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10am 10am Airﬁeld event Airﬁeld Search for fungi with experts on on experts with fungi for Search

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2pm - 4pm - 2pm community and meet the friends of of friends the meet and community Bring your own cameras - or they are are they or - cameras own your Bring

- 12pm & & 12pm - on this historic site. Support the local local the Support site. historic this on hands-on day at Skipwith Common. Common. Skipwith at day hands-on

10am 10am Oct Visit the lovely 4 acre walled garden garden walled acre 4 lovely the Visit Bring the kids along for a fun-packed, fun-packed, a for along kids the Bring

1pm - 5pm - 1pm Wed 27 27 Wed Skipwith Hall fete Hall Skipwith Happy snappers Happy

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Help us pull up invasive Himalayan Himalayan invasive up pull us Help Join accomplished photographer photographer accomplished Join

10am Wheldrake Ings Wheldrake Common Skipwith 2pm

Family task day and picnic at at picnic and day task Family June 19 Sat The Autumnal landscapes of of landscapes Autumnal The Fri 22 Oct Oct 22 Fri

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4pm balsam and other general maintenance maintenance general other and balsam hour or two or bring a picnic and stay all all stay and picnic a bring or two or hour

10am - - 10am Help us remove invasive Himalayan Himalayan invasive remove us Help Lower Derwent Valley NNR Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Join us for an an for us Join Trust. Wildlife Yorkshire

June June Common with a packed day of events with the the with events of day packed a with

Wed 9 9 Wed Practical work day on Skipwith Skipwith on day work Practical

Biodiversity and National Insect Week, Week, Insect National and Biodiversity Fri 14 May Wings of the night 5.30am Dawn chorus

Celebrate International Year of of Year International Celebrate 8.15pm till As the sun goes down some creatures Enjoy the superb dawn chorus with

King Rudding Lane car park. park. car Lane Rudding King Events all day all Events Valley. Derwent Lower in

May late are just waking up! Listen to owls, local ornithologists. Bring your own

Meet at at Meet hours. 1-2 Common. Skipwith

Mud, m’pipits and moths - Biodiversity Biodiversity - moths and m’pipits Mud,

Sat 22 22 Sat look for bats and moths. 2 hours with binoculars, or borrow ours.

on an easy-going walk focussing on on focussing walk easy-going an on soup to ﬁnish. Meet in the Drovers Arms

10am Join local RAF historian Neville Binks Binks Neville historian RAF local Join

for grass snakes! grass for car park. 6.30am - Ringing display

June 5 Sat WWII memories of Skipwith Common Skipwith of memories WWII Lower Derwent Valley, Skipwith

painting, pond dipping and searching searching and dipping pond painting, 9am A chance to see some of our feathered

Also includes face face includes Also events. Common

4pm Common and Humberhead Peatlands Sat 15 and Welcome to Skipwith Common - friends close-up.

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Day two of Skipwith Village and and Village Skipwith of two Day 10am - - 10am Sun 16 Past, present and future. Events all day

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for breakfast. 2 hours on easy surfaces. easy on hours 2 breakfast. for entertainment for the whole family. activities and guided walks for all ages.

3.30pm materials. Recommended for 5-12 yr yr 5-12 for Recommended materials.

woodpecker. A circular walk, returning returning walk, circular A woodpecker. This event is in partnership with Walks leave the Wheldrake car park at

- 10.30am getting creative with paint and other other and paint with creative getting

song birds including the yafﬂing green green yafﬂing the including birds song Escrick Park Estate, the owners of 10.30am and 1.30pm. Lasts 2 hours.

June 4 Fri Visit the Ings for inspiration before before inspiration for Ings the Visit

nocturnal owls give way to our familiar familiar our to way give owls nocturnal 5am Skipwith Common.

- 1 Tue Wild art week art Wild Get up with the larks. Listen as the the as Listen larks. the with up Get

May 10.30am - Mud glorious mud!

