The Lyndhurst Directory - October 2012

• Dealers in good quality furniture and effects • Large selection of pictures including pop art • Specialising in oriental items bronze, porcelain, ivory, clocks & antique silver

Always buying - single items to complete house clearance www.stagsheadantiques.com 13 The High Street, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BB T: 02380 282332 M: 07774 635918 E: sales@stagsheadantiques.com

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Published by: Stephen & Debbie Corney at Hampshire Publications

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Hello Lyndhurst, Autumn is now truly here, the nights are drawing in and the air is somewhat cooler. Stephen, Hayden and I did in fact get our last dip in the sea just a couple of weeks ago. We went out in our rubber dinghy (…as the Sunseeker was in for repair!), not quite like the yachts we see bobbing in the water, but fun nevertheless. Wet suits are a good idea! I looked very glamorous in mine… Do I hear you laughing?

This month in The Lyndhurst Directory we have our very important trades and business people to call. I generally think things are looking up — I deliberately don’t listen to the news — so make sure the house and garden are ready for the colder season. Are the electrics all good? Does the chimney need sweeping or do you need new fitted wardrobes to cope with all those winter clothes?

All the help you will find inside. Please do keep our local businesses busy!

Forest Leisure Cycling can certainly help you keep fit and healthy this autumn and The New Forest Wood Burning Centre can help keep you warm!

If you have a local club you would like us all to know about or have an interesting story to tell, then please let me know. I would love to hear from you. Have you lived in Lyndhurst a long time and want to share your memories—then do give me a call. We can share them with the rest of the community. I am also looking for a local historian.

Do you know of someone?

Here’s to a good month of October.

Best Wishes,

Debbie and Stephen Corney Useful Numbers

Lyndhurst Police Station Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Southampton Gen. Hosp.

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0845 045 45 45 08457 708090 0800 111999 023 8077 7222

Train Enquires First Bus Company Wessex Water Lyndhurst Library

08457 484950 023 8058 4321 01225 526000 0845 603 5631

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Local support for education

Woodlands Lodge Supports Local Infant School Woodlands Lodge Hotel opened its doors to all the local community to celebrate one year of ownership of the Hotel. Robert and Imogene Anglaret held this to celebrate ‘what a difference a year makes’ as they have refurbished, repainted and in some cases renovated this hotel to bring it back to its former glory.

The hotel has recently won 3 star AA status gaining several categories at 5 star level and was also awarded a rosette for the restaurant, which was fantastic news for this young couple.

A free delicious buffet was provided for an unexpected 250 people including steak, prawns and sweet corn and well as the usual sausages and hamburgers, with salads and rolls.

As part of their intention to support the local community, they held a raffle and raised £77 Pounds for the Netley Infant School, which was presented to the school at a collective worship assembly. This is the first of several innovative ideas that Robert and Imogene have – more later!

Jan Faint, Head of Netley Infant School, said “We are absolutely delighted that The Woodlands Lodge Hotel has made our school the beneficiary of their raffle on their open day. We look forward to working with them again in the future”

Imogene Anglaret ( left) handing over the cheque to Jan Faint with four of the school’s children

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IS IT TIME TO SELL?

STAMPS WANTED LOTS, COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, OLD ENVELOPES POSTCARDS, ENGLISH & WORLDWIDE, VICTORIAN SCRAP BOOKS, ALSO COINS/BANKNOTES/MEDALS, CIGARETTE CARDS, ETC.

Free Valuation and offer without Obligation Top prices paid with immediate settlement by cash or cheque Make an appointment now Generous introductory commissions paid - Home visits can be arranged.

WE ALSO SELL - Ask for 144 page Price List of G.B. stamps

Contact: Allan Grant, RUSHSTAMPS, P. O. Box One, LYNDHURST SO43 7PP Telephone: (023) 8028 2044, FAX: (023) 8028 2981 Email: enquiries@rushstamps.co.uk Member of the Philatelic Traders’ Society (London) OVER 50 YEARS OF TRADING AT YOUR SERVICE

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There is nothing quite like coming home to a real fire Wood burning stoves have never been so popular, and for those fortunate enough to live in the New Forest, it should be an obvious way to consider heating your home. However, there are many factors to consider in choosing a stove, not to mention a plethora of rules governing their installation. Fortunately, the New Forest Woodburning Centre, one of the oldest and best stove retailers in the country, is right on your doorstep in Sway.

