Mark Pike

Sunday 22nd September 2024 Start 10.00am From all directions head for Colehill First School situated on Pitford Heath Road. After a quick survey on Google Maps there seems to be plenty of roadside parking around the various side roads in…

Sunday 12th November 2023 Start 10.00am For more general info go to Hardy’s Birthplace Visitor Centre where more detailed directions and information on the facilities and surrounding area can be found. The actual foray route can be fairly uneven with some awkward…

Breach Wood Sunday 20th October 2024 10.00am start Whichever way you are approaching from first make your way towards Wareham. From here take the bypass (A351) around the town, after about half a mile turn right off the A351 signposted…

CULPEPPER’S DISH Sunday 3rd December 2023 10:00 am start   An old DFG favourite and an interesting geological feature nearby. From Bournemouth/Poole direction, take the A35 towards Bere Regis. At the roundabout on the edge of Bere Regis take the first…

Sunday 8th September 2024 10.00 am Start. This is another hastily arranged foray due to unforeseen circumstances! From Milton Abbas village follow the signs to Milton Abbey. Before the main gates turn right at signed Delcombe Farm (by two…

Stubhampton Bottom (near Shaftesbury) Sunday 4th December 2022 Start 10.00 am    Visited by DFG in the past and located in superb countryside but it can be quite a tricky site for those unsteady on their feet as there are…

Holt Heath  Sunday 19th September 2021   Start 10:00 am   The reserve is 12 km north of Bournemouth and 3 km North of the town of Ferndown. The largest part of the reserve is South of, and immediately adjacent…

Sunday 3rd November 2024 Start 10.00am The DFG’s oldest venue that we have retuned to every year since the formation of the group in 1995. From the A35 turn left at Morden Park Corner on to the B3075 towards Wareham.…

Milton Abbas Sunday 13th October 2024 Start 10.00am From the Bournemouth/Poole direction head towards Blandford Forum. From the Blandford St Mary roundabout on the outskirts of the town take the A354 signposted towards Dorchester. When you reach the village of Milborne St…

Gains Cross, Shillingstone Sunday 14th November 2021 10.00am Start. A venue the DFG have visited in the past, but not for some years now. Directions: From Blandford direction take the main A350 for approx a mile as far as the…