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WHARRAM PERCY Wharram Activity BLUE BACK.pdf 17/6/10 09:26:40 WHARRAM PERCY RE WO Wharram Percy Iis cared for by English Heritage.L Take time to explore the wholeH village site where you will Dfind information panels tellingS the history of the village. S
K W In the valley you can see the remains of a later 18th century farm, R the ruins of the Church of St Martin, the site of medievalA water mills C and a reconstructed fish pond.
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YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY WHARRAM PERCY CMY CY MY CM K Y M C Where isWharramPercy? Deep Dale WHARRAM PERC YORKSHIRE WOLDSWAY
TRACof where you are standing? Is Wharram Percy to theNorthorSouth What direction are you travelling in? and iscalled abearing. The compass direction isshown indegrees the otherplaces onthecard. Canyou seeWharram Quarry? you thedirection you would needto travel to getto look to seeWharram Percy village.Itwillalsoshow The View Point Card willnow show you where to the needle onthecompass. on thecard withtheNorthshown by Use thecompass to lineuptheNorth from your Tracker Pack. Take thecompass andround View Point Card But where isWharram Percy? You are looking down onDeepDale, atypical Yorkshire Wolds valley. YO Wharram ActivityGREENFRONT.pdf17/6/1009:25:13 RK S E X P L O R H “A I R d K v E a e w n NATIONAL
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Use the Viewfinder Card to choose your favourite view. Share it with your family and tell them why you chose that view of the landscape. Let every member of the family choose a view and share it with everyone. E W WHARRAM PERCY IR OL H D S S
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YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY WHARRAM PERCY CMY CY MY CM K Y M C How manydifferentplantsmake thishedge? Hedgerows WHARRAM PERC YORKSHIRE WOLDSWAY
TRACindentify? How manydifferent leaves didyou winter food for wildlife. autumn, whenthey ripen,they provide in May. Insummertheberriesform andin sharp thorns!Lookoutfor hawthornflowers It thrives onbeinglaidandtrimmed.Italsohas Hawthorn isthemost common hedgerow plant. to identifytheplant. hedge plantandusetheleaf chart Collect oneleaf from each typeof species bytheleaf shape. You willbeable to tell thedifferent tree chartto help. Use thehedgerow identification chartand many different species(types)ofplantsare inthehedge. As you walkalong thehedgerow count, usingthetally counter, how A Hedgerow Walk YO Wharram ActivityORANGEFRONT.pdf17/6/1009:24:25 RK S E X P L O R H “A I R d K v E a e w n NATIONAL
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Hedges are important for farmers - they keep animals from straying from the field and shelter crops from the wind. Hedges WHARRAM PERCY are usually planted withE hawthornW and other prickly plants that IR OL are difficult toH break through. D S Hedges areS also good for wildlife - they provide shelter, food and placesK to nest. Hedges are wildlife corridors and allowW animals to move from place to place safely. R A C
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Be careful notto hurt them! TRACat anybugsandbeetles thatyou find. viewer andmagnifyingglass to look closely you seeflying around you. Useyour nature identification chartto namethebutterflies the oldquarry,usebutterfly Beautiful Butterflies &Bugs.Asyou explore flower andpollinate it. Some pollen from thefirst flower willreach thesecond body? Now take thebeeto anotherflower andrepeat theprocess. push into aflower. Whenyou remove thebeeisthere pollen onthe collect nectar andpollen. Place thebeepuppetonyour fingerand Bees are attracted to theflowers bythecolour. They In thebagisabeefingerpuppet. 20 colours -fantastic. 10 colours -good.15colours -excellent. chart willhelpyou to nametheflowers: of colours you find.Theflower identification can you find?Usethetally counter to record thenumber grasshoppers andbeetles. How manyflower colours grasses alsoattract insects,suchasbutterflies, find manywildflowers inthegrass. Theflowers and Chalk grassland isrichinplantsandwildlife. You will YO Wharram ActivityPURPLEFRONT.pdf17/6/1009:28:01 RK S E X P L O R H “A I R d K v E a e w n NATIONAL
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TRAC everyone hashadago attimetravelling! and thenpass onthe‘magicstone’ until Canyou seeanyanimals? Describe themedieval villageto theothers Whatisitlike insidethehouses? Whatare they doing? Whatare thepeople wearing? Whatcan you see,hearandsmell? years ago. Now, imaginewhatitwaslike atWharram Percy around 600hundred and holdthe'magicstone'. Find aquietplace to sitinacircle. Take itinturnsto close your eyes be aTimeTraveller. about thepeople wholived here andwhattheirlives were like you can Now thatyou have explored thedeserted villageandfound outmore YO Wharram ActivityREDFRONT.pdf17/6/1009:26:59 RK S E X P L O R H “A I R d K v E a e w n NATIONAL
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E W WHARRAM PERCY IR OL Why is the villageH called Wharram Percy? D S S The name Wharram is thought to be an old Norse word meaning K W "at the bends" and Percy is the family name of the Dukes of R Northumberland who were lords of the manor here fromA the 12th C to the 14th centuries.
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NATIONAL TRAILS d o a R DISTANCE: 3.5 miles (red route as shown) o n a t i S t B Please allow at least 3 hours to complete the walk 12 4 START/FINISH: Wharram Percy Deserted Village 8 car park. Grid Ref: SE 86700 64450
To Start: WHARRAM Follow the path from the car park, down the hill towards Wharram Percy. After crossing the footbridge either turn left to the deserted village 3 QUARRY and Deep Dale or right to Wharram Quarry. You can complete this walk in any order. Take the coloured bags from your Tracker Pack when you reach the C 2 coloured dots on the map.
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1: Railway Remains You are about to walk along the old track bed of the Malton & Driffield Railway. The line opened in June 1853 and operated for just over 100 years, closing to all traffic in 1958. Further down the line, under the bridge, the track entered Burdale Tunnel, which is just over a mile long. During World War II, the line was used by trains carrying troops and munitions to nearby airfields. Soldiers were stationed at the tunnel entrances to ensure the trains had safe passage. The tunnel entrances were bricked up inW 1961, butO small gaps have allowed bats to enter and today the C tunnel is an important bat hibernationE site. L M D 2: Wharram Quarry ProcessingR Plant (Do not enter the buildings as they are extremely dangerous!) Y S The chalk excavatedI from Wharram Quarry was processed in these buildings. It was heated in brick-lined CM kilns, which you can see further along the track, and then crushed to a powder that was used to make MY concrete. The Htall silo is where the powdered chalk was stored and loaded intoW railway wagons. CY
CMY S 3: Wharram Station A K The station buildings are now private houses, but haven't altered a great deal. Look out for the brick bays where coalK to fuel the steam trains was stored. Also see if you can spot the water tower, another essential supply for the steam trains as they neared the summit of the line. Y This was one of the busiest stations along the line R with trains carrying livestock, grain, coal and chalk as well as a passenger service, known as the
'Malton Dodger'. Special holiday trains packed with O excited holiday makers also passed through on their way to Scarborough and Butlin's ure Holiday Camp at Filey. ent ! ” dv aits “A aw PACK Front view of Wharram Station taken circa 1905
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