Welcome to our meetings For further information please visit us on 4 September Get close to the beasties in the Minsmere pond. www.rspb.org.uk/groups/minsmerewex or contact: 2 October Explore where in the woods mini beasts live. Louise Gregory Minsmere Wildlife Explorers, Group Leader MINSMERE 6 November c/o RSPB Minsmere nature reserve Westleton RSPB Wildlife Explorers Find out which habits nocturnal animals have. Saxmundham Autumn - Winter 2010/11 programme Suffolk 4 December IP17 3BY Celebrate with us, it’s Christmas party time! Tel: 01728 648 281 or [email protected] 1 January Join in the 2011 Minsmere wildlife race with staff If you would like to talk to someone about the way your and volunteers all over the reserve. group is run and how you are treated, please call the RSPB on 0800 9178566. Call betwen 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday to 5 February speak to someone. There is an answerphone at all other times. Build a home for wildlife. Child safety and welfare The RSPB takes all practicable steps to safeguard We hope to welcome you, your family, and many of your the safety and welfare of children and young people friends at our wonderful RSPB Minsmere nature reserve while they are in contact with the Society, observing the on the Suffolk coast near Westleton very soon. recomendations of the Home Office code of practise covering Scotland and Northern Ireland, and conforming with all the relevent legislation. RSPB Wildlife Explorers is for junior members of the RSPB. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. 207076, Scotland no. SC037654. Ilustrations by Andy Hamilton. Typography by C Monika Koch. Hello Wildlife Explorer we have good news and we will go wild! Join the Minsmere Wildlife Explorers, have fun with We are planning some exciting changes for our nature, and get up close to some exciting birds next meetings, following on from our experiences and other wildlife in our amazing nature reserve! with the new Minsmere Wildlife Explorers group in the first half of this year. When: on the first Saturday of each month We will try our best to offer more activities that are Where: at the visitor centre on RSPB Minsmere specifically for your age, so: nature reserve, unless stated otherwise If you’re aged 8 to 12: have a fun time with other From this autumn on, we will include some of the Time: meetings run from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. kids – sorry, no parents please. RSPB’s wildlife action award activities into our Please allow sufficient time for registration starting (Parents: why not relax, browse in the shop or group meetings. at 10.15 – it is important, and it does help us enjoy a coffee...) provide a safe environment for all youngsters. This award scheme is all about finding out about If you’re under 8: bring an accompanying adult wildlife, doing practical things to help, and telling Costs: we have to cover the costs of materials for and together drop in / out as you like. other people. all the activities. Thank you for contributing £1.50 per child per meeting (RSPB members) or Parents: Please stay on if one of your kids is under Lots of things threaten our wildlife, but nature is £3 per child per meeting for non-members. 8 years. If they are between 8 and 12, please let all around us and there are things you can do to One accompanying adult per kid goes free. them enjoy themselves. help. If they are over 12, please still contact us – we are Should I book? Booking is not compulsory, but to currently registering interest in a Phoenix group for It’s easy to take part and we will help all our guarantee your place call us the week before on teenagers. group members to join in successfully. 01728 648 281, or mail [email protected] It also helps us plan our activities better. There’s a bronze award, a silver award and a gold award and the activities you can do to Clothing: please bring sensible clothing for achieve them are divided up into four sections: outdoor activities and wear strong shoes, as it can be wet and muddy when we are out in the reserve. - Finding out what’s there And don’t forget sunprotection! - Helping wildlife - Being environmentally friendly What else to bring: please bring a drink and - Spreading the word snack for your break. If you can, bring a notebook, field guide and binoculars. For further information please visit us on You can find out more on www.rspb.org.uk/groups/minsmerewex www.rspb.org.uk/youth/.