March 2008

Tuesday 4 March
Wildlife Warriors
10 am - 1pm
Access work at Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth See box for more details
Leader IWC Countryside Rangers
Tel 823893
Meet Fort Victoria Country Park car park. GR 339898

Sunday 16 March
Adrintone, Hasle and Langhebrigge
10.15 am for 10.30 am
A circular informative flat walk of 6 miles to find these places and dance the light fantastic!! Please ring to book Leader Strollers Tel 882905 Meet Arreton Cross lay by GR 531866 Cost £2

Wednesday 19 March
Wandering around Windmills and Whitecliff
10am
Circular walk from Bembridge Windmill along the Bembridge Trail towards Brading and then on to Culver Down via Centurion’s Copse. Return via Whitecliff Bay. Suitable for most ages but some difficult terrain. Please call to book.
Leader Liz Smith
Tel 823893
Meet Bembridge Windmill, High St, Bembridge

Thursday 20 March
Mill Copse Management
10 am - 12 noon
A walk from Yarmouth to Mill Copse to view the winter work in the copse for Wight Nature Fund. Some uneven ground.
Leader Bob Edney IWC Countryside Officer
Tel 823893
Meet River Road car park, Yarmouth GR 354895
Cost Donations to Wight Nature Fund

Sunday 23 March
Wight Lore: The Cowes Walk
10.30 am
A stroll through the history of the twin towns at the mouth of the Medina, from the days of Henry VIII's twin forts -built to 'cow' the enemy - to the eras of Victorian splendour and 20th century industrial might. Includes Northwood Park
Leader Adrian Searle
Tel 615636
Meet Old Castle Point, East Cowes (far end of the Esplanade)

Wednesday 26 March
Early signs of spring in Paradise
10 am
Walk through Pelham Woods to Paradise Walk and St Lawrence Bank - historical and nature interest. Difficult terrain in parts, steep and muddy
Leader Mary Edmunds Wight Nature Fund
Tel 882614
Meet Old Rare Breeds car park, opposite St Lawrence Village Hall GR 882614
Cost Donations to Wight Nature Fund