Junior Ranger Club

AMAZING AUTUMN IN THE HOWARDIAN HILLS

Details of the October half-term Junior Ranger Club sessions are now available.
All sessions taking place at Gilling Castle near Ampleforth

NATURE DETECTIVES - Monday 27th October
10.00am to 12 noon
Work out what an owl had for dinner by looking at its pellets, go hunting for real animal tracks in the woods and make a plaster cast animal track to take home.

CREATURE COMFORTS - Monday 27th October
1.30pm to 3.30pm
Discover which creepy crawlies live under logs in the woods and get stuck-in building habitat piles to help woodland wildlife. Enjoy some crafty fun inventing paper-chain caterpillars.

FANTASTIC FUNGI - Tuesday 28th October
10.00am to 12 noon
Search for fungi in the woods and make a clay toadstool to take home. Learn about creatures that help us to compost and make a wormery to take away with you.

HOWARDIAN HALLOWEEN - Tuesday 28th October
1.30pm to 3.30pm
Help one of the most special creatures of the night, the bat, by making bat boxes that will be put up around Gilling Castle. Also, plenty of Halloween fun including pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and Halloween trees.

Activities aimed at 5-12 year olds: all children must be accompanied by an adult. Take a look at this flier for more details.

To book a place on the Howardian Hills Junior Ranger Club please contact Yorkshire Wildlife Trust: Tel 01904 659570 or e-mail info@ywt.org.uk

If you would like to be kept informed of any of our events, please contact us with your email details.

News Posted: 27 October 2008