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A date for your diaries everyone! The DFG AGM will be held on Sunday April 27th 2025 at the Merley Community Centre, near Wimborne which is pretty central to many of our current members. We will commence at 11.00am sharp…
Please bear in mind that this programme is currently provisional and may be modified, so please check back regularly. ALL FORAYS START AT 10.00am UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED Please also note that some of these forays will be at sensitive SSSI…
Sunday 27th October 2024 Start 10.00am A new venue for the DFG this year. The Garden is located near to Wareham, but perhaps it is best to have a look at their website for directions etc at www.careyssecretgarden.co.uk for more…
Sunday 15th September 2024 Start 10.00am From Bournemouth/Poole direction join the A35 towards Dorchester Approx half a mile or so past the Fleets Bridge flyover take the slip road signposted towards Upton House and Upton. At the end of the slip…
Sunday 29th September 2024 Start Time 10.00am This is a new venue for DFG in 2024. The location is easy to find once you have reached the village of Bere Regis. There should be quite a bit of parking but…
Sunday 1st September 2024 10:00 am Start The parking area is at This is a new venue for the DFG and one that has kindly been arranged at the last minute! We have no idea what to expect from…
Martin Down Sunday 22nd September 2019 10:00am start This superb reserve is home to an exceptional collection of plants and animals associated with chalk downland and scrub habitats, including a number of rare or threatened species and hopefully fungi! Whilst…
Remedy Oak Sunday 2nd September 2018 10:00am start Yes, it is a rather strange name but there is a reason behind it! The legend goes that back in the 16th century, King Edward VI (who came to the throne at…
Sugar Hill/Wareham Forest Sunday 5th November 2023 Start 10.00am This is a site the DFG has visited a few times in the past and is often very interesting. It is a very easy location to find from either direction, but…
Ringwood Forest Sunday 26th November 2023 10:00am start From the Ashley Heath/Ringwood/Bournemouth direction take the B3081 towards Verwood. Meet at the car park at Ebblake on the extreme southern edge of Verwood, literally just before you enter the village on…