Events for spring 2020 Herefordshire | Shropshire | Staff ordshire Warwickshire | West Midlands | Worcestershire ©National Trust Images/Rob Coleman Images/Rob Trust ©National ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey Images/Chris Trust ©National Herefordshire Brockhampton Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Key to symbols Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr, 10am-4pm Berrington Hall Spring Blossom Festival Follow the Little Explorers Bird trail Booking advisable. Sat 21 Mar – Fri 22 May, 10am-5pm around Croft, tracking down the clues Call individual property Wintry Garden Adventure Trail Enjoy guided walks, nature journaling, as you go and collect your delicious Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb, 10am-4pm a family trail, ‘50 things’ activities and chocolate treat at the end. Booking essential. Embark on a wintry garden adventure this half traditional crafts. Follow our fi rst accessible £2.50 (incl. prize) Call individual property term. Follow your trail sheet and learn more path through the orchards and discover about the garden and its wildlife during winter. the story of the apple in our artist Make a Bird Feeder Booking essential. Call Central £2.50 per trail (incl. prize) designed ‘orchard rooms’. Wed 15 Apr & Thu 16 Apr, 11am-3pm Box Offi ce on 03442 491895 Have a go at making a bird feeder this (5% booking fee applies) Mother’s Day Weekend Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt holiday and use it to attract birds to your Sat 21 Mar & Sun 22 Mar, 10am-4pm Sat 4 Apr – Mon 13 Apr, 11am-4.30pm own garden. ‘Help a wild animal’ and Event repeated on other dates, Tuck into a delicious afternoon tea in the Explore spring through the tales of ‘Watch a bird’ are also two of your check website for details tea-room, take a springtime stroll through Beatrix Potter on this Cadbury’s family ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. the parkland, treat Mum to something trail through the orchards, follow the £2 per bird feeder School holiday event special in the gift shop and take part clues and win a prize. in a planting activity in the gardens. £2.50 (incl. prize) Blooming Bluebells Mon 20 Apr – Sun 10 May, 10am-5pm Easter event ‘Fruition’ - The Courtyard Orchard Croft Castle and Parkland Discover blankets of our native Daily from Wed 1 Apr, 10am-5pm British bluebells in the wood Dobson Images/Eleanor Trust ©National ‘Fruition’ is made up of several apple Nature Explorers Trail pasture and along the carriage- trees from the orchard, which have been Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb, 10am-4pm rides in Fishpool Valley. Ask at temporarily moved into the courtyard Follow the diff erent animal tracks Visitor Reception for a map of the as part of our project to restore the through the gardens and fi nd out best places to spot them. walled garden and pleasure grounds. more about winter wildlife at Croft. Enjoy a completely unique outdoor £2.50 (incl. prize) The Weir Garden dining experience surrounded by springtime blossom. Wildfl ower Meadow Sowing ‘Wake up Wildlife’ Trail Sun 15 Mar, 11am-3pm Sat 15 Feb - Sun 23 Feb, 10.30am-3pm Blossom and Birdsong Trail Help our garden team sow the wildfl ower It’s been a long winter at The Weir Garden Sat 4 Apr – Sun 19 Apr, 10am-4pm meadow at Croft and come back again in but it’s not long until spring and there’s Step into spring this Easter holiday and spot summer to see it in full bloom. lots to do. Help get the garden ready for the signs of the new season on our family The wildfl ower meadow is sown with a spring with this family trail and help wake trail; budding leaves, chattering birds and mixture of chamomile, poppy, corncockle, up the wildlife of The Weir. trees laden with blossom in the orchard. cornfl ower and corn marigold. £2.50 £2.50 (incl. prize) Mother’s Day Weekend Mother’s Day Cream Tea in the Garden Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Sat 21 Mar & Sun 22 Mar, 10am-4pm Sun 22 Mar, 11am-3pm Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr, 10am-4pm Treat Mum to a special Mother’s Day Treat Mum to something sweet in this Follow the Blossom and Birdsong trail afternoon tea in the tea-room, spot the beautiful setting. Join us in the springtime around Berrington, following the spring fl owers on a walk through the garden as you treat Mum to a delicious clues and exploring the gardens as parkland and make a fl oral decoration in cream tea, freshly made by Herefordshire Notes you go. Will you fi nd the the gardens on Sunday only. Classic Cake. stash of delicious chocolate £3 per fl oral decoration £5 Normal property admission applies prizes at the end? to all events unless otherwise stated. £2.50 (incl. prize) Little Explