School and Youth Programmes at Explore, learn, discover… the National Trust Centre in the south west Hills Our programmes can be tailored to suit Key Stages 1-4 as well as Beavers, Rainbows, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides and other community groups. Examples of activities include: • Pond dipping • Back pack trails • Creative writing • Mini Beast Hunt • Photography trails • Geological/human/ • Den building • Plant and tree conservation • Mapping and Town identification impact studies coordinates • Habitat studies • Historical investigations • Nature trails • Conservation awareness

Wimbledon Duration: To suit, but typically: A319 M3 Esher 10.00-2.30 (full day) M25 10.00-12.00 A3 or 12.30-2.30 (part day). M3 A3 A243 Leatherhead M25 Price: Part day – £3.50 per student Full day – £5.00 per student Dorking A31 Little Supervision: Please ensure an adult to Pond child ratio of 1:8 (or 1:4 A3 Witley A24 around water) for pupils Centre aged 6 years and over, and A281 A3 1:4 (or 1:2 around water) Devil’s Punch Bowl Horsham for those aged 5 and under. and Common www.nationaltrust.org.uk

To book: Please contact: Alan Taylor (Community Learning Officer) School and Youth National Trust Witley Centre, Road, Programmes at Witley, , the National Trust Surrey GU8 5QA Witley Centre Tel. 01428 681054 Mob. 07774 224573 learning Alan Taylor Email. [email protected] Community Learning Officer about nature

Photography: NTPL/Paul Harris, John Millar, Ian Shaw, David Levenson, John Miller, Alan Taylor Please recycle this leaflet after use.© National Trust 2013. National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846 About us Our school programmes bring to life the unique habitats and rich history of our sites across the south west Surrey Hills. Our community Learning Officer will work with your school or organisation to deliver a bespoke experience, tailored to meet your curriculum objectives in a way which will engage and challenge your group. Our sites The Witley Centre, with its Hindhead Commons and Frensham Little Pond is set dedicated classroom, is a the Devil’s Punch Bowl amidst stunning Heathland great base from which to offer exciting opportunities and provides habitats explore the wonderful heath for groups to explore how for a variety of species of and woodland of Witley and geological factors have birds, insects and pond Milford Commons. Whether created a stunning and life. Come along for a pond you’re pond-dipping, map unique landscape. Find out dip and find out how the reading, hunting for Mini how traffic and tourism conservation of rare species Beasts or exploring the have impacted on the site is balanced alongside public history of Witley at War, and how this has been access and recreation. the Witley Centre has all the managed. Investigate the Parking for coaches can be facilities you need, including history behind Sailor’s Stroll arranged and toilets are bat box and underwater and find out why some available on site. cameras, smart board, people believe Gibbet Hill toilets, parking for coaches is haunted. Parking for and large sinks for hand- coaches can be arranged washing. and toilets, picnic areas and a café/gift shop are all available on site.