Monthly walks with the Litter Busting & Conservation Events Discover the - Take Pride in Rangers Join the site Ranger on Saturdays in cleaning and countryside: Get active and keep fit. Take a conserving these wildlife havens. Suitable for all ages. Children welcome accompanied by an adult. summer and autumn pleasant walk for approximately 1 hour. Refreshments, gloves and tools will be provided. Dress for the outdoors. A series of mid week walks, starting at 10.30am 3/4 On the second Wednesday of the month at 10am: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/takepride Moderate - up to 4 miles (1 hours) Rambler - up to 7 miles (21/2 hours) Litterpicks 8 May –The Inns, Outs and Overs of Warfield For more information: 15 June, 1pm – 2.30pm, at Westmorland Park Meet: Priory Fields car park, off Newell Green, www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/walking Warfield, RG42 6AB Meet: Off Westmorland Drive, Warfield, RG42 14 May - Moderate 3QP. Wildmoor, Snaprails & Thibbet Rd 12 June – Woodland Jewels in the Crown Meet: Savernake car park, off Savernake Way, Meet: Wildmoor car park, Off Rd, 13 July, 1pm – 3pm, at Savernake Park. Bracknell, RG12 0UX. Crowthorne, RG45 7PP. Meet: Savernake car park, off Savernake Way, 10 July – Manors, Farms and Copses Bracknell, RG12 0UX. 4 June - Rambler Meet: Jocks Lane Recreation Ground car park, off Rapley Lake & Around B3018 Binfield Road, Bracknell, RG12 2BH 3 August, 1pm – 3pm, at Farningham ride Meet: The Look Out car park, Off Nine Mile Ride, Meet: Forest Park Shops, Horndean Rd, Forest 14 August – Englemere Circuit RG12 7QW. Meet: Ascot Jubilee recreation ground car park, at Park, RG12 0XQ. end of Goaters Road, , SL5 8JA 2 July - Moderate Hands-On Conservation Events A North Warfield Circuit 11 September – Greens, Lanes and Hills 14 September, 11am – 3pm, at Savernake Park Meet: Frost Folly car park, Wellers Lane, Warfield. Meet: Westmorland Park, Off Westmorland Drive, Coppicing and scrub clearance Warfield, RG42 3QP. Meet: Savernake car park, off Savernake Way, 6 August - Rambler 9 October – From Park to Heath Bracknell, RG12 0UX. The Chapel Green Circuit Meet: Sandhurst Sports Centre car park, Owlsmoor Meet: car park, off Nine Mile Ride, Road, Sandhurst, GU47 0SD 5 October, 11am – 3pm, at Allsmoor Pond RG40 3AT. Coppicing and scrub clearance. Take Pride Litter Pick, 30 June 2012 3 September - Moderate Meet: Outside Martins Heron & The Warren To The Ridges & Back Community Centre (near Tesco), Whitton Road, Meet: car park, Off A321 Bracknell, RG12 9TZ. Wokingham Rd, Sandhurst, GU47 8JB

12 October, 11am – 3pm, at 8 October - Moderate Small tree cutting and bonfire – heathland Around Cabbage Hill improvement Meet: Jocks Lane Recreation Ground car park, Meet: Englemere car park, off Swinley Road off B3018 Binfield Road, Bracknell, RG12 2BH. (B3017), SL5 8BA.

