Field Meeting

Leader: Charlotte Eley (Area Ranger, National Trust)Woolbeding Reimagined is a long term land project that aims to restore wildlife habitats, support species recovery and contribute to tackling the climate crisis.Directions: We will park at the NT office, which is on a minor road between Elmers Marsh to the north and Woolbeding to the south. The […]

Leader: Jonnie Taylor (HNHS Member)We will visit a 7 acre- rewilded area near Grayswood. Jonnie will walk us around this site which is thick with wildlife in late March. We will discuss rewilding practice and achievement (or lack of, in many cases) in the UK.Directions: From Haslemere north on A286 to Grayswood, just before the […]

Leader: Rebecca Law (a member of the H&IoWWT Farlington team) The reserve comprises coastal marsh with freshwater and brackish pools and lagoons.Directions: Head south along the A3. As you approach its end, follow signs for M27 west (Portsmouth). Immediately after the A3 merges into the M27, keep left then exit at the first roundabout, which […]

Leaders: Doug Maughan and Paul Nevett (HNHS Members) As we arrived at the centre for the 10 o’clock start the sky lightened to light grey, which made a change from the dark grey and rain we had for the previous week! The Song Thrush and Blue Tits announced that spring is on the way. The […]

Leaders: Paul Nevett and Andy Swan (HNHS members)On a lovely sunny morning at Frensham Great Pond, enjoyed by 12 Members, 40 bird species were recorded. Highlights were a group of showy Crossbills near the car park, a number of vocal Water Rails around the reedbeds, 2 Kingfishers, and a flock of c 50 Redwings moving […]

Leader: Neil Humphris (Leconfield Estate Head Forester) This site was of particular interest as it is mainly commercial woodland but managed in a way that encourages wildlife. In addition to timber, shooting and fishing were commercial activities in the woodland, so the group was intrigued to find out how all this was accommodated. The woodland […]

Leader: Paul Nevett (HNHS member)Marsh Tits and Redpolls were seen in the starting car park by the 12 members who met on a still, cloudy morning with the sun breaking through the clouds. Thanks to the sharp eyes and ears of leader Paul Nevett, a total of 26 species of birds was recorded in a […]

Leader: Andy Swan (HNHS member)Conditions were clearly good for fungi: the weather had been mild and damp for a while. Moving a short distance from the car park, many finds were made in an area that was usually quite unproductive: the list had 28 species before the main target area was reached. These included a […]

Leaders: Mike Lawn and Andy Swan (HNHS members)The warm sunny weather enticed 17 members to take advantage of a day when this MoD site was open to the public. A fly-over by a Hobby at the car park was an auspicious start.The Odonata were the first things to grab the attention: many bright Common Blue […]

Leader: Martyn Phillis (HNHS member)This was International Bat Night, but the weather could hardly have been less suitable for a bat walk.Despite the gusty rain, about a dozen hardly souls chose to brave the weather and see if any bats were about.With no bat activity at the south end, the group retraced its steps to […]