Nature Events
Event Name: Forest School Nature Tots
Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Tuesday 7th April 2020
10.00am-12.00pm
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Weekly outdoor toddler group for under 5’s. Play, explore and create through the changing seasons. Older siblings welcome during the school holidays.
£6.95 per child, £4.65 sibling, babes in arms free.
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Advanced booking essential: emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Event Name: Nifty Nests
Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Tuesday 7th April 2020
1.30pm-2.30pm
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Learn all about our feathered friends. Try your hand at building a nest, play games and enjoy fun, feathery challenges.
£6 per child.
Advanced booking essential: emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Event Name: Forest School Drop Off Days for Over 5s
Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Wednesday 8th April 2020
Wednesday 15th April 2020
9.00am - 4.00pm
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Leave your children with us for a day of discovery, exploration, playing and creating in our woodland.
£20 per child.
Advanced booking required: emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Event Name: Easter Eggsplorer Trail
Location: Grange Farm Centre
Tuesday 14th April 2020
10.00am - 4.00pm
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Follow in the Easter Bunny’s footprints in the meadow. Find the eggcellent clues and return to the Centre to claim your chocolatey prize.
£5 per child.
Advanced booking essential to determine numbers but drop in any time between 10am and 4pm.
Contact: emmag@essexwt.org.uk
COMPLETED EVENTS:
Event Name: Tea, Talk and a Walk
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Something for our local retirees. Take a stroll around Chigwell Meadow with Emma and notice the changing seasons before returning to the Grange Farm Centre for a cup of tea (or coffee!), a biscuit and a chat. Second Wednesday of the month. £3 per person. To register your interest, leave Emma a message on 020 8500 3094 or email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Frequency: 2nd Wednesday of every month
Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Dates:
10th April,
8th May,
12th June,
10th July,
14th August,
11th September,
9th October,
13th November,
11th December
Event Name: Forest School Nature Tots
Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Let your little ones play, explore, and create through the changing seasons.
Forest School Nature Tots is a weekly group suitable for all children aged from 18 months to 4 years. Our sessions take place outside in our wooded area. They are child-led and aim to foster resilience, confidence, independence and creativity. Children also learn about nature and looking after our precious planet starting with their local environment.
Sessions run from 10am to 12pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from 12.30pm to 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoons. (ONGOING)
£6 per child, £4 siblings, babes in arms free.
Advanced booking is essential.
Please email Emma at emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Event Name: Nature Tots
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Our summer Nature Tots toddler group in our woodland. Play with the mud kitchen, climb and swing on ropes, use tools, search for bugs, enjoy a song round the fire and so much more. 18 months to 4 years. Older siblings welcome during the holidays.
Advanced booking essential. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk £6 per child (£4 sibling).
Date: Tuesday 30 July, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August
Starts: 10.00am
Ends: 12.00pm
Event Name: Forest School Drop Off Days
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Forest School drop off day for the over 5s. Play, explore and create in our woodland. Use tools, swing, climb and learn to light fires. The only limit is your child's imagination.
£20 per child.
Advanced booking essential. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk.
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Date: Friday 2, 23 and 30 August 2019
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Starts: 9.00am
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Ends: 4.00pm
Event Name: Woodland Fairies and Elves
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Don those wings and come make some magic. Create your own magic wand, follow a fairy and elf trail and make a fairy village in the woodland before decorating your own fairy or elf door. Costumes welcome but not essential.
To book your place email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
£6 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Date: Tuesday 27 August
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Time: 1.00pm-3.00pm
Event Name: Pirates of the Meadow
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Description: Ahoy, Captain! Join Captain Emma for pirate-related fun and games in the meadow. Pirate costumes welcome but not essential!
Advanced booking is essential. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
£6 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Date: Friday 16 August
Time: 1.00pm-3.00pm
Event Name: Pond Dipping
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: What will you find lurking in the deeps of the pond? Dip your net and see what you can discover. Meet Emma next to the pond in the meadow any time between 1pm and 4pm.
£3 per child.
Date: Tuesday 30 July 1.00pm-4.00pm and Friday 16 August 10.00am-12.00pm
Event Name: Dinosaur Stomp
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Description: Find the dinosaur clues hidden in the meadow, claim your dinosaur prize and create your new friend a home using a jar and natural materials. Differentiated trail suitable for 2 years + Advanced booking essential. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk to book your places.
£6 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Date: Tuesday 13 August
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Time: 1.00pm to 3.00pm & 3.00pm to 5.00pm
Event Name: Family Orienteering
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Location: Roding Valley Meadow
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Description: Can you and your children use a compass and follow the directions to find all the clues on the Reserve? Drop in to Meet Emma on Roding Valley Nature Reserve between 10.00am and 12.00pm. For more details on where to find her email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
£3 per child
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Date: Friday 9 August
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
Event Name: Campfire Cooking
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Description: Cook up some sweet treats on the campfire in our woodland. Advanced booking essential. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk to book your places.
£6 per child.
Date: Friday 9 August
Time: 1.00pm-2.30pm and 3.00pm to 4.30pm
Event Name: Super Science
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Practical outdoor Super Science. Make eruptions, ooblek, slime and more.
£6 per child.
Advanced booking essential. Email: emmag@essexwt.org.uk.
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Date: Tuesday 6 August
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Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm and 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Event Name: Bushcraft
Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: Could you survive in the wild? Put your skills to the test with Emma, Build a shelter, learn to light fires with a flint and steel and cook a snack on the fire.
Age 5+. £6 per child.
Advanced booking essential and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Frequency: Once
Date: Wednesday 29th May 2019 (COMPLETED)
Time: 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Event Name: The Eggcellent Easter Trail
Location: Grange Farm Centre
Description: The Easter Bunny has lost all her eggs in the meadow and needs your help to find them. Can you copy down their pattern and hand them to Emma in exchange for a small chocolately prize? £5 per child. Advanced booking essential to determine numbers but drop in any time between 9.30am and 4pm. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
Frequency: Once
Date: Friday 12 April 2019 (COMPLETED)
Time: 9.30am to 4pm
Event Name: Marvellous Minibeasts
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Location: Grange Farm Centre
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Description: Calling all intrepid explorers! Join Emma to hunt for marvellous minibeasts in the pond and meadow. What will YOU find? £6 per child. Advanced booking essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Email emmag@essexwt.org.uk
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Frequency: Twice
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Date: Thursday 11 April 2019 (COMPLETED)
Time: 10am-12pm and 1pm to 3pm