Parks and countryside Useful information The Parks & Countryside Service manage more Event Booking than 84 sites and 50 miles/80 kms of public rights Please pre-book all events where stated by of way throughout Bracknell Forest Borough. contacting The Look Out Discovery Centre on 01344 354400 or call in at reception (open Facilities include: 10am-5pm) to record your contact details or • Countryside sites contact the Parks & Countryside Service. • Public gardens and parks Events are free unless otherwise stated. Payment Discover ... • Play areas can be made prior to the event or on the day, this is • Skate parks non-refundable. Events may be filmed and/or photographed - please Parks and • Footpaths, bridleways and byways specify if you do not wish to be included in this. • Sports grounds ALL CHILDREN UNDER 16 MUST BE countryside All the activities within this programme have been ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT designed to support the delivery of key priorities for Contacts . events Parks & Countryside Service Particularly relevant objectives are: Bracknell Forest Council The Look Out Discovery Centre programme • Protecting and enhancing our environment Nine Mile Ride • Promoting health and achievement Bracknell, RG12 7QW. Conservation Volunteering 01344 354441 If you want to make a difference and help nature [email protected] flourish in the Bracknell Forest area, get fit, learn www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/parksandcountryside practical skills and meet people, contact the Parks Key Community Ranger on 01344 354441 for more information, or visit Parking Access www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/ Refreshments Picnic area countrysideconservation Surfaced paths Toilets

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Should you require a copy of this leaflet in large print, please ask at the Look Out May - October 2013 reception or call 01344 352000. www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/parksandcountrysidevents Summer with Regrets, Horseshoe Lake by Ida Groot-Attias. 2012 Parks Photo Competition winner © Bracknell Forest Council 2013 © Bracknell Forest Edwardian Garden, Lily Hill Park JULY that have visited and inhabited these parts. Of Between April – August, at 2pm, on first and particular interest to adults. Meet: Frost Folly car park, Saturday, 27 July, 11am – 4pm Wellers Lane, Warfield. third Tuesday of the month Paws in the Park 2013 at Lily Hill Park A chance to have a go at gardening and learn more Activity: Enjoy a day out for all the family, about plants. Bring practical clothes and a pair of especially the dogs! Celebrating Love gardening gloves. All tools are provided. Parks Week and promoting responsible dog Thursday, 12 September ownership, this free event features canine activities South Hill Park Heritage Open Days including demonstrations, product displays, fun Tour of the newly restored grounds: 4pm – 5pm competitions, veterinary advice and much more. Tour of the house: 5.30pm – 6.30pm Provided with support from local business and Come to either or both events with the opportunity for charities. Free entry. Dogs on leads very welcome. further questions and a drink. Meet: Outside South Parking available in main car park, off Lily Hill Road, Hill Park Arts Centre reception, Ringmead, Bracknell, Bracknell, RG12 2RX. RG12 7PA.

Cycle rides in Bracknell Forest British Cycling in partnership with Bracknell Forest Council, are leading a series of local family-friendly AUGUST guided bike rides throughout the summer. These free Thursday, 1 August, 2pm - 4pm Sky Ride Local rides will pass close to, or through, WildOnes: Minibeast Adventures at Sandhurst some of our parks and green spaces and are not to Memorial Park be missed. For more information visit goskyride. Activity: Hunt for bugs and beasts in the outdoors com and type your postcode into the Ride Finder. and then enjoy creating your own wallpaper snails, egg box bugs and wiggly worms. Cost: £3.50 for materials. Meet: Community Hall, Sandhurst MAY Memorial Park, Yorktown Rd, GU47 9BJ. Booking Launched - Parks Photo Competition 2013! required. Closing date for entries is 5pm on Thursday, 31 Rings of Pachamama, by Lucy Strachan October, 2013. ‘Water’ is this year’s theme to celebrate Bracknell Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 September, 12pm – 4pm Forest Borough’s beautiful lakes, ponds and rivers Tuesday, 6 August, Anytime between 1pm – 3pm Thomas Lawrence Brickworks Exhibition at and to mark the UN International Year of Water Orienteering Open Event at Lily Hill Park Brownlow Hall, Warfield. Exhibition: Did you know Cooperation. Open to amateur photographers only. Activity: Enjoy a taste of orienteering on the Hampton Court and Downing Street were restored Prizes for the top 3 entries, kindly donated by The permanent course set up at Lily Hill Park. Test your with Warfield bricks? Come to Brownlow Hall which Look Out Discovery Centre, Coral Reef-Bracknell’s physical and mental fitness by reading maps, finding is celebrating its Centenary and discover artefacts Water World and Bracknell Leisure Centre. The best points and solving the puzzle! Suitable for all. Meet: and photographs relating to the Thomas Lawrence entries will feature in an exhibition at South Hill Park Lily Hill Park, Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2RX. Brickworks and department store. Meet: Brownlow in spring 2014. For terms and conditions visit www. Memorial Hall, Newell