoyed an early autumn walk from Beaulieu to Buckler's Hard and back on Sunday 16th September.
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| August 2007 |
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The Waterside Natural History Society had originally planned a visit to Stockbridge Down on Sunday 19th August, however the previous week's weather did not bode well for our chances of seeing many butterflies at the Down, so we decided to stay a little nearer home and visit Testwood Lakes instead. More >>> |
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| July 2007 |
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On Sunday 15th July, members of the Waterside Natural History Society set off for a trip to the Isle of Wight with warm but overcast conditions. More >>> |
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| June 2007 |
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With rain clouds threatening, members of the Waterside Natural History Society set out on Sunday 17th June to explore the Itchen Navigation and Twyford Down areas on the outskirts of Winchester. More >>> |
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| May 2007 |
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Ten members of the Waterside Natural History Society visited Chappett's Copse on Sunday 20th May, a woodland reserve near West Meon managed by HWT for its valuable and interesting orchids. More >>> |
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| April 2007 |
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On a glorious spring day, twelve members set out for Titchfield Haven, which lies along the River Meon, to explore the 308 acres of rare wetland habitats. More >>> |
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| March 2007 |
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A blackthorn winter had certainly arrived on Sunday 18th March when members of the Waterside Natural History Society set off towards Wareham to explore the RSPB Nature Reserve on the Arne Peninsula which lies in the south-west corner of Poole Harbour. More >>> |
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| February 2007 |
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Members of the Waterside Natural History Society gathered at Blackwater car park on Sunday 18th February for a bird watching and general nature walk. More >>> |
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| January 2007 |
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On a breezy but bright day members of the Waterside Natural History Society gathered at Keyhaven on Sunday 21st January to start off another year of enjoyable wildlife walks. More >>> |
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| December 2006 |
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On a mild winters day, six members of the Waterside Natural History Society visited the Hampshire Wildlife Trust’s reserve at Blashford Lakes. We have previously visited the reserve on several occasions, the last being in February 2001. More >>> |
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| November 2006 |
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Sandwiched between dull, dark wet days, Sunday 19th November dawned bright and sunny when seven members of the Waterside Natural History Society headed off to Pulborough Brooks in West Sussex, an RSPB reserve in the valley of the river Arun.
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| October 2006 |
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The Waterside Natural History Society’s planned winter visits to Farlington Marshes have never materialised, as the weather has always been too wet and windy. However the choice of a visit on Sunday 17th September produced a glorious sunny day.
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| September 2006 |
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The Waterside Natural History Society’s planned winter visits to Farlington Marshes have never materialised, as the weather has always been too wet and windy. However the choice of a visit on Sunday 17th September produced a glorious sunny day.
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| August 2006 |
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It was cloudy with occasional sunshine
and a few showers on Sunday 20th August as members of the Waterside
Natural History Society gathered just outside Winchester to explore
the Itchen and St. Catherine's Hill. More >>> |
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| July 2006 |
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Hazy warm sunshine greeted members of the Waterside Natural History Society on Sunday 18th June as we arrived at Badbury Rings to look for flowers, butterflies and birds. More >>> |
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| June 2006 |
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Hazy warm sunshine greeted members of the Waterside Natural History Society on Sunday 18th June as we arrived at Badbury Rings to look for flowers, butterflies and birds. More >>> |
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| May 2006 |
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The weather all week had been awful and it looked like Sunday 21st May was going to be a wash out - and it was! So members of the Waterside Natural History Society gave in to the relentless wind and rain and decided to abandon the planned trip to Chappetts Copse. More >>> |
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| April 2006 |
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Easter Sunday dawned fairly bright and sunny as members of the Waterside Natural History Society left their Easter Eggs at home and took a walk in Fletchwood Meadows looking for signs of spring. More >>> |
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It was a beautiful sunny morning on Sunday 19th March as members of the Waterside Natural History Society arrived at Stanpit Marshes on a field trip to look for sea birds and waders. More >>> |
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Sunday 19th February dawned very gloomy with rain and wind, so members of the Waterside Natural History Society decided on a more local trip to Keyhaven Marshes instead of travelling to Hayling Island as planned. More >>> |
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Just days before there had been reports of snow buntings
at Calshot and that just so happened to be the scheduled
place for the Waterside Natural History Society's outdoor
meeting on Sunday 15th January. More >>> |
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Initially the day was frosty, but with promise of warm
sunny weather, when five members of the Waterside Natural
History Society set out to walk along the beach from Stotts
Lane to Tanners Lane on 19 November. More >>> |
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The morning of 16th October dawned bright
and clear when eight members of the Waterside Natural History
Society set off at 7.00am from Blackwater car park along
the track towards Queen’s meadow in search of deer. More >>> |
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On September 18, a glorious late summer’s day, members
of the Waterside Natural History Society set out to explore
Titchfield Haven. More >>> |
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21st August was a very hot and sunny day when members of the Waterside Natural History Society explored Fletchwood Meadows, near Ashurst with Derek Jenkins the volunteer warden for this HWT reserve. More >>> |
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On 17 July, the weather being very hot and sunny, members of the Waterside Natural History Society went to Bentley Wood in search of purple emperor butterflies. More >>> |
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| June 2005 |
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We had chosen to have our June meet on Hayling at Gunner Point on a very hot sunny day. Ten members of the Waterside Natural History Society led by Jill Bascombe met in the car park. Fortunately there was a strong sea breeze.
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