With our in-house HETAS-qualified installation teams, we have decades of experience fitting woodburning stoves, lining chimneys, designing, adapting and building fireplaces and chimneys, and erecting free-standing modular fluesystems in thousands of homes across the New Forest and beyond.

• Full stove-installation and building service.

• No chimney? No problem. We can build a high-spec flue system that will last for decades in as little as a day.

• In-house fireplace design, bespoke solutions.

• Specialists in brick-and-beam fireplaces and much more.

• Supply of all the accessories for your wood-burning needs: hearths, fireirons, spare parts, baskets, brushes, axes etc. etc.

We have dozens of state-of-the-art stoves in our Sway showroom, and with nine ‘hot’ appliances, you can get a real feel for how they look, work and warm! The modern stove bears only a cursory resemblance to the sooty, creaky behemoth of yesteryear, coming in all

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shapes, sizes and colours, lighting in an instant and achieving astonishing levels of efficiency, with huge panels of stay-clean glass that afford a mesmerising view of the dancing flames and their glowing embers.

Leader of the pack is our best-seller: the peerless, all-British Clearview Stoves, whose reputation for high performance and outstanding engineering excellence is long established. For those who prefer minimalist chic with refined performance levels, we carry the architects’ darling, Stuv. Stoves from Contura – Sweden’s largest stove manufacturer – have also proved tremendously popular, especially in modern, open-plan houses and conversions where their versatility and sheer physical presence can be key design

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Find us online at www.lyndhurstdirectory.co.uk features. Efficient Jetmaster convector fires tick the box for those for whom only an open fire will do. We also carry stylish stoves from fireplace-specialists Chesney’s and a host of other manufacturers, from whom we are constantly trying to sift the best to give our customers a perfect combination of options.

These prestigious brands guard zealously against internet availability, for good reason. A stove is only as good as its installation; it is crucial that it is installed safely, effectively and in compliance with the growing raft of regulation. We can help you to select the right stove for your requirements and give you all the advice you need on how to use it and keep your flue clean, as well as an eye to potential pitfalls.

Our installers, who are approved by HETAS, the industry quango, are qualified

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to fit your stove according to the relevant building regulations, and to issue a certificate of compliance, avoiding dangerous and costly DIY mistakes and the expense of a visit from the Building Inspector.

We can fit a stove in almost any house – come and see us at our showroom in Sway, for all your wood-burning needs. We can keep you warm this winter…

THE NEW FOREST WOODBURNING CENTRE

01590 683 585

WWW.WOODBURNERS.COM “Warmth for the Wise” since 1978 We supply and install woodburning & multifuel stoves, design & build brick fireplaces and construct chimneys for customers living in and around the beautiful New Forest.

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM The Old School, Church Lane, Sway, Nr Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 6AD Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays

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What to do in your Garden in October Now that Autumn is now officially here with the passing of the Autumn solstice on September 21st things may seem to be winding down in the garden, and so they are to a certain extent, but there are still jobs to be done including harvesting fruit, like apples, pears, blueberries, blackberries, etc.

Because of the odd weather early in the year my pears are aren’t good and I will be lucky to get a dozen Autumn is a beautiful time of year edible fruits from the whole tree!

However that may be, here are a few of the jobs that can be done this month: • Plant your daffodils and crocus now for a good Spring show.

• Prune hedges and shrubs.

• Start preparing flower beds for next years plantings.

• After you do the last mowing of the year on your lawn scarify with a grass rake and top dress with a mix of sand, compost and fertilizer.

• Protect Fuchsias from frost and chilling winds. Bring in potted ones to your house or greenhouse • Collect leaves and add them to the compost heap.

If you did start a plan for your garden with drawings and photographs in a note book as I suggest a few months ago, have a review of it and see what you may want to change. If there is an area that needs a major overhaul now would be a good time to start planning it. Especially if there are items that need to be moved rather than scrapped.

As the days get shorter why not pull out some of those gardening books you’ve been meaning to read-and have been too busy actually gardening to do so, settle down in your favourite chair with a mug of hot chocolate and start dreaming what you can make happen in the garden next year.

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K & B Installations cover all aspects of fitted interiors, so whether you are looking for a new fully installed kitchen or bathroom or just need someone to fix a leaking tap, we can help With 15 years experience in fitted interiors, we can advise, design, supply and install the products or services suited to your individual needs.

