January Sunday 24      10.30am
It’s free and it’s fun, you bring spades and buckets, we’ll supply the carrots, coal and hot chocolate. Visit http://owfhow.xrt.me/ to see fab pictures of past events.
Meet at Small Hope Beach Shanklin
Leader Island 2000 Tel 298098

Ventnor wild food walk

February Sunday 7       1 – 4pm
Explore Ventnor’s land and seascapes and find out about edible and useful plants. Circular walk of about 5 miles. Booking essential.
Leader Rowan Adams Tel 298098
Meet Ventnor Botanic Garden reference library GR 547 768
Cost Donation to Friends of Ventnor Botanic Garden

Celebration: The origin of the Origin

February Friday 12       1 – 4pm
Walk between the hotel and the villa where Charles Darwin (born 201 years ago today) wrote the first chapter of the Origin of Species. There-and-back-again walk of about 5 miles
Booking advised
Leader Rowan Adams Tel 298098
Meet outside the seaside entrance to the Ocean Hotel, Esplanade, Sandown GR 600 841
Cost Donations welcome

Appley birdwatch

February Sunday 28      10.30am
On this bird walk, we’ll look for grebes, divers and gulls before exploring Appley Park for winter thrushes and finches.
Leader Island 2000 Tel 298098
Meet Ryde seafront behind the Waterside pool
Cost £2 donation to Gift to Nature

Gift to Nature Spring Walk – Members Only

March Sunday 28        10.30am
Guided Walk down through Alverstone Marshes and back along the cycleway – woodlands and wetlands full of flowers, bugs and birds
Meet in Newchurch parish Car Park (by the school)

Ventnor wild food walk

March Sunday 7        1 – 4pm
Explore Ventnor’s land and seascapes and find out about edible and useful plants, circular walk of about 5 miles
Booking essential
Leader Rowan Adams Tel 298098
Meet Ventnor Botanic Garden reference library GR 547 768
Cost Donation to Gift to Nature