To mark the end of the five-year lottery-funded project to enhance the Buriton Chalk Pits Local Nature Reserve, the organisers have arranged for a new book to be available (free of charge) for every household in the parish.
The book is an unusual history book – telling the story of why, over thousands of years, chalk has been quarried and turned into lime.
Spend an enchanting evening in one of our Local Nature Reserves and emerge much wiser about the distinctive bird songs of many of our local species.
Buriton resident and natural history expert Di Mitchell will be leading a guided tour – and there may be opportunities to look at a range of different wild orchids too.
Meet at 6.30pm at Buriton village pond – and please remember to wear suitable shoes as parts of the site are steep.
A chance to hear some wonderful bird song on a dawn chorus walk through the Buriton Chalk Pits
Meet at 5 am at the village pond.
Yes, it is an early start but the sound will be worth it - the best time to experience bird song is in the wee small hours …
Local bird expert Di Mitchell will lead you around the Chalk Pits to listen to and identify the many birds that you can hear.
October's Fungi Foray was enjoyed by many local residents with all manner of weird and wonderful species being found.
The guided walk, led by Hampshire expert Rosemary Webb, found over thirty different types of fungi, ranging from bracket fungi on the side of birch trees, small bright yellow cup fungi on rotting wood (Bisporella Citrine) to the positively ghoulish ‘dead mans fingers’
The Open Day in the Buriton Chalk Pits Nature Reserve clocked up about 250 different species of plants and creatures in less than 24 hours - including dozens of moths attracted to a special survey site on Saturday evening (see photo).
For the first time ever, the Queen Elizabeth Country Park’s annual BioBlitz event included the Chalk Pits this year and experts identified a number of species here that were not found anywhere else in the Country Park.
BioBlitz organiser Tim Speller of QECP was very pleased with the results given the mixed weather over the two days.
About 20 villagers and friends spent an enchanting evening in the Buriton Chalk Pits Local Nature Reserve on 15th May - and emerged much wiser about the distinctive bird songs of many of our local species.
Buriton resident and natural history expert Di Mitchell led a guided tour, ably supported by husband Martin.
There are worries that the numbers of birds and the amount of birdsong are reduced this year compared with normal, but Di and Martin were able to help everyone recognise the calls of a number of different birds.
A chance to hear some wonderful bird song on a dawn chorus walk through the Buriton Chalk Pits
Meet at 5 am at the village pond.
Yes, it is an early start but the sound will be worth it - the best time to experience bird song is in the wee small hours …
Local bird expert Di Mitchell will lead you around the Chalk Pits to listen to and identify the many birds that you can hear.
Spend an enchanting evening in one of our Local Nature Reserves and emerge much wiser about the distinctive bird songs of many of our local species.
Buriton resident and natural history expert Di Mitchell will be leading a guided tour – and there may be opportunities to look at a range of different wild orchids too.
Meet at 6.30pm at Buriton village pond – and please remember to wear suitable shoes as parts of the site are steep.
A guided walk, led by Hampshire expert Rosemary Webb - meet at the Halls Hill car park at 10am. [NB. This is a re-arranged date: this event was originally planned for 18 October]
Rosemary will help identify a range of species in and around the Buriton Chalk Pits.
In previous years some very rare species have been found – highlighting the importance of this small Nature Reserve.
Come and help us to find what is growing, wriggling, flying and singing in the Chalk Pits Nature Reserve.
There will be a range of activities based in the Small Quarry area (near the limeworkers truck) from 10am to 3pm:
10 – 11: Quarry and woodland walk
11.15 – 11.45 Results of moth survey
11.45 – 12.45 Flowers of the Chalk Pits
