Page 44 • The HERALD • 7th August 2025 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v OUT & ABOUT FOR SUMMER Ragwort Pull at Abbotswood Abbotswood Local Nature Reserve, located in Romsey (SU364228) will be holding a Ragwort Pull (Wilder Romsey) on Wednesday 13th August, from 10am to 1pm at Abbotswood Local Nature Reserve, Abbotswood Sports Ground. Abbotswood Local Nature Reserve, located adjacent to the Abbotswood development, has been designated primarily due to the presence of great crested newts, a European protected species. e site contains a host of interesting habitats, including wetlands, ancient semi- natural woodland and grassland. ese support a wealth of wildlife. e site also boasts veteran oak trees, estimated to be over 300 years old and each a home to hundreds of other species, making them a hugely important part of the site. Wilder Romsey are a local conservation group working in and around Romsey. For more information, visit www.romseytc.org.uk/wilder-romsey.html Summer Afternoon Tea Totton South u3a (TSu3a ) normally meets at Colbury Memorial Hall on the 4th Friday afternoon of the month, doors open 1.30pm. e next meeting on Friday 15th August will be their ‘Summer A ernoon Tea’. Followed on Wednesday 17th September for a talk titled ‘Wildlife declines on our farms: Past failures, current successes and future prospects’, the speaker is a member of Totton South u3a. He will talk about his 40 years working in Hampshire on the conservation of Farmland Wildlife. His work has been formally recognised and re ected in Government Policies to ensure our wildlife is protected. Visitors are welcome to two free events before joining TSu3a as a member (£17pp/pa). ey have many interesting groups and activities taking place throughout the week, details are available on the Totton South u3a website or telephone the TSu3a Mobile: 07305178402. Wildlife Wonders Art in Lymington Join the Lepe team and a whole host of other wildlife loving organisations for a two-day wildlife themed festival for the whole family on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th August, 10am–3pm. Explore the wildlife at Lepe through fun cra s, activities and games. With exhibitions from Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust, RSPB, British Divers Marine Life Rescue and many more! is is a free event, but usual parking charges apply. For more information, please call: 023 8089 9108 or email: lepe.enquiries@hants.gov.uk Join in an a ernoon of fun on Saturday 16th August, 2pm, at Totton Community Centre, raising money for Cats Protection. e a ernoon will include a ernoon tea, 6 games of bingo, a ra e and lots of fun! Tickets are £20 and available from the Cats Protection Shop in Totton Precinct. Lymington Arts Group hold meetings in the McLellan Hall at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ, on the second Friday afternoon of each month (except February and August). Meetings start at 2.30pm and normally last two hours. On Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August they will be holding their Summer Exhibition ‘Art on the Green’ at Milford on Sea. eir next meeting will be on Friday 12th September for a demonstration by Catherine Beale – Cafe scene with watercolour/line and wash. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. Afternoon of Fun for Cats Protection Car Boot Sale A Car Boot Sale is taking place at Memorial Car Park in Totton on Sundays 17th August and 7th September from 8.30am to 12noon (weather permitting). No booking is required, sellers from 8am (for safety, sellers please do not leave before 11.30am). Cars/ Small vans £5, Large vans/trailers £7. e area is hard standing. Please take your own tables. Use of community centre toilets, some free parking available. For more information please call: 023 8086 3769 or email: tandeca@hotmail.co.uk or just turn up. Balsam Pull at Tadburn Meadows Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve, located in Romsey (SU367214) will be holding a Balsam Pull on Sunday 17th August, from 10am to 12noon at Tadburn Meadows. Meet at the entrance to the reserve at Eight Acres. Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve is hidden amongst the houses and covers almost 12 acres and provides a home for a variety of Britain’s best loved wildlife and some nationally threatened species. e site boasts a variety of habitats, from a stream more characteristic of the New Forest to wet woodland and grassland. Tadburn Conservation Volunteers are a local group working on Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve, Romsey. Contact: tadburn. meadows@gmail.com
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