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Milton Abbas Sunday 21st September 2025 10.00 am start From the Bournemouth/Poole direction head towards Blandford Forum. From the Blandford St Mary roundabout  on the outskirts of the town take the A354 signposted towards Dorchester. On arriving at the village of Winterbourne Whitechurch,…

Sunday 26th October 2025 Start 10.00am This was an interesting venue in 2024.  The Garden is located near to Wareham, but perhaps it is best to have a look at their website for directions etc at www.careyssecretgarden.co.uk for more information…

Sunday 15th September 2024 Start 10.00am From Bournemouth/Poole direction join the A35 towards Dorchester Approx half a mile or so past the Fleets Bridge flyover take the slip road signposted towards Upton House and Upton. At the end of the slip…

Sunday 9th November 2025 Start Time 10.00am This was a new venue for DFG in 2024.  The location is easy to find once you have reached the village of Bere Regis. There should be plenty of parking but as always…

Sunday 28th September 2025 10:00 am Start The parking area is at This was a new venue for the DFG in 2024 and although we didn’t find a great deal we are trying it a bit later this year.…

Martin Down Sunday 22nd September 2019 10:00am start This superb reserve is home to an exceptional collection of plants and animals associated with chalk downland and scrub habitats, including a number of rare or threatened species and hopefully fungi! Whilst…

Remedy Oak Sunday 2nd September 2018 10:00am start Yes, it is a rather strange name but there is a reason behind it! The legend goes that back in the 16th century, King Edward VI (who came to the throne at…

Sugar Hill/Wareham Forest Sunday 5th November 2023 Start 10.00am This is a site the DFG has visited a few times in the past and is often very interesting. It is a very easy location to find from either direction, but…

Sunday 22nd September 2024 Start 10.00am From all directions head for Colehill First School situated on Pitford Heath Road. After a quick survey on Google Maps there seems to be plenty of roadside parking around the various side roads in…

Ringwood Forest Sunday 26th November 2023 10:00am start From the Ashley Heath/Ringwood/Bournemouth direction take the B3081 towards Verwood. Meet at the car park at Ebblake on the extreme southern edge of Verwood, literally just before you enter the village on…