We pride ourselves on the exceptional quality of our craftsmanship and we are sure you will be pleased to find that as we keep our costs to a minimum that your dream kitchen can be achieved within your budget. As we are a small company our success in dependant on our reputation which is why we always ensure 100% customer satisfaction. We carry out all the work ourselves and are fully insured. All plumbing and electric work undertaken is fully certified.

We offer free quotes on all our services including fully fitted kitchens, installations only, appliance replacement, work top changes, tiling, flooring and plumbing.

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We will take the time to ensure all your concerns are met, gain your confidence and restore your smile.

A. Girling, A. Price, J. Robson, D. Cousin www.groupdental.co.uk The Mews Dental Practice 41-43 Gosport St, Lymington, SO41 9BB

Tel: 01590 679888

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Oakdene Dental Practice 9 Long Lane, Holbury, SO45 2LF

Tel: 023 8089 2559

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MCVAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES Domestic & Commercial Part P Approved Contractors All works undertaken from an extra socket to a full design and installation New installations Re-wiring/ upgrades

Testing services, including: Condition Reports Landlord Certificates PAT testing

Please call Jim on

07970 686362 01425 402288 info@mcvayelectrical.co.uk

We’re Walking in the Cloud...

The Cloud Hotel, owned and run by Avril Owton MBE, is a small country house hotel that enjoys superb views of the open forest from its perfect location at the edge of Brockenhurst.

The charming Encore Restaurant specialises in traditional English food.

A stay at The Cloud Hotel will give you the opportunity to relax, unwind and enjoy yourself.

Recently awarded 2 Red Stars by the AA Inspector.

Pre-Christmas Lunches & Dinners

from Dec 1st to 24th

A Perfect New Forest Retreat

“Comfort, Service & Award Winning Hospitality”

Three course Sunday lunch £22.50

Table d’hôte 3 course dinner £29.95

2 courses £14.50 — 3 courses £17.50

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Weekday lunches Monday to Saturday

Cloud Hotel, Meerut Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7TD enquiries@cloudhotel.co.uk

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Tel: 01590 622165 www.cloudhotel.co.uk

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Dorset Denture Clinic Creating Natural Smiles • • • • • •

New dentures Relines Home visits Denture repairs Free parking Affordable prices

Dentures created within the clinic, offering

THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SERVICE FOR DENTURE WEARERS FREE CONSULTATIONS ~ FREE DENTURE CHECK

01425 272380 415c Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Dorset, BH23 5EN

www.dorsetdentureclinic.co.uk

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OLIVER CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean, professional, tidy and reliable chimney sweeps. Offering a wide range of services. Members of the Guild of Master Sweeps.

Also available for traditional good luck appearances at weddings!

0800 013 3323 / 07889 488010 info@oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk www.oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk

FOSTER CARERS Urgently Required throughout Dorset & Hampshire

ENHANCED FOSTER CARE Your Local Foster Agency‌ is actively recruiting families, couples or single people, to offer a home to foster children of all ages, who need a chance of family life Excellent support package with fees & allowances paid up to £36,400pa

Approved Foster Carers wishing to transfer agency, are also welcome to apply For further information contact: Tel: 01985 218505 Email: theoffice@enhancedfostercare.co.uk

www.enhancedfostercare.co.uk

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Safety electrical testing Full or part rewires Fuse board replacements Air Conditioning, Installation & Servicing

Tel: 01202 875563 Mobile: 07984 464197 Email: agate.electrical@gmail.com

All Aspects of Plastering including: • External Rendering • Dry Lining • Floor Screeds • Pebble Dashing • Coving • K-rend

Tel: 01202 776271 M: 07751 056188 M: 07984 040915 Email: info@absolutely-plastered.com Find us on Google, Search Plasterers Bournemouth

www.absolutely-plastered.com

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Cycling through the Forest at your Leisure Now entering it's 15th year as a local Cycle business, Forest Leisure Cycling, based in picturesque Burley, proudly opened it's brand new purpose built Cycle Centre in April this year.

superb Cycle Route map pack, which includes step by step guides to all 9 routes. This is available in store and online via their website.

Families and keen cyclists alike are very well catered for, with a selection of over of 200 hire bikes, child trailers, child seats, tag a longs and even dog trailers. using quality brands such as Giant, GT and Dawes.

Owners Mark and Lesley Kirtley continue to employ talented young local staff who are cyclists themselves and all senior staff ar e C yt ec h tr ai n ed , th e In d u st ry benchmark for cycle technicians. Forest Leisure Cycling can repair or service any cycle and usually the same day.

