Mark Pike

Mark Pike

Foray Milton Abbas

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

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…

Foray Avon Heath Country Park

Avon Heath Country Park Sunday 8th October 2023 Start 10:00 am   Situated near St Leonards just south of Ringwood the Park is accessed via a minor road off the main A31 from the roundabout near to the St Leonards…

Foray Higher Hyde Heath

Sunday 1st December 2024 10.00 am start There is an information board at the car park entrance with a map of the site, along with a surfaced path to a bird hide with viewing area overlooking a pond. This path…

Foray Mockbeggar Lakes, Ringwood

Mockbeggar Lakes, Ringwood Sunday 6th October 2024 Start 10.00am This is part of the private Somerley Estate. From Bournemouth/Poole direction take the main A31 northbound to the junction with the A338 to Fordingbridge and Salisbury. Head along the A338 for…

Foray Rhododendron Mile

Rhododendron Mile Sunday 10th September 2017 Start 10:00 am  Click here for map (map will zoom out) Grid ref: SY743921 Lat:         N50:43:42 Long:      W2:21:53 Nearest Post Code: DT2 8QL (for general guidance only) what3words: seagulls.tabs.jetliner. This…

Foray Wimborne Road Cemetery

Sunday 24th November 2024 Start 10.00am The cemetery is located about a mile North of Bournemouth Square. For those familiar with this foray please note that the parking location has been changed, it is now within the cemetery itself via…

Foray Delph Wood

Delph Wood  Sunday 3rd September 2023 Start 10.00am A DFG favourite for many years. From Poole head up along the A349 in the Merley & Wimborne direction from the Darby’s Corner roundabout towards the Gravel Hill traffic lights. Look for…

St Georges

St George's Mushroom

The St George’s Mushroom The sublime taste of spring? Easily identifiable the mushrooms only appear in the spring, on or a round St George’s Day (April 23rd) and, depending on the weather can stay until the end of May. They…