The Big Bird, Beast,
Bug and Botany Hunt
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| preparing for last year's event |
When: Sunday June 9th, 11.00 - 16.00
Where: Dove Valley Centre
Under Whitle Farm
(between Sheen and Longnor)
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Ancient Landscapes among the Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Boatnicals? We'll
be there, with fossils to look at and draw, models to handle, people to talk to,
a wall to stare at (just in case we can find anything!) and our usual exciting,
messy, colourful and engaging creative activities
We'll be making fingertip coral, adding small animals to one
of our smaller landscapes and hopefully working on a 2 metre tall stand of
prehistoric kelp! Visitors will also be welcome to make their own ancient
rockpool to take home!
Gordon the Toad (one of our familiar Ancient Artists will be
at the event as well - helping mess people up with fingertip corals but also
telling stories of the animals and plants that we might (or hopefully might
not) find in the Valley around us!
The main event
From the Dove Valley Centre press release
This is a free event for the family that supports
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Do you like counting wild creatures and flowers and maybe
learning more about them?
If so, come along to the annual biodiversity day at the Dove
Valley Centre on naturalists will lead activities around the farm: these will
include pond and river dipping, wildflower and bird walks, sweeping for bugs,
art activities and story-telling and more…You will be able to get really close
to moths that were caught the previous night. There will be information too on
barn owls that have bred on the farm.
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| the Centre is a lovely place for explorations! |
Plants can also be swapped, so bring along any spares.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day, but if
you’re staying for some time you may need a picnic – and wellies!
