Five years of sponsoring the Young Naturalists

We have been very proud to have sponsored the Young Naturalists programme for the last 5 years with the Hampshire and Isle of White Wildlife Trust.

It has been tremendous to develop this programme and reach many young people who have benefitted from the huge varielty of activities provided at the Blashford Lakes reserve near Ringwood. Not only has the programme vastly increased their interest and love of nature, but it has also helped improve confidence and help reduce anxieties.  

Here are some of the recent activities that were undertaken by the group and shows the many activities they have been able to participate in. We look forward to seeing this programme continue to grow from strength to strength.

To read more about the activities below please see the Young Naturalist's blog post

To read more about the Young Naturalists and the Trust please see our Young Naturalists page

Broom making

Broom making

River dipping

River dipping

Smelting Pewter

Smelting pewter

Smelting moulds

Smelting moulds

A firecrest

Firecrest

Releasing a robin

Releasing a robin

Releasing a bird after ringing

Getting ready to release the Firecrest

Removing weeds

Removing weeds from the river

Snorkelling

Snorkelling

Willow wreaths

Willow wreaths


 

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