Community Event – Wellesley Woodlands

Self-guided Easter Trail

4AprilwwltadminCar Parking, Child Friendly, Community Event, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event

Go on an egg-citing walk through Wellesley Woodlands, looking out for the 8 Easter egg pictures that we’ve hidden along the plane and beech trails! Keep your eyes peeled along this 1.5-2km trail and be sure to keep a note of the letters you find on each egg.

Winter Tree ID Walk

17JanuaryClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Community Event, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us to learn how to identify different tree species when they are not in leaf!

Outdoor Wreath Making

1DecemberClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Child Friendly, Christmas, Community Event, Educational and Creative, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event, Wreaths

Join us on for some fun outdoor wreath making, using natural materials such as pine branches, laurel, willow, hazel, holly & pinecones to create some festive wreaths! The session will last up to an hour where you will be able to create a simple, elegant Christmas wreath from naturally sourced materials. For those coming as

Wild Families: Christmas

1DecemberClare O'ReillyChild Friendly, Christmas, Community Event, Educational and Creative, Families, Outdoor Event, Woodlands

Join us for some Christmas themed activities in the woodlands! This is a family activity, ideal for children aged 5-12 years of age, accompanied by an adult. Start off on a scavenger hunt to find what Christmas items the naughty elf on the shelf has taken and hidden around the woodland! There will then be

Fungi Walk

28SeptemberClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Community Event, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us for a leisurely 1.5-2 hour walk in the woodlands for some Fungi fun! Search for fungus growing on trees, growing on deadwood and amongst the forest floor. Eric Janke from the Hampshire Fungus Recording Group will be leading this guided walk through the woodlands to share his expertise on the wonderful world of

Bat Walk

26AugustwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

We invite you to listen and look out for bats during a guided walk through Wellesley Woodlands. We will bring some bat detectors to alter the audible frequency of bat calls so that we can hear them as we walk. The walk will occur just before dusk when bats are out foraging at their peak.

Nature Watch

26AugustwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Disabled Access, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event, Volunteering Event

All day Nature Watch event! Join us for a huge bioblitz of Wellesley Woodlands as we spot as much wildlife as we can in one day. Activities to include wildlife walks, nature crafts, face painting. A refreshment van selling hot/cold drinks and snacks will also be on site. Booking essential at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-watch-at-wellesley-woodlands-2021-tickets-166904163847

Anywhere Film Festival: The Jungle Book

20JulywwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Cost, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Outdoor screening of The Jungle Book. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo. Running Time: 1hr 46mins Rating: PG Cost: £8 early bird, £10 Standard Covid-19 Info:

Anywhere Film Festival: The Green Room

20JulywwltadminCommunity Event, Cost, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Outdoor screening of The Green Room. A band straying into a secluded part of the Pacific Northwest stumbles onto a horrific act of violence. Because they are the only witnesses, they become the targets of a terrifying gang of skinheads who want to make sure all the evidence is eliminated. Running Time: 1hr 35mins Rating:

Painting in Nature – part 2 of 2

30JunewwltadminCommunity Event, Disabled Access, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

During this two-part course, in collaboration with the West End Centre, you will develop landscape-painting compositions, investigating the landscape around you. You will learn about composition in situ, sketching ideas and importance, paint application, tonal appreciation, how to create the effect of distance and colour mixing techniques. Fatima will explain about how acrylics and water/oil