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Sun 16 16 Sun Sat 15 Skipwith Village - sheepdog trials 3.30pm Help us plant rare species, a new

identify those using the Ings at dusk. at Ings the using those identify May and a birds of prey demonstration, meet reedbed and with other practical

till late till Learn about bats and use moth traps to to traps moth use and bats about Learn

the old runways. runways. old the 10am - the local rare breed sheep, cattle tasks. No experience needed, just a

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skills. Military vehicles on display on on display on vehicles Military skills. 4pm and ponies. willingness to get stuck in and have fun.

willow weaving and other traditional traditional other and weaving willow Tools and training given.

of our more elusive visitors. elusive more our of

meet our ancestors. Have a go at felting, felting, at go a Have ancestors. our meet Skipwith Common - Time Team style

owls, kingﬁshers and tracks from some some from tracks and kingﬁshers owls,

in with the historic re-enactment as we we as re-enactment historic the with in archaeological work; learn to read the 6.30pm - Tales of the riverbank

8.30pm Meet at Wheldrake Ings to look for barn barn for look to Ings Wheldrake at Meet

hidden signs of our past. Watch or join join or Watch past. our of signs hidden hidden signs of our past. Watch or join 8.30pm Meet at Wheldrake Ings to look for barn

6.30pm - - 6.30pm Tales of the riverbank the of Tales

archaeological work; learn to read the the read to learn work; archaeological in with the historic re-enactment as we owls, kingﬁshers and tracks from some

Time Team style style Team Time

Skipwith Common - Common Skipwith meet our ancestors. Have a go at felting, of our more elusive visitors.

Tools and training given. given. training and Tools willow weaving and other traditional

willingness to get stuck in and have fun. fun. have and in stuck get to willingness and ponies. ponies. and

4pm skills. Military vehicles on display on 9.30pm - Wings of the night

tasks. No experience needed, just a a just needed, experience No tasks. the local rare breed sheep, cattle cattle sheep, breed rare local the

10am - - 10am the old runways. till late Learn about bats and use moth traps to

reedbed and with other practical practical other with and reedbed and a birds of prey demonstration, meet meet demonstration, prey of birds a and

May identify those using the Ings at dusk.

3.30pm Help us plant rare species, a new new a species, rare plant us Help

sheepdog trials trials sheepdog - Village Skipwith Sat 15 15 Sat Sun 16 Dawn chorus walk

10.30am - - 10.30am

Mud glorious mud! glorious Mud May Get up with the larks. Listen as the Tue 1 - Wild art week

Skipwith Common. Skipwith 5am nocturnal owls give way to our familiar Fri 4 June Visit the Ings for inspiration before

10.30am and 1.30pm. Lasts 2 hours. 2 Lasts 1.30pm. and 10.30am

Escrick Park Estate, the owners of of owners the Estate, Park Escrick song birds including the yafﬂing green 10.30am - getting creative with paint and other

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Sun 16 16 Sun 10am - Day two of Skipwith Village and Village Hall.

Common and Humberhead Peatlands Humberhead and Common

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A chance to see some of our feathered feathered our of some see to chance A painting, pond dipping and searching

Lower Derwent Valley, Skipwith Skipwith Valley, Derwent Lower Sat 5 June WWII memories of Skipwith Common

6.30am - - 6.30am display Ringing

car park. park. car for grass snakes! 10am Join local RAF historian Neville Binks

Meet in the Drovers Arms Arms Drovers the in Meet

soup to ﬁnish. ﬁnish. to soup on an easy-going walk focussing on

binoculars, or borrow ours. borrow or binoculars,

look for bats and moths. 2 hours with with hours 2 moths. and bats for look Sat 22 Mud, m’pipits and moths - Biodiversity Skipwith Common. 1-2 hours. Meet at

local ornithologists. Bring your own own your Bring ornithologists. local are just waking up! Listen to owls, owls, to Listen up! waking just are

late May in Lower Derwent Valley. Events all day King Rudding Lane car park.