The new Cycle Centre boasts a fully stocked retail store, with a massive range of cycle accessories and spares for sale. In addition, the company offers new and ex rental bikes for sale all year round.

With the Cycle Centre being centrally placed in the New Forest, close to the network of over 100 miles of off road cycle trails, Cycle Hire Customers can enjoy a choice of 9 superb New Forest Cycle Routes on rides for all ages and abilities. Forest Leisure Cycling sell a

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Find us online at www.lyndhurstdirectory.co.uk From it's early days, Forest Leisure Cycling has been a founder member of Hampshire Trading Standards's Buy with Confidence scheme, which means that the business is monitored and driven to maintain the highest standards of Customer Service, Staff Training and Retail practices.

In addition, the company is an enthusiastic member of the Brand New Forest scheme, which enables member businesses around the New Forest to offer attractive discounts and encourage and reward customers for shopping local.

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So why not come and discover the vibrant new Cycle Centre that has something for every cyclist! Bring this article with you and bag a standard bike service for only ÂŁ20 (usually ÂŁ29) and get 10% off any spares or accessories....offer lasts until January 31st 2013.

OPEN 7 DAYS - FREE POP IN PARKING ON SITE - ONLINE CYCLE HIRE BOOKING

Forest Leisure Cycling Tel: 01425 403584 Email: hire@forestleisurecycling.co.uk

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Places to visit

Brilliant offer for half term and beyond New Forest Wildlife Park is offering a fantastic autumn deal for families with young children. From October 1st to March 24th next year, any children measuring under one metre tall will go absolutely FREE. They and their families will be able to enjoy not just the park’s amazing animals but also the fabulous new adventure playground especially for children under six years.

There are also some exciting October half term activities for families and children from Saturday October 27th to Sunday November 4th, including a free Pumpkin Nature Trail and Animal Encounters every day (check tim es o n e ntry ). On T hur s day November 1st from 11am to 3pm there will also be a special Hedgehog Day courtesy of the People’s Trust for Endangered Species. There’ll be a chance to meet a hedgehog, find out all about its strange habits, do some hedgehog crafts and ask as many questions about hedgehogs as you like.

The park’s two new adventure playgrounds, both completed this year, have been a huge success with visitors and took over six months to build. Go Wild!, for children and adults over six years old, features a challenging assault-style course of swings, log jumbles, climbing ropes and spider nets set in nearly an acre

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Kids can Go Wild at the Park

of lovely woodland while Mini Go Wild! is a mini adventure playground featuring similar fun activities for younger children.

New Forest Wildlife Park is involved in international breeding programmes for endangered species and also works with the RSPCA to rescue injured or abandoned animals. It has several species of otters, deer and owls, including the endangered giant otter, as well as lynx, foxes, wallabies, European bison, wolves, wild boar, ferrets, pine marten, polecats, harvest mice, badgers and more.

The park has timed animal feeding sessions throughout the day, animal encounters on certain days and keeper talks about the amazing wildlife. The park is owned by Carol and Roger Heap, who are dedicated to wildlife conservation and also run the Chestnut Centre Conservation and Wildlife Park in Derbyshire and Battersea Park Children’s Zoo in London.

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*Children under one metre tall going free during the above period must be accompanied by a responsible adult, with normal entry fees applying to other family members.

To find out more about the exciting activities at New Forest Wildlife Park visit: www.newforestwildlifepark.co.uk

The New Forest Wildlife Park is at: Deerleap Lane, Longdown, Marchwood, Southampton, Hampshire, SO414UH Tel: 02380 292408 New Forest Wildlife Park is a Wildlife Investor of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Sika deer — just one of the many species of animal that can be found at the Wildlife Park

Simple Sudoku Perfect for your coffee break!

The one rule: Fill in all blank cells making sure that each row, each column and each 3 by 3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

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To order, simply fill in the form below and send to the address above or order online at:

Simple Sudoku Solution

www.scientologypoole.org.uk

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Name: Address: Town: County: Postcode: Telephone: Mobile: Email:

___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

Please send me _____ copies of Dianetics at £13.00 each.

I enclosed a cheque made payable to “Hubbard Dianetics Foundation”

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NEW FOREST ART SOCIETY The NEW FOREST ART SOCIETY meets between 7.30 - 9.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month in the Pine Room of the Lyndhurst Community Centre.

