Exciting learning activities
and what you will discover:

• farm animals – sheep, cattle, chickens, donkeys and horses
  
• wild mammals like foxes, rabbits and fieldmice
  
• birds from the tiny wren to the giant buzzard
  
• insects - butterflies, moths, bees, dragonflies and all kinds of minibeasts
  
• reptiles and amphibians – frogs, toads, newts and grass snakes
  
• wild plants – flowers and grasses, including some local rarities
  
• ponds, ditches and a brook feeding the River Blythe SSSI, full of aquatic life
  
• hedgerows and wooded areas which support wildlife and provide us with useful materials

Fun learning activities for every age group

Farmers for a day

• feeding animals and hens
  
• grooming the donkeys
  
• collecting eggs
  
• tidying stables and yards

Nature study

• plant names and habitats
  
• bird and butterfly spotting
  
• minibeast hunts
  
• pond dipping
  
• the changing seasons

Outdoor skills

• building shelters and dens
  
• campfire making
  
• outdoor cookery

Creating from found natural materials

• clay pottery and art
  
• willow weaving
  
• journey sticks
  
• sensory collecting
  
• art & craft projects using leaves, wool, plants, feathers

Personal and social development

• discovering and recording
  
• teambuilding challenges
  
• storytelling and living history

Specific themes and activities can be catered for by prior arrangement – please contact us to discuss your ideas.