Enjoy the superb dawn chorus with with chorus dawn superb the Enjoy

As the sun goes down some creatures creatures some down goes sun the As 8.15pm till till 8.15pm Celebrate International Year of

5.30am Dawn chorus chorus Dawn Wings of the night night the of Wings Fri 14 May May 14 Fri Biodiversity and National Insect Week, Wed 9 Practical work day on Skipwith

with a packed day of events with the June Common

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Join us for an Lower Derwent Valley NNR Valley Derwent Lower 10am - Help us remove invasive Himalayan hour or two or bring a picnic and stay all 4pm balsam and other general maintenance day. Meet at Wheldrake Ings car park tasks. Meet at King Rudding Lane for all events. car park.

Wed Wildlife bike ride Humberhead 4 Aug Bring your own bike and have a leisurely 10.30am ride through Hatfield Moors on our new Peatlands NNR route with the guide and volunteers. Picnic at Ten Acre Lake and then ride back. Can cater for different ages and speeds. 2-3 miles. Weds 19 Evening walks around Hatfield Moors - Sun 15 Dazzling dragons and damsels (fly) 26 May no booking necessary August spotting on Hatfield Moors 9, 23, 30 Starting from the Boston Park car park, 2.30pm With names like Four-Spotted Chaser June each walk will take a different route and Black Darter, dragonflies are 7, 21, 28 to appreciate the full splendour of the Fri 25 & Things that ‘churr’ in the night at plentiful this month. Join our expert and July reserve. 2 hours depending on light and Sat 26 June Hatfield Moors bring the kids along for a study 6.30pm weather. Suitable for families. & Fri 2 July Visitors will hopefully hear the and spotting walk. Identification 9pm haunting churr of the nightjar. A charts supplied. Sat 22 International Year of sighting is always an added bonus. May Biodiversity event* You may see other species such as roe Sun 22 Heath walk on Hatfield Moors 10am - Help us celebrate this day with deer, owls and woodcocks. 2.5 to August This habitat supports the nightjar, which 4pm children’s activities and walks at 3 hours. 2.30pm is a special bird to the Moors. Stroll Hatfield Moors. along pink heathland and find out why Sun 11 July Paint a landscape more than 5,000 it likes living here each summer. 2 hours. Spring Let’s Go Wild children’s events* 10.30am years old half term Incorporating willow animal making. Part of Children’s Art Week. Create a Fri 24 & Deer walks on Thorne Moors See local press and website for events at scene of how Hatfield Moors would Wed 29 Focussing on the Will Pits area of the Hatfield Moors. have looked all those years ago and Sept site. With luck, you will hear and see how they might look in the future 6pm the Red Deer at the start of the rutting Sun 6 June Fancy becoming a volunteer? A taster following restoration. Materials season. Approx. 2 hours plus travelling 11am day as part of Volunteering Week. Meet provided, bring an apron or old time on and off site, part of which is the coordinator and NNR volunteers at clothes. 2 hours. down a rough track. Hatfield Moors on one of their task days. Call 07766 420290 for more information. Sun 25 July Marvellous Moths on Hatfield Moors Sun 10 Oct Family fungi foray 10.30am Join NNR Volunteers to check the 10am Led by an expert, you will learn Sun 13 Dipping into what lies beneath - moth trap and see close up the about the varied world of fungi living June pondlife of Hatfield. Nets and wonders of these magical insects. 2-3 on Hatfield Moors. Lasts 2-3 hours 11am identification charts supplied. Spend hours depending on how engrossed depending on what you find! a morning exploring the pond at you get! Dragonbacks hopefully finding snails, Autumn Lets Go Wild children’s events* water boatman, bugs, beetles... and the Family activities and fun on Hatfield half term See local press and website for Hatfield Dragon monster. 2 hours. Moors* holidays activities at Hatfield this week. See local press and website for Sun 27 How many butterflies can you more information. Sun 31 Oct Halloween walk on Hatfield Moors June recognise and count? 2pm Dress up and take a short walk listening 2.30pm (Part of National Insect Week) Help to ghostly tales about the reserve. us count the many species fluttering around Hatfield Moors with our Summer holidays expert NNR Volunteers and add to Let’s Go Wild children’s events* our important records collection. Full training given on this gentle stroll See local press and website for what’s going on at around butterfly heaven. 2-3 hours. Hatfield this week.