Green, Warfield, Bracknell, bracknell-forest.gov.uk/parksandcountrysidevents Friday, 9 August, 11am - 3pm Berkshire, RG42 6AB. email: [email protected] Summer of Fun Day at Westmorland Park Tel: 01344 354118 Activity: Free activities for young people including a climbing wall, bouncy castle, birds of prey and farm animals. Meet: Off Westmorland Drive, Warfield, Sunday, 15 September, 1pm – 3pm RG42 3QP. Lily Hill Park History Walk for Heritage Open Days Walk: Take a guided walk through the Park’s past. Discover the estate’s surrounding parkland, planted Saturday 11 May, 8.30am – 10am with exotic species according to the fashions of the Capturing Nature: The Calendar Collaboration Tuesday, 13 August, 1pm - 3pm time. Of particular interest to adults. Meet: Main car at Lily Hill Park WildOnes: The Great Outdoors at Lily Hill Park park, off Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2RX. Activity: Join us for a photography walk around Activity: From folklore to fire – learn about the the beautiful landscape of Lily Hill Park. The best wonder of trees and plants, and have a go at pictures will feature in a 2014 calendar of this historic campfire cookery. Best suited for 6 years+. Cost: parkland. Hints and tips will help beginners to £2. Meet: Main car park, off Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, Monday, 16 September, 7.30pm – 10pm understand camera settings and composition. Bring: RG12 2RX. Booking required. Chasing birds in Berkshire at South Hill Park A digital camera. Meet: Main car park, located off Lily Film/Talk: Berkshire Bird Race - a film by Fraser Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2RX. Booking required. Wednesday, 14 August, 11am – 3pm Cottington showing the excitement of a 24 hour race Summer of Fun Day – Out with a Bang at South to list the birds seen or heard during that period. Hill Park Organised by Bracknell Forest Natural History Society. Activity: Finale of free activities for young people Cost: Visitors £3. Members £1. Meet: Recital room, 28 May to 1 June, 10am – 11am each day including a climbing wall, bouncy castle, birds of prey South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, The Rhododendrons of Lily Hill Park and farm animals. Meet: South Hill Park North Lake, RG12 7PA. Walk: A week of guided walks celebrating the off Ringmead, RG12 7PA. stunning collection of Rhododendron and Azalea plants located in the ancient woodland of Starch Thursday 15 August 2pm – 4pm WildOnes: Copse, which were planted in 1922. Meet: Main car Flying in the Wind at Westmorland Park park, off Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2RX. Activity: Make your own windmills from recycled maps, frisbees from old posters, streamers and flying Friday, 20 September, 7pm – 9pm fish; then enjoy them in the great outdoors. Best Bat Walk at Shepherd Meadows suited for 5 - 11 year olds. Cost: £3.50 for materials. Walk: Experience bats catching insects after dusk. Meet: Westmorland pavilion, off Westmorland Drive, Learn about the 3 species of bats found locally, guided Warfield, RG42 3QP. Booking required. by Steve Bailey of the Countryside Trust. Cost: No charge, donations invited. Bring: Tuesday, 20 August, 8pm - 9.30pm Suitable outdoor clothing, foot wear and a torch. Wednesday 29, May, 2pm - 4pm WildOnes: Creatures of the Night at Lily Hill Meet: Car park, off Marshall Way, GU47 0FH. No dogs WildOnes: Bee Wild at Larks Hill Park please. Activity: A day for all to discover more about bees. Activity: Join us as the sun sets and we search for Taste and buy local honey, roll your own beeswax bats and moths emerging. Suitable for all. Bring: candle, meet bee keepers and learn more about A torch. Meet: Main car park, off Lily Hill Road, the lives of bees, fly around a treasure trail, make Bracknell, RG12 2RX. a mini-bee garden and bee puppets. Suitable for OCTOBER all ages. Cost: Crafts £3.50 for materials and local Tuesday, 29 October, 1pm – 3pm Wednesday, 28 August, 11am – 3pm Fungal Foray at Lily Hill Park. Walk: Experience the food / produce for sale. Meet: Larks Hill car park, off Summer of Fun Day at Jocks Lane Harvest Ride, Warfield, RG42 2QD. amazing world of fungi this autumn with an expert from Activity: Free activities for young people including the Thames Valley Fungi Group. Suitable for all. Cost: a climbing wall, bouncy castle, birds of prey and £2. Meet: Main car park, off Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, farm animals. Meet: Jocks Lane Recreation Ground RG12 2RX. Booking required. car park, off B3018 Binfield Road, Bracknell, RG12 JUNE 2BH. Wednesday, 30 October, anytime between 2pm Monday, 17 June, 7.30pm – 10pm – 4pm WildOnes: Autumn Family Fun At Pope’s Summer Moth Trapping at South Hill Park Meadow Activity: Celebrate autumn in the outdoors. Activity: Celebrate summer and go moth trapping. Activities include leaf lantern making, hedgehog Organised by Bracknell Forest Natural History SEPTEMBER creations, a seed hunt to grow your own trees and a Society. Cost: Visitors £3. Members £1. Meet: Back Thursday, 12 September, 4.30pm – 6.00pm hibernation treasure trail. Suitable for all. Cost: £3.50 terrace, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Medieval to Modern - a walk through Warfield. for materials. Meet: Pope’s Meadow car park, off St Bracknell, RG12 7PA. Walk: Travel through time to discover the origins Marks Rd, Binfield, RG42 4AY. of medieval Warfield, whose population was largely wiped out during the Black Death. Visit the site of a plague pit and learn about some colourful characters