Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-07-13 10:00 - 12:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Microworlds.  Take a really close look at the tiny creatures beneath your feet and make a mini nature reserve.

Please note the change of date.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£1
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-06-22 10:00 - 12:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Pondemonium.  Go pond dipping and find out about the creatures that live in the pond.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£1
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-05-18 10:00 - 12:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Fantastick fun.  Explore some of the many things you can make or do with a stick!

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£1
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-04-27 08:00 - 10:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Dawn chorus walk.  Enjoy an early morning walk around the reserve and learn how to recognise the songs of different birds.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£1
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Explore the Woodland World

Date / Time
Start date: 
Tue, 2014-07-08 10:00 - 15:00
Summary: 
Since 2007 Laura Harvey, Anna Rule and Laura Hopkins have been delivering Forest School in different settings to all ages and for different groups. We have designed these courses to share our experience with Forest School trained staff and their helpers.

Course content:

• Examine practical activities to extend natural enthusiasm for wildlife within the woodland ecosystem.


• How to harness this sense of wonder and develop a meaningful understanding of nature


• Learn to help children develop conservation minded approach.


• Find out how to use the woodland resources in a sustainable way.

 

Course Tutors: Anna Rule and Laura Harvey

 

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£50 per person
Contact name: 
Anna Rule
Contact number: 
07930 450842
Contact email: 
annar@essexwt.org.uk
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
Learning
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
Yes
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
No
Suitable for: 7-10: 
No
Suitable for: 11-13: 
No
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
83374
Trust: 
Essex Wildlife Trust
Address
Location: 
Abbotts Hall Farm
County: 
Essex
Postcode: 
CO5 7RZ
Town: 
Colchester
Map ref: 
TL 963 146

Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-03-16 10:00 - 12:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Whatever the weather.  Learn how to use nature to forecast the weather, find out how to make a rain catcher and make a wind sock.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£1
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Tree Safety Course

Date / Time
Start date: 
Wed, 2014-02-26 13:00 - 16:00

Course content:

• Ecological importance of trees and woodlands


• Basic understanding of a tree’s structure and physiology


• Identifying tree features that indicate potential hazards


• Basic understanding of legislation of tree ownership and responsibility of tree

management on a site


• How and where to obtain further advice

 

Cost: £50 per person

 

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£50 per person
Contact name: 
Anna Rule
Contact number: 
07930 450842
Contact email: 
annar@essexwt.org.uk
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
Learning
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
Yes
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
No
Suitable for: 7-10: 
No
Suitable for: 11-13: 
No
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
83405
Trust: 
Essex Wildlife Trust
Address
Location: 
Thorndon Countryside Centre, Thorndon Park North The Avenue
County: 
Essex
Postcode: 
CM13 3RZ
Town: 
Brentwood
Map ref: 
TQ 605 915

Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group

Date / Time
Start date: 
Sun, 2014-02-16 10:00 - 12:00
Summary: 
Wildlife Watch activity for children aged 6- 12 years. Parents are welcome to stay.

Home Sweet Home.  Make a nest box to take home and put up in your garden.  Nest box kit and tools provided.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£5 per nest box
Audience: 
Families
Children
Contact name: 
Lackford Lakes
Contact number: 
01284 728706
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
4
Event type: 
Event
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Walk duration: 
2 hours
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
No
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
Yes
Suitable for: 7-10: 
Yes
Suitable for: 11-13: 
Yes
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
66692
Trust: 
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Meeting place: 
Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre
Address
Location: 
Lackford Lakes
County: 
Suffolk
Postcode: 
IP28 6HX
Grid ref: 
TL799706
Town: 
Lackford, Bury St. Edmunds

Forest School Refresher for Level 3-trained Staff

Date / Time
Start date: 
Tue, 2014-05-06 10:00 - 15:00
Summary: 
Since 2007 Laura Harvey, Anna Rule and Laura Hopkins have been delivering Forest School in different settings to all ages and for different groups. We have designed these courses to share our experience with Forest School trained staff and their helpers.

Course content:

• Identifying different tree species and their uses – practical activities with different species of wood.


• Forget–me-knots: Basic knots for swings, tree walks and shelters.


• Fire skills and cooking different foods.


• Woodland ecology including tree, plant and invertebrate identification.


• Importance of the Forest School approach and what it achieves.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£50 per person
Contact name: 
Anna Rule
Contact number: 
07930 450842
Contact email: 
annar@essexwt.org.uk
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
Learning
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
Yes
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
No
Suitable for: 7-10: 
No
Suitable for: 11-13: 
No
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
83378
Trust: 
Essex Wildlife Trust
Address
Location: 
Little Haven Nature Reserve, Thundersley
County: 
Essex
Postcode: 
SS7 2LH
Town: 
Benfleet
Map ref: 
TQ 808 890

Forest School Refresher for Level 3-trained Staff

Date / Time
Start date: 
Tue, 2014-04-29 10:00 - 15:00
Summary: 
Since 2007 Laura Harvey, Anna Rule and Laura Hopkins have been delivering Forest School in different settings to all ages and for different groups. We have designed these courses to share our experience with Forest School trained staff and their helpers.

Course content:

• Identifying different tree species and their uses – practical activities with different species of wood.


• Forget–me-knots: Basic knots for swings, tree walks and shelters.


• Fire skills and cooking different foods.


• Woodland ecology including tree, plant and invertebrate identification.


• Importance of the Forest School approach and what it achieves.

Booking details
Booking required?: 
Yes
Admission charge: 
Yes
Admission details: 
£50 per person
Contact name: 
Anna Rule
Contact number: 
07930 450842
Contact email: 
annar@essexwt.org.uk
Fully booked: 
No
Cancelled: 
No
BBC
Include in BBC: 
No
Category: 
Learning
Project ID: 
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter watch
Suitable for
Suitable for: Any age: 
Yes
Suitable for: 0-4: 
No
Suitable for: 5-6: 
No
Suitable for: 7-10: 
No
Suitable for: 11-13: 
No
Suitable for: 14-15: 
No
Suitable for: 16-17: 
No
Suitable for: 18+: 
No
Other details
Mobility: 
People with limited mobility please contact organiser in advance
Wheelchair: 
Wheelchair users please contact organiser in advance
Location
Location reference: 
83374
Trust: 
Essex Wildlife Trust
Address
Location: 
Abbotts Hall Farm
County: 
Essex
Postcode: 
CO5 7RZ
Town: 
Colchester
Map ref: 
TL 963 146