Thurs 25 Facts, myths and legends General information Nov Historical walk on Hatfield Moors 1pm Part two. Back by popular demand. We Humberhead Peatlands events will be looking at how the Moors evolved All walks are free but due to their popularity booking from 1600s. 3 hours. is essential. Please call 0300 060 4396. Details of the meeting points will be supplied at time of booking. Sat 11 Dec Canal side Winter wonderland on 10am Thorne Moors No Booking needed for the Lets Go Wild children’s A great opportunity to see the Reserve in holiday events and the ones on 22 May, 25 July and 25 all its Winter glory. Watch out for deer April (2011) . and hope for a crisp frosty morn. 3 hours. Would your school like to visit Hatfield Moors? 2011 New Year waist whittler on We run activities suitable for schools - contact the Sat 8 Jan Hatfield Moors Community Outreach Adviser on 07798 694875. 10am Start the New Year with this brisk walk. 4-5 miles. Find out about the Reserve and Dogs are welcomed on walks but must be on a short why it is special for wildlife. 3 hours plus. Volunteering on the Humberhead lead during bird nesting season and under close control at all other times. Walks are over easy ground. A small Feb half Lets Go Wild children’s events at Peatlands National Nature Reserve donation for children’s events at weekends and holidays term Hatfield Moors* is at the visitor’s discretion. holidays Celebrating National Nest Box Week. We have a wide range of practical habitat management, species surveying and event and warden tasks on the Lower Derwent Valley events Sat 5 Snakes and Adders and Lizards NNR and are always looking for new recruits. While most events are free, some require booking and March Hatfield Moors there may be a small charge. For booking, or any further Kids like wriggly things and the Contact the Community Support Officer on information please call the Natural England Office on Humberhead Peatlands is home to a 07766 420290 or email [email protected] 0300 060 4396. No booking needed for the Let’s Go Wild sizeable population. Did you know that for more information. events, the 22 May and 25 July events. Adders dance? Come and find out more about this protected species on a short Public transport - Sundays and Bank For further information on National Nature Reserves family walk. Look but do not touch. Holidays from 26 April to 26 Sept. please see our website www.naturalengland.org.uk. Followed by an activity. 2-3 hours. The Peatlands Wayfarer Bus Service Sat 12 Spring in your step on Thorne Moors Runs from Thorne North Station 09.45, 11.15, 13.45, 15.15, Humberhead 16.45 travelling to Moorends, service number 500 (alight March Visit the viewing platform and tracks A614 Peatlands 1pm besides old peat cuttings and the Moors’ at Grange Road for Thorne Moors access point), Hatfield River Don NNR canals. You may hear some of summer’s Woodhouse, Lindholme, Hatfield Moors (Boston Park), Moorends first visitors such as Chiff Chaff and Blaxton, Yorkshire Wildlife Park and back to Thorne on Thorne Moors Warblers and possibly see Roe Deer. reverse route. You can hop off at both reserves. Use the New Junction Canal bus (cycle friendly) to join one of the guided walks or A161 3 hours. Thorne Crowle events and throughout the summer at Hatfield Moors. Stainforth & Easter Family activities and fun on Hatfield Stainforth Keadby Canal Monday Moors* *Keep an eye on local press and website for more details of our A18 25 April Activities and walks for everyone to family events and activities through the school holidays. M180 Hatfield 11am get involved.

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