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Muck In Day, What’s in our Pond? Sunday 12th May

Family Friendly Volunteering

Help us to find out what is lurking in our pond during a fun packed morning of pond dipping, wildlife identification and making plans for how we might improve our ponds. 

10.30am – 1pm, meet at Barbrook Cottage, Big Moor.ee.. at Barbrook Cottage, Big Moors , meet

Suitable for all including tots, teens, in-betweens and adults!

Wear wellingtons or sturdy boots and long trousers, a snack or packed lunch.

Just turn up.

FREE.

Photo©National Trust Images/David Levenson

  

 

Discover - Moorland Plant Field Skills, Sunday 19th May

Adult discovery workshop

Explore a moorland habitat and discover how it can become an invaluable wildlife ecosystem. Develop your moorland plant identification skills and practice vegetation monitoring techniques. Free FSC Field Guide for each participant. 

10am – 3pm, meet at Barbrook Cottage, Big Moor.

Suitable for adults and accompanied children 12 years and over.

Booking essential.

£18 per person.

     

   Explore - Bouncy Bogs, Sunday 23rd June

Family Friendly Guided Walk 

Explore the wonderfully bouncy world of bogs! Wander over the moorland hunting for these fascinating habitats, then get up close and personal with insect eating plants and delve deeper into the squidgy peat blanket bogs. 

1.30pm – 3.30pm, meet at Barbrook Cottage, Big Moor.

Suitable for 8 to 80+ years!

Booking essential.

£2 per person (including adults).

 

Discover – Adders on the Moors, Saturday 24th August

Adult discovery workshop

Spend a day discovering the fascinating world of adders on the Eastern Moors. Learn how they survive in an inhospitable environment and develop your knowledge of adder surveying techniques. Free FSC Field Guide for each participant. 

10am – 3pm, meet at Barbrook Cottage, Big Moor.

Suitable for adults and accompanied children 12 years and over.

Booking essential.

£18 per person.

 

Keep a lookout for more events throughout the year.

Please be aware there are no toilets available on site (except at Adult Workshops).  Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather, long trousers and sturdy footwear. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Dogs on leads please.

Contact us to find out more and to let us know you are coming.

Email us: enquiries@easternmoors.org.uk

Call us: 07738738844

 

Beetle Drawing Competition

The Science, People and the National Park events at Longshaw and Bakewell this month, saw a display of budding artists.  Whilst studying ground beetles under a microscope, children were invited to draw what they could see and enter their finished masterpieces into our competition.  The results were outstanding and made judging very difficult. However, a competition isn't a competition without winners so we have picked our favourite two from each age group; Up to 5 years, Six to eight years and Nine years and over.  The winning drawings can be seen on our Facebook and Blog pages.

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some of the runners up from Longshaw and Bakewell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think you'll agree, they're great!