Nature Group

Wild Woodbury

📅 Oct 18th, 2024

Daisy Meadowcroft from Dorset Wildlife Trust presents an illustrated talk on England's first community rewilding project.

Otters in Dorset

📅 Sep 20th, 2024

The Netherbury Nature Group is hosting an event featuring a talk by Steve Kourik, Dorset Mammal Recorder. It's scheduled for Friday, September 20th at 7.00pm.

Dorset Mammal Group event on Friday September 13th @ 7.00pm Village Hall. Hedgehog Friendly Netherbury. Illustrated talk by (our own) Susy and Colin with DMG Netherbury Hedgehog coordinators (our own) Martyn and Moira. Public event, all welcome.

Entangled deer rescued

📅 Jun 10th, 2024

A young roe deer wandered into the allotments behind Neddy's Close and became tangled up in garden netting...

NNG visit to Hardington Moor

📅 Jun 7th, 2024

A small but select group from the NNG visited the absolutely lovely chalk hillside National Nature Reserve of Hardingon Moor near Yeovil to look for – primarily orchids. Ane we found them in extraordinary abundance.

Hedgehogs

📅 Apr 26th, 2024

The Netherbury Nature Group is hosting an event featuring a talk by Colin Varndell. It's scheduled for Friday, April 26th at 6.30pm.

Badgers

📅 Mar 22, 2024

The Netherbury Nature Group is hosting an event featuring a talk by Ian Mortimer, Badger Section leader from Dorset Mammal Group. It's scheduled for Friday, March 22nd at 6.30pm.

Snowdrop Walk

📅 Feb 11, 2024

A small group of early risers joined Colin for this year’s snowdrop walk at The Happy Return on Sunday morning this week.

3rd Feb: Common frogs spawning in Happy Return pond this morning

📅 Feb 4, 2024

Netherbury flora and fauna monitoring

📅 Jan 19, 2024

The Netherbury Nature Group has started a year-long project of recording the flora and fauna of the village and surrounding countryside.

Wild Flower Meadows

📅 Jan 19, 2024

The Netherbury Nature Group is hosting an event featuring a talk by Nick Gray from Dorset Wildlife Trust. It's scheduled for Friday, January 26th at 6.30pm.

Malcolm's Dead Hedge

📅 Dec 5, 2023

My attempt at making a dead hedge. Far from being ‘dead’, it will be a haven for all manner of wildlife.

Winter Programme 2023/24

📅 Dec 5, 2023

Netherbury Nature Group is hosting a series of wildlife-focused events for members and the public. These include illustrated talks on wild animals and wild flower meadows.

Sampling the Brit

📅 Nov 23, 2023

A few of the Netherbury Nature Group popped out to the River Brit at lunch time to be given a survey demo by Pete Little.

Glamorous Mushroom

📅 Nov 23, 2023

Spotted this rather glamorous looking but solitary mushroom in Howard's Wood this morning. Apparently it's a Shaggy Mane Ink Cap and it seemed to be in great condition