Dates of walks

Pop-Up Café at Blashford Lakes

Here are the dates for our Pop-Up Café, which is in the Education Centre, at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, BH24 3PJ. We will be open from 10am to 3pm, serving a range of Chrstine's home made cakes, savouries, sandwiches, and hot drinks.

Sunday, 3rd November
Sunday, 17th November
Sunday, 1st December
Sunday, 15th December
Wednesday, 1st January: New Year's Day!
Sunday, 5th January
Sunday, 19th January

Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. More details about directions, events and facilities are here: Blashford Lakes webpage.

Walking Picnics for 2020

Here are the details of our summer season of bookable Walking Picnics from April to September, 2020. There will be one themed Walking Picnic each month which are open to all individuals to book on, at a price of £15 per adult, or £8 per child. Dates and venues for these walks may be subject to change.
Please e-mail us if you wish to know more about any of these events.

Spring: Birdsong and new growth
Sat. 18th April, 11am. Anderwood

A chance to greet the new season with a walk looking at and listening for signs of Spring. Walk will be around 3 to 4 miles, followed by seasonal home-made picnic.

Dawn Chorus
Sat 9th May, 7am [yes, 7am]. Latchmore (Abbots Well)

Get up early to really experience the New Forest at its best, and hear the birdsong, including (we hope!) the newly arrived cuckoo. We meet at 7am for a 4 mile walk, followed by a breakfast in our garden in Frogham.

Supper with Nightjars
Sat 20th June, 7pm. Latchmore (Abbots Well)

Our very popular supper and walk to find the nightjars out on the heaths of the New Forest will be back around the Summer solstice in June. We usually end the evening with hot chocolate round the campfire in our garden.

Beautiful Butterflies
Sat 18th July, 11am. Appleslade

Nigel spends most of the Summer monitoring and surveying butterflies across the New Forest, and will introduce some of the local specialities on this 3 mile walk through beautiful mixed woodland, followed by a home made picnic. .

Far from the Madding Crowd
Sat 15th August, 2pm. Latchmore (Abbots Well)

Even in the middle of August, we can still find secluded parts of the New Forest beyond the usual tourist haunts. We also enjoy playing folk music, so our picnic will be a musical one, with Nigel and friends.

Mellow Fruitfulness
Sat 12th September, 11am. Anderwood

As the New Forest relaxes into Autumn, we will explore the fruits, seeds and fungi beginning to emerge. Walk of 3 to 4 miles, together with a seasonal home made picnic, in the woods at the heart of the New Forest.

We are also leaving lots of space so we can provide specially arranged private Walking Picnics for a minimum of six adults. Get a group together and start talking to us about having a Walking Picnic just for you.

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