A last minute decision took our January meeting on Zoom and our committee and speaker came up trumps to make this happen. Our president Elaine welcomed everyone. She told us about the upcoming walk on Monday 24th January and the lunch club on 28th January (Click red links for more details). We voted on the Resolution for the year and our nomination will be put … Continue reading January Meeting 2022
Our next walk is on Monday 24th January, starting at 2pm from Beechern Wood car park, off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst. We will walk for one to two miles and will walk at a gentle pace to suit the group. The paths/tracks can be wet and/or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear. Please contact Julie Wootten to sign up or if you have any questions. Continue reading January Walk and Meet-Up
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The sun wasn’t shining for our walk today but at least it was dry! We set off from Beechern Wood car park and walked across the moor towards Puttles Bridge. The was a distinct lack of birds and animals to start with, but then we came across this beautiful pony and saw some blackbirds. We crossed the first Puttles Bridge. We walked along the River … Continue reading December Walk 2021
Our next walk is on Friday 17th December, starting at 10am from Beechern Wood car park, off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst. We will walk for one to two miles and will walk at a gentle pace to suit the group. The paths/tracks can be wet and/or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear. Please contact Julie Wootten to sign up of if you have any questions. Continue reading December Walk and Meet-Up
We were greeted by another beautiful sunny, albeit chilly day for our November walk. As it was dry underfoot, we set off over Whitemoor and saw a Mistle Thrush. As we approached the middle Puttles Bridge, the light was beautiful and Julie couldn’t resist taking this photograph of the group and her shadow! As we crossed the bridge, the colours in the woods were stunning … Continue reading November Walk and Meet-Up
Our next walk is on Monday 22nd November, starting at 10am from Beechern Wood car park, off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst. We will walk for one to two miles and will walk at a gentle pace to suit the group. The paths/tracks can be wet and/or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear. Please contact Julie Wootten to sign up of if you have any questions. Continue reading November Walk and Meet-Up
After some very heavy rain showers, the sun was shining on the morning of our walk from Beechern Wood car park. We set off towards the Ober river which had burst its banks in places! After crossing the bridge, we headed up through the woods onto higher and drier ground! There was some interesting fungi to be seen, but no pigs or deer visible. We … Continue reading October Walk and Meet Up
Our next walk is on Thursday 21st October, starting at 10am from Beechern Wood car park, off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst. We will walk for one to two miles and will walk at a gentle pace to suit the group. The paths/tracks can be wet and/or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear. Please contact Julie Wootten to sign up of if you have any questions Continue reading October Walk and Meet Up
After a few showery days, we were lucky to have a dry and sunny morning for our walk. We set off from Beechern Wood car park across Whitemoor, heading to the middle bridge on the Puttles Bridge walk. We had a ‘charm’ of Goldfinches singing to us – they were also enjoying the sunshine, as we were! There were also ponies sheltering from nip in … Continue reading September Walk
Our September walk and meeting-up is on Wednesday 29th September. Meet at Beechern Wood car park, just off the Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst for a 10am start. We will walk around the short loop which is around a mile long. We will walk at gentle pace to suit all. This walk will be on a mixture of surfaces, including grass and gravel tracks. It passes through … Continue reading September Walk and Meet-Up
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