On Weds 17th October there will be a demonstration by Roy Lang entitled “Seascape in Oils”. At the end of the meeting Roy will auction the pictures he demonstrated.

On Weds 21st November there will be a demonstration

by Ali Lindley entitled “A Touch of Gold, Collage and Gold Leaf” Visitors are always welcome and pay £4 at the door or alternatively go online to our website at www.nfasoc.co.uk to see our gallery or contact the Membership Secretary, Daphne Gold on 07756 421694 or email daphne.gold@hotmail.co.uk.

New Forest Fuchsia Society Why not join us! ‘‘Growing Chrysanthemums & Dahlias” Brian Madders Wednesday October 31st at 7.30pm Lyndhurst Community Centre Including a society speaker on the subject of “Q & A Fuchsia Cultivation”

Check out our website! www.newforestfuchsiasociety.org.uk or email newforestfuchsias@googlemail.com

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Lyndhurst Community Groups and Information Volunteering in the New Forest

New Forest Meddlars

Tel: 01425 482773 Fax: 01425 482666

The New Forest Volunteer Centre, run by Community First New Forest, promotes and supports volunteering.

The Volunteer Centre recruits potential volunteers from all sections of the community and seeks to place them with voluntary organisations which are looking for volunteers to assist them with their work.

Email: vol.bureau@cfnf.org.uk Community First New Forest Reg. Charity No: 1068964 • Reg. Company No: 3483827

Lyndhurst and District Community Responders A Community Responder is a member of the public who is a volunteer and is trained by South Central Ambulance Service to respond to certain types of medical emergencies in their own community, pending the arrival of the ambulance. e.g. heart attacks, strokes, falls.

You may already have seen us around the village? We have currently five trained volunteers from the local community and have answered over 1000 emergency calls since we were established in late 2003, throughout the villages of Lyndhurst, Minstead, Bank and Emery Down.

If you would like more information and you could spare a few hours a week or month, and would like to train as a Community Responder for your village, please contact: Lyndhurst and District Community Responder Coordinator: Graham Reeve on 02380 282866 No previous experience required!

“Having the time for your life!”

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The New Forest Meddlars is a mixed Morris dance side, formed in 1990 and based in Lyndhurst in the New Forest. We dance mainly in the Cotswold and Border traditions, but vary our performances with new dances, some collected at festival workshops and some we devise ourselves.

During the coming winter months, we shall be meeting at the Scout Hut in Romsey Road, Copythorne on Tuesday evenings to practise and to learn new dances. Morris dancing is a great social activity so why not join us. New dancers and musicians are always welcome.

Contact: Bob Dodson, Tel: 01962 886132

Do you love the New Forest?

Do you want to protect it?

The New Forest Association is an independent charity which campaigns to protect and preserve the New Forest’s unique ecology, history and traditions. We offer: • Guided walks and other members’ events • Expert information about the Forest via our website and newsletters • Campaigns to protect the New Forest from negative development, such as recent plans to ‘sell off’ the nation’s forests If you want to protect the New Forest or simply learn more about it, why not join us?

The annual subscription is only £17 (£15 if paid by direct debit).

Join the NFA at www.newforestassociation.org or call 0844 2640661

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Lyndhurst Community Groups and Information

New Forest Organ Society Our concerts are monthly (usually 4th Tuesday in the month) and we have professional musicians who come from all over England to give concerts who all bring their own modern electronic organs and play a variety of music, big band, Latin, light classical etc. The Society has been giving concerts for 33 years and our audience is 180-200 each month so very popular.

Visitors are very welcome at £3.50 per concert but please phone either of the 2 contacts listed below to reserve tickets.

Telephone Number: 01590 644724 (Sandra) or 01202 473944 (Malcolm) Email address: sandra_ebbetts@hotmail.com Contact name: Sandra Ebbetts or Malcolm Stone Venue address: All Saints Church Hall, Greenbanks Close, Milford-on-Sea, SO41 0SQ

NEW FOREST Meet every 3rd Thursday in the month at Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road from 2.00pm - 4.30pm. Next meeting 16th October.

Support and information is available for people with Parkinson's their carers, family and friends.

As well as the guest speaker each month there will be an opportunity to raise issues of general interest to people with Parkinson's for discussion.

Tea and cake is served and we welcome you all.

