Dorset Walks

2010 - 2011 Programme of walks
around South Dorset
with Bob Ford






click on the map references to see a map showing each starting point

reports archive ...

4 Wednesdays in August:
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

5 Wednesdays in September:
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

Monday September 20th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Registration session at Littlemoor Library, Louviers Road, (see map)

Monday September 27th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Rodden Hive
Meet at the Elm Tree car park in Langton Herring, map reference SY614825 (see map) To take part in this walk you will need to have registered on Monday September 20th at Littlemoor Library

3 Wednesdays in October:
13th, 20th, 27th (no walk on 6th)
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

Monday October 11th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Radipole RSPB Reserve, Weymouth
Meet at the reserve car park, near the visitor centre,
map reference SY675796 (see map) To take part in this walk you will need to have registered on Monday September 20th at Littlemoor Library

Monday October 18th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Lodmoor RSPB Reserve
Meet at the car park before the Civic Amenity Site, Preston Beach Road,
map reference SY687809 (see map) To take part in this walk you will need to have registered on Monday September 20th at Littlemoor Library

Sunday October 24th
14.00 - 16.00
Open University Fungi Workshop
Bolderwood, New Forest
 
A FREE 2-hour workshop sponsored by the Open University to publicise their iSpot web site. Meet at Bolderwood car park, map reference SU242086 (see map)

Monday October 25th 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Portland Bill
Meet in the Bill car park near the lighthouse at SY677685 (see map) To take part in this walk you will need to have registered on Monday September 20th at Littlemoor Library

Monday November 1st 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Autumn Birdwatching Walks with the Workers Educational Association

Middlebere Lake
Meet at the start of the road to Middlebere Farm, on the road from Corfe to Arne, map reference SY963854 (see map) To take part in this walk you will need to have registered on Monday September 20th at Littlemoor Library

4 Wednesdays in November:
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)
5 Wednesdays in December:
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

4 Wednesdays in January:
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

4 Wednesdays in February:
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

5 Wednesdays in March:
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

2 Wednesdays in April:
20th, 27th (no walk on 6th or 13th)
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

3 Wednesdays in May:
11th, 18th, 25th (no walk on 4th)
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

4 Wednesdays in June:
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)

4 Wednesdays in July:
13th, 20th, 27th
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map) BR>
5 Wednesdays in August:
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
10.00 am - 11.30 am
Portland Cliffs and Quarries
  see trip reports
Each walk costs £4.00 including a free cup of coffee afterwards in the hotel bistro! Walks last approx. 90 minutes covering 1 - 2 miles. Just turn up at any of the walks you want to - no booking required. Meet outside the main entrance, The Heights Hotel, Portland, map reference SY688729 (see map)



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