Registered volunteers organise and lead fun activities for children aged 6-14 who are interested in the environment. Parents are welcome to join in most events.

The groups and their leaders - and events 

• Andover 
• Basingstoke 
• Blashford Lakes 
• Four Marks 
• Havant and District
• Southampton   NEW GROUP
• Swanwick Lakes 
• Testwood Lakes 
• Wildgrounds, Gosport 

Andover

Elaine Frogley  01264 738236
Guy Beards  01264 781579
Claire Gladdy  01264 353438

Alternate Fridays 6:30 - 8:30 pm, usually at St Mary Bourne Clubroom. Crafts, games, gold award work and local studies.
Also occasional Saturday meetings further afield. The group gets involved in local campaigns and carnivals and a range of activities.  Please phone for details.

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Basingstoke

Clare Lloyd Williams 01256 782665
Lynette East 01256 389371

Meetings on the last Saturday of each month, 2-4pm at a variety of venues.

Sat 26 July. Pond Dipping, Walled Garden, Down Grange, Basingstoke (TBC)
Sat 30 August. Conservation in Action: Find out what the Old Kempshott Conservation Group have been up to (joint with HWT adults)
Sat 27 September. Seed collecting at Carpenter’s Down

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Blashford Lakes

Carol Waterman  01425 483018
Imogen Fidler  01425 672837

Meets 2nd Saturday each month 10.30-12.30, usually at Blashford Lakes Centre, but also at local venues in the New Forest and SW Hampshire. 2007 Runner-up Watch Group of the Year.

Sat 13 Sep, 10:30-12:30. Where are all the water voles? Visit to a riverbank site with a Trust expert to look for signs of this endangered species and find out how the sponsorship money we've raised will be used to help them

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Four Marks

Sheila Wooding  01420 564345
Anne Marsden  01420 562930
Nick Ralph  01420 487729

Meet monthly in the Alton – Bordon – upper Meon Valley area on Sunday afternoons, 2-3.30pm. Occasional conservation tasks and surveys are mixed with assorted fun and games. Please ring to confirm a meeting if you have missed the previous one.
2007 Runner-up Regional Watch Group of the Year.

Sun 21 Sept.  First signs of Autumn? Meet Weathermore Lane (off Telegraph Lane)

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Havant and District

Sally Church  01243 373484
Sue Hunt  02392 484849

Meets once a month, usually 10-12 Saturday am or 2-4 Sunday pm in the Petersfield – Portchester – Chichester area. Activities can range from crabbing and beach visits to kite flying, surveys and a regular conservation work-party on Brook Meadow, Emsworth.

Sun 21 Sept. It’s only a Spider! Staunton Park is home to many different spiders.

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Southampton     NEW GROUP

Dawn Morgan 07834 851358
Hannah Young 07878 675001
Meetings 10-12 on 2nd Saturday of the month at Stoneham Lodge, Woodmill.

Sat 13 Sep. Tracking

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Swanwick Lakes

Carly Fretwell 07920 051620
Claire Benfield 01489 574427

This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 6.30-8pm, AND 10.30am on the first Saturday of each month, usually at the Swanwick Reserve Study Centre. They get involved in local community projects, study and help wildlife on the nature reserve and enjoy a wide range of games and crafts.

Sat 2 August / Sun 3 August, 15:00 - 10:30. Over-night camp-out. Learn how to survive a night under the stars at Hacketts Marsh.

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Testwood Lakes

Jonathan Mycock  02380 731585
Sarah Cook  01794 516294

Meets 10-12 on the first Sunday morning of the month, usually at the Testwood Lakes Centre. Activities vary and include pond dipping, woodland wildlife, games and crafts.

Sun 7 Sept: Explore the seashore. Meet at Lepe Country Park information centre at 10.00. (NB: car parking fees are £1.50 for up to 2 hrs, £3.00 for up to 4 hrs) Stay on for lunch at the cafe if you wish.

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Wildgrounds, Gosport

Hilary Percival  02392 527391
Fred Gibson 02392 588666

All meetings 10.00 – 12.00, every 3rd Saturday of the month, usually at Grange Farm. This group benefits from access to the Wildgrounds woodland in western Gosport. Activities include pond and nest box management, bat evenings, local community tasks and occasional trips to the local beach.

July. Nocturnal nature. An evening walk looking at bats, moths and more. Date and time t.b.c.
Sat 20 Sept. Wild cooking. Collecting and cooking food from the hedgerow.

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Other Trust Family Events

Plus lots of other holiday events for children and families at our education centres at Blashford, Testwood and Swanwick.

Visit the Trust website www.hwt.org.uk for details and many more events.