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SUMMARY:Summer R&DNHS Social
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Visitor Centre outside seating area which has views over the lake. The café will be open from 3:00 to about 3:45 for hot drinks\, cake and ice-cream (and water)\, \nThere will be a gentle nature ramble around the lake at 3:30 looking at whatever is around including great crested grebe chicks on the lake. Alternatively\, continue to chat with old and new friends or\, perhaps\, play a game of boules. \nAfter the walk\, at 4:30 we will take tea together. Bring your own thermos (iced or boiling) and comestibles. It would be nice to share the food\, but please remember that we don’t have access to plates or cutlery so it needs to be finger-friendly. \nThe Nature Discovery Centre has two main car parks and an overflow. Disabled Parking is on the reed bed car park\, straight on as you enter the main gate. Although the car parks and toilets are accessible from an outside door until dusk\, the visitor centre building\, shop and café close at 4:00. There are seating areas in the shade and\, in the unlikely event of rain\, cover for picnicking. \nIf you’d like to come but don’t have transport then please contact Tricia. No guarantees that there is a vehicle with spare seats leaving from your area\, but we’ll try to match you up. If you are definitely coming and have a spare seat\, please let Tricia know that too. \n 
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/summer-rdnhs-social/
LOCATION:Nature Discovery Centre\, Thatcham\, RG19 3RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outings
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SUMMARY:River Thames at Sonning
DESCRIPTION:Leader Renee Grayer. \nMeet at the far end of Sonning Lane (B4446) off the A4 (SU756753)\, where it should be possible to find a parking space\, which is usually impossible at the Bull Inn at Sonning where we could have our lunch afterwards. From Sonning Lane the walk goes through St Andrew’s churchyard to the River Thames and westwards on the footpath along the river\, where hopefully many water plants should still be flowering at this time of the year despite the drought. The footpath also leads to a Nature Reserve\, which we will explore\, before turning back to Sonning and the Bull Inn for lunch. Please\, let us know beforehand if you intend to come and also whether you need a reservation for the pub lunch.
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/river-thames-at-sonning/
CATEGORIES:Wednesday walk
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SUMMARY:Prospect Park
DESCRIPTION:Leader Katie Jenks \nSaturday 22nd August afternoon and evening \n2:00 to 4:00pm Childrens’ activities\nCome to the play area opposite the main car park near the Ranger Station for children’s nature play activities. For all ages there will be sweep netting\, a hoverfly hunt and a short guided walk. This activity will not take place if it is raining. \n8:15 to 10:30pm Evening Bat Walk and Moth Trap\nMeet at the main car park by the ranger station for the bat walk. Bat detectors are available for use during the walk. The walk will finish by the Cedar of Lebanon in front of the Mansion House where there will be a moth trap set up. Then stay on to see the results of the moth trapping. Please bring a torch. \nThis event will not take place if it is raining or very windy. \nPlease note that there is a 24 hour parking system at the Mansion House car park so if you are coming a little later just for the moth trapping then you either need to go into the Mansion House\, enter your registration number\, and have a drink or park at the main car park and walk up. \nThese two events are being held jointly with Wild Tilehurst. Prospect Park Liebenrood Road\, Reading\, RG30 2DZ. \n 
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/prospect-park/
LOCATION:Prospect Park\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG30 2ND
CATEGORIES:Outings
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SUMMARY:Regenerative Agriculture – looking to the Future
DESCRIPTION:Dr Erica Bower (Univ of Reading) has worked on projects with small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa\, the Caribbean and Central Asia and is currently involved in a project to develop programmes for farmer trainers in regenerative agriculture in Eastern Europe. Her talk will give fascinating insights into this work.  \nArable field margin
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/regenerative-agriculture-looking-to-the-future/
LOCATION:Pangbourne Village Hall\, 6 Station Rd\, Pangbourne\, Berskshire\, RG8 7AN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Evening talk
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SUMMARY:Snelsmore Common
DESCRIPTION:Leader: Sue White \nMeet near the café at Snelsmore Common Country Park. With a diverse underlying geology\, the Common has a rich variety of wet and dry heathland and woodland habitats. \nSnelsmore Common\n 
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/snelsmore-common-2/
LOCATION:Snelsmore Common\, Newbury\, RG14 3BQ
CATEGORIES:Field trip
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SUMMARY:Mortimer
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Village Car Park SU65524 64581 over the road from the Horse and Groom pub. The walk will encounter arable fields\, lanes\, water meadows\, a bit of woodland and the common (recreation ground); approx. 3.5 miles. Lunch will be at the Turners Arms\, West End Road\, Mortimer\, RG7 3TW which offers a Thai and an English menu. Please send us your mobile number in case of changes and your menu choices by Saturday 12th September.
URL:https://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/event/wednesday-walk-27/
CATEGORIES:Wednesday walk
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