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10:00 am
Wild Weekend Guided Walk, Fingringhoe Wick
Join the Fingringhoe Wick ranger Alex for a guided walk on the Nature Reserve. Discover plants, birds and other points of interest during this relaxed ramble. This event is suitable for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear appropriate footwear for this walk. Advance booking essential.
Find out more »Butterfly Bingo and Craft – The Naze
Come along to the butterfly bingo trail and sand art workshop at the Naze Centre for our BIG wild weekend on the 15th and 16th of June! It's part of our 30 days wild campaign to get everybody outdoors and enjoying the beauty that mother nature has to offer. #30DaysWild This is a great fun,
Find out more »Big Wild Weekend Orienteering Challenge – Abberton Reservoir
Can you navigate your way around the Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve using a compass. If you complete the course and answer the questions, you can return to the visitor centre and collect your reward. This is a drop-in event and booking is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Sunlight and Blu Cyanotype Lantern Making Workshop – Thorndon Country Park
A workshop with a difference, held at Thordon Countryside Centre. Create stunning lantern centerpieces which can be used anywhere inside or outside on your patio during the summer Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan blue image when pretreated fabric (or paper), which is made light sensitive is exposed to ultraviolet light
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Big Wild Crafts – Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve
Celebrate the BIG WILD WEEKEND by making a Big Wild Craft! Make something awesome to take home and display. At only £1 per craft per person why not see how many things you can make to take away. There will be a number of crafts to choose from! No booking necessary - Just drop in
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Wild Weekend Family Forest Afternoon – Fingringhoe Wick
Come along for a relaxed afternoon in the woodland at Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve. Build dens and toast marshmallows on the campfire! Advance booking is essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Summer Sleepout – Abbotts Hall Farm
Celebrate the 'Big Wild Weekend' by grabbing your tent and taking this amazing opportunity to camp at stunning Abbotts Hall, site of Essex Wildlife Trust's headquarters, nestled in the sleepy farmland countryside around the village of Great Wigborough. Take part in WILD activities, such as an evening walk to spot owls, or listening out for
Find out more »Big Wild Den Build
Celebrate the Big Wild Weekend by making a Big Wild Den! Join Faye with the shelter building kit and build your own home from home, then get it tested for water tightness!! Free of charge, just drop in anytime between 2 and 4. No Booking Necessary - this is a free drop in event..... Just
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Music In The Woods – Belfairs Nature Reserve
A Summer's Night of Wild Music at Belfairs Nature Reserve! Join local musicians: Southend Vox Choir, The Show Choir, The Southend Vox Chamber Choir and the Hoy Shanty Crew for a free night of music at Belfairs Woodland Centre. Why not bring a few blankets and a picnic and join us for music under the
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Wild Weekend Bat Walk – Finginghoe Wick
Come along to the reserve and find out what type of bats live at Fingringhoe! We will use bat detectors to discover different species as we explore the reserve after dark. This event is suitable for families. Booking essential
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