Welcome to our group website
This is the website of the RSPB’s New Forest Local Group. Local groups are a terrific way to meet friendly, like-minded people in your area while learning more about various aspects of birds and wildlife.
2023/24 Meetings and Field Trips
The 2023/24 Indoor Meetings and local Field Trips are now loaded onto our ‘Events’ page for your perusal and information. Please click below for further details.
New meeting instruction
Event date: 21 July 2022
Latest news
Lower Test HIWWT Nature Reserve Field Trip Notes
Wednesday 22 November 2023 The weather in the run-up to today’s outing had been grim with storms, high winds, and lashings of rain. But fortunately,…
Keyhaven Marshes Field Trip Notes
Saturday 7 October 2023 On a usually fine, sunny, and warm day, sixteen members and one guest met up at the Harbour Sea Wall, in…
Farlington Marshes Field Trip Notes
Saturday 30 September 2023 Eleven members met up for this rearranged trip, the original having been cancelled due to the harsh weather the previous week. …
Calshot & Ashlett Creek Field Trip Notes
On the day forecast by the weather’s Met Office to be one of the hottest days of the year, twenty birders turned up for the…
From the blog
Nature in November
November sees the reality of the clocks having gone back one hour, producing lighter mornings, and evenings that become darker, and earlier. As reported last…
Nature in October
October sees a significant reduction in our daylight hours (especially when the clocks fall back), and our ambient temperatures reduce. This then triggers the start…
Nature in September
September is often viewed excitedly by many birdwatchers, as it is usually the start of the autumn migration. But there is much more to September…
Nature in August
August is one of our hottest months of the calendar year, and because of this, it is also one of the quietest in nature’s birding…