Welsh Harp Goes Wild! FREE February Half Term Activities

 

From Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre, Birchen Grove, Kingsbury, NW9 8RY

 

Activities include:

Build a Bug Hotel

Tuesday 14^th, 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Create a new home for bugs and join a bug hunt around the woodland to see who lives there. Ages 5-12.

 

Forest Skills

Wednesday 15th, 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Gather round a camp fire in the woods to roast marshmallows and bananas.  Build a forest shelter and see if you can make it water proof!  Ages 7+

 

Make a Bird Feeder

Thursday 16th, 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Make a bird feeder and ‘bird cake’ to take home. Explore the woods to look for birds of all sorts and sounds. Bring your own bottle or container or use one of ours! Ages 5-12.

 

Booking is essential, please contact us on:

Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre

Birchen Grove, NW9 8RY. Follow the signs towards the Birchen Grove Garden Centre.

Phone: 07711 701 694

Email: welshharpcentre@thames21.org.uk

Further info:

• An adult must attend & supervise children throughout activities.
• Places are limited and booking is essential, please contact us to book and also let us know if you need to cancel your booking.
• Children and adults should wear comfortable outdoor clothing and a waterproof jacket if it’s forecast to rain.
• Seeds, which can also include nuts, vegetable lard and bread will be used for the Make a Bird Feeder activity.
• Bananas and marshmallows (vegan and non-vegan) are provided for the fire activity.

 

Join conservation volunteers at Welsh Harp on February 16th

 From Friends of Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre


You are invited to join the  next Friends Monthly Conservation  event on:

Saturday 16th February, 10am – 12.30pm

Each month a great group of individuals come together to do extremely useful conservation and maintenance work around the Centre using basic gardening tools, to gain skills and meet new people.  This work supports the activities of the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre including over 3000 school children that attend the Centre each year and improves the biodiversity of the woodland habitat.

What will be the tasks at the next event?

• Clear blackthorn from the meadow
• Sand the new wooden pond fence
• Other tasks as they come up

What else do you need to know?

• All welcome! Young people aged 17 years and under need to be accompanied by a responsible adult, each individual child under 11 years old will need an adult with them at all times as we are using sharp tools. 
• Tasks can be adapted or alternative tasks available for all levels of involvement.
• Tea, coffee and snacks, steel toe cap wellington boots, tools and gloves are all provided. 
• Wear comfortable outdoor clothing suitable for gardening.
• Please meet inside the Education Centre.

We have achieved a lot since these events have started and we will continue to address many other aspects of the WHEEC Habitat Management Plan that need attending to. If you would like a copy of the management plan or information about the group, please email me: deb.frankiewicz@thames21.org.uk.

Hope to see as many of you as possible at the next event!

REGULAR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED on Tuesdays! We are also looking for volunteers on Tuesdays 2.30pm – 4.30pm at the Centre as part of an existing group to do a bit of general gardening around the site. If you think you could help, click here for more information and how to apply.

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