{"id":7423,"global_id":"rdnhs.org.uk\/blog?id=7423","global_id_lineage":["rdnhs.org.uk\/blog?id=7423"],"author":"8","status":"publish","date":"2026-04-18 12:33:25","date_utc":"2026-04-18 11:33:25","modified":"2026-08-01 15:26:58","modified_utc":"2026-08-01 14:26:58","url":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/event\/summer-rdnhs-social\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/7423","title":"Summer R&#038;DNHS Social","description":"<p>Meet at the Visitor Centre outside seating area which has views over the lake. The caf\u00e9 will be open from 3:00 to about 3:45 for hot drinks, cake and ice-cream (and water),<\/p>\n<p>There 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.<\/p>\n<p>After 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&#8217;t have access to plates or cutlery so it needs to be finger-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>The 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 caf\u00e9 close at 4:00. There are seating areas in the shade and, in the unlikely event of rain, cover for picnicking.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to come but don&#8217;t have transport then please contact Tricia. No guarantees that there is a vehicle with spare seats leaving from your area, but we&#8217;ll try to match you up. If you are definitely coming and have a spare seat, please let Tricia know that too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7424\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090-80x58.jpg 80w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090-36x26.jpg 36w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newbury-090-48x35.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"summer-rdnhs-social","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-08-08 15:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"08","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-08-08 18:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"08","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-08-08 14:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"08","hour":"14","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-08-08 17:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"08","day":"08","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Europe\/London","timezone_abbr":"BST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"\u00a3","currency_code":"GBP","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Outings","slug":"outings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"All society outdoor events","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","id":37,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/37","collection":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":6789,"author":"8","status":"publish","date":"2024-04-10 21:26:41","date_utc":"2024-04-10 20:26:41","modified":"2024-04-10 21:26:41","modified_utc":"2024-04-10 20:26:41","url":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/venue\/nature-discovery-centre\/","venue":"Nature Discovery Centre","slug":"nature-discovery-centre","city":"Thatcham","country":"United Kingdom","zip":"RG19 3RN","website":"https:\/\/www.bbowt.org.uk\/explore\/visitor-centres\/nature-discovery-centre","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Nature Discovery Centre","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Thatcham","postalCode":"RG19 3RN","addressCountry":"United Kingdom"},"telephone":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.bbowt.org.uk\/explore\/visitor-centres\/nature-discovery-centre"},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"rdnhs.org.uk\/blog?id=6789","global_id_lineage":["rdnhs.org.uk\/blog?id=6789"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Summer R&#038;DNHS Social","description":"&lt;p&gt;Meet at the Visitor Centre outside seating area which has views over the lake. The caf\u00e9 will be open from 3:00 to about 3:45 for&hellip;&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/event\/summer-rdnhs-social\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-08-08T15:00:00+01:00","endDate":"2026-08-08T18:00:00+01:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Nature Discovery Centre","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Thatcham","postalCode":"RG19 3RN","addressCountry":"United Kingdom"},"telephone":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.bbowt.org.uk\/explore\/visitor-centres\/nature-discovery-centre"},"performer":"Organization"}}