Phone: Eileen (Secretary) 01590 676110

New Forest Scottish Country Dancers Invite you to Our Fun & Friendly Classes for Beginners & Improvers At the Methodist Hall, Avenue Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RT Wednesday Evenings – term time from 14 September Beginners & Improvers 7.45 for 8.00 – 9.15pm More experienced dancers stay until 10.00 pm Class fee £3 per session Country Dancing is Excellent Aerobic Exercise Why Not Come Along & Give it a Try? It doesn’t matter if you… “have never done it before...”, “haven’t got a partner...”, “think you can’t dance...”, “have two left feet...”

We can change all that!!

Want to find out more?

Look on the www or call 07977 095357 Warning: Dancing is Fun and Seriously Healthy www.wessex-scd.org.uk/new-forest-SCD

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We are a registered charity established in 1975 devoted to countryside and environmental education in all its varied forms. We have grown over the years in stature and scope to become an organisation running a residential centre, the Out of Town Centre, a field studies centre, the inspirational Treehouse Study Centre, a farm and educational garden and a broad community programme. Our particular emphasis is on children and those at a disadvantage within our society.

For more information call us or visit our website:

www.cet.org.uk

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Ratty returns Water voles are now being spotted regularly at Moors Valley Country Park, near Ringwood thanks to the success of a long-term reintroduction programme initiated and overseen by Rangers from East Dorset Countryside Management Service.

The first water vole release in the Park took place last summer following an extensive period of riverbank clearance and monitoring for predatory mink. Their successful survival led to a second release this summer, with 120 water voles joining those already established in the river systems, introducing new bloodlines and a boost to the existing population.

Th e p ro je ct h as in vo lv ed a h u g e commitment in terms of time and effort.

This has come not just from the Rangers, b u t al so fro m th e n i n e ad j ac en t landowners, who have worked together to provide suitable habitats and crucially, monitor the rivers for mink activity.

The idea to reintroduce the water vole to Moors Valley Country Park was first conceived back in 2009. Local people fondly remembered sightings of Kenneth Graham’s iconic Wind in the Willows character in the Crane and Moors river system, and the Rangers were keen to bring ‘Ratty’ back to the Park. But with water vole populations struggling to survive across the country the conditions had to be exactly right.

“The water vole is Britain’s fastest declining mammal,” said Senior Countryside Ranger, Matt Reeks. “And that decline has been caused principally by loss of habitat and predation by North American mink.

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Derek Gow with one of the first watervoles released at Moors Valley. Photo: Hattie Miles “For a successful reintroduction we needed not only to ensure they had a suitable immediate habitat but also to monitor a wide area both inside and outside the Park to make sure we were not bringing the water vole to a river system where they would quickly be eaten by mink”.

The team were helped by the UK’s leading water vole conservation specialist and breeder, Derek Gow, and also benefited from the advice and experience of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, the inventors of a simple but highly effective ‘mink raft’.

“Six thousand mink were released by animal activists from a local fur firm back in 1998 which had a huge impact on the local water vole population. We wanted to make sure our returning water voles would be safe,” said Matt. “The mink rafts have been designed to attract curious mammals, and once ‘on board’ they walk over a clay pad which very neatly records their tracks.”

Eleven rafts were built and positioned throughout the local river system

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The mink rafts have also played an important role in confirming the survival of the first released population of water voles, regularly revealing the water voles’ distinctive star-shaped four-toed front foot. Otter tracks were also spotted regularly and there is good evidence that they will catch and kill mink. Otters will also eat the voles, but as they cannot enter the water vole burrows the two species can coexist and their presence is confirmation of the quality of both the water in the river system and riverbank habitat.

Whilst the mink rafts will continue to be mon itored, Park visitors are now reporting their own water vole sightings to the Visitor Centre at Moors Valley, and the Rangers have also managed to take

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some photographs on both the river banks and in the water. Recent surveys have found some well-established colonies in some of the quieter areas of the Park.

“We really couldn’t be happier,” said Clare Gronow, Countryside Manager at Moors Valley. “As the third most visited country park in England we try to strike a careful balance between managing our visitors and ensuring our wildlife thrives.

Of course it’s early days, but it’s wonderful to know that the water vole is now establishing itself again here at Moors Valley and that the work of so many people has been successful. As guardians of the Park we couldn’t be more pleased that we have been able to play a part in maintaining that rich biodiversity”.

For more information on the water vole programme and the full range of naturebased activities available at the Park contact the Rangers on 01425 470721 or visit www.moors-valley.co.uk.

Female water vole carrying young Photo: Brian Chard

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