Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
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.
Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
Pondemonium. Go pond dipping and find out about the creatures that live in the pond.
Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
Fantastick fun. Explore some of the many things you can make or do with a stick!
Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
Dawn chorus walk. Enjoy an early morning walk around the reserve and learn how to recognise the songs of different birds.
Explore the Woodland World
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
Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
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.
Tree Safety Course
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
Lackford Lakes Wildlife Watch Group
Home Sweet Home. Make a nest box to take home and put up in your garden. Nest box kit and tools provided.
Forest School Refresher for Level 3-trained Staff
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.
Forest School Refresher for Level 3-trained Staff
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.