Educational and Creative – Page 3

Half Term Family Den Building

6OctoberwwltadminCar Parking, Child Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join Anna and Edwin to explore the area around the Beech and Plane trails, gathering natural materials to build and decorate your own dens. 1pm Meeting Point: Wellington Statue car park (What 3 Words: gallons.twist.spoken) All are welcome on this family fun activity to explore the area around the Beech & Plane Trails (map below)

Family Half Term Nature Hunt

6OctoberwwltadminCar Parking, Child Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join Anna and Edwin to explore around the Beech & Plane Trails at Wellesley Woodland in search of autumn treasures. All are welcome on this leisurely walk with plenty of stops to explore the nature along the Beech & Plane Trails (map below) in search of conkers, acorns, pine cones and all sorts of autumn

Beech Trail Butterfly Walk

26JulywwltadminCar Parking, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join Anna and Edwin to explore the wildlife along the Beech Trail at Wellesley Woodland All are welcome on this leisurely walk to explore the nature along the Beech Trail (map below) and the surrounding area including butterflies, trees and wildflowers. The event is FREE but please book places so we know how many to

Bees and Blossoms Nature Trail (self-guided)

24MaywwltadminCar Parking, Child Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event

Follow the trail map to find answers to the questions Take a picture of your sheet and email to: wellesleywoodlands@tcv.org.uk to be entered into a prize draw for NHBS vouchers . Redeemable at www.nhbs.com Click on the images below to download the Trail Map and Questions:

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

17JanuaryVicky RuaneCar 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

1DecemberVicky RuaneCar 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

1DecemberVicky RuaneChild 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

28SeptemberVicky RuaneCar 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.