Location: Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire + field visits to other New Forest locations. To find Blashford Lakes drive up the A338 from Ringwood towards Fordingbridge. After about 2 miles there is a crossroads, turn right here (signed to Moyles Court) and the reserve entrance is the first on your right, after a short while.
Dates are as follows:
| Date | Times | Detail
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| Wed 24 Feb | 7.00-9.00pm | Introduction and General Bird ID techniques. |
| Sat 27 Feb | 9am-Noon | Field trip to Blashford Lakes. |
| Wed 3 Mar | 7.00-9.00pm | Surveying birds, duck/wader ID and bird song. |
| Sat 6 Mar | 9am-Noon | Field trip to Keyhaven |
| Sat 20 Mar | 9am-Noon | Field trip to New Forest Heath. |
| Sat 27 Mar | 7am-10am | Field trip: Dawn chorus around Lyndhurst. |
An evening course with field trips at weekends to help you get to grips with birds and bird watching.
Do you want to know more about birds, their habits and identification? How to find them and identify them? Then join us on the evening course. A 16 hour course consisting of 2 evening classes to study ID and 4 field trips to put your ID into practice.
If you are new to birdwatching or just want to know more and practise your skills, then this is the course for you. We cover general ID techniques, where to find birds in their Hampshire habitats, how to survey and record birds and how to identify birds from their songs and calls. The field trips cover the best places to see birds in winter and spring and include a dawn chorus.
This course is run on behalf of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust - see links.
Date and time: Two Wednesday evenings (7-9pm) and four weekend field trips (Saturday mornings) between February and April. Starts on Wednesday 24 February.
How to book: Please book in advance by phoning 01489 774400 or by e-mail at courses@hwt.org.uk.
Cost: £60.
Length of walks: Varies, between 1 and 4 kms.
What to bring: Notebook and pen. Binoculars and bird identification book, if you have them.
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