Dorset Mammal Group Events
Unless otherwise specified, please email events@dorsetmammalgroup.org.uk for further details and to book a place on any of our events.
Dormouse Survey Program 2022
Members only may attend, numbers are limited so please contact Angela (angelaprice75@hotmail.com) to enquire about attendance. Meet at 9.30 am
Wear suitable clothing and footwear, carry a drink, sun cream and mobile phone.
If handling animals wear gloves and face mask to avoid risk of passing on Covid to them (Mammal Society recommendations). Their welfare is paramnount.
Cars are parked at owner’s risk.
Thorncombe Wood
Car park for Hardy’s cottage. DT2 8QJ (some parking permits available).
Saturday 21st May
Saturday 16th July
Saturday 3rd September
Saturday 5th November (depending on weather)
Netherbury
Park on road outside Happy Return. (This a private site so please respect it) DT6 5NH. White Cross, go up past church and bear left for 2-300 m. just past Neddy’s Close. Can be wet underfoot.
Saturday 18th June
Sunday 23rd October
Puddletown Forest
Meet at Puddletown village hall, to drive to forest sites. Lots of hard walking as we visit 5 sites within the forest.
Friday 13th May
TBA to put up tubes in the forest
Saturday 17th September
Halstock
Winford Rural Workshops (private site can be quite wet underfoot). BA22 9QX. Coming from Winyard’s Gap 300m beyond Brackett’s Coppice Reserve on left side of the road. Enter drive and proceed to end, park by gate.
Sunday 26th June
Sunday 25th September
Hilfield Friary
To be arranged
Events run by our sponsors – Colin Varndell Natural History Photography
Unless otherwise specified, more information and bookings via info@colinvarndell.co.uk.
Events in the Wider Mammal Community
The events listed under this section are not organised by DMG but are advertised because we think our members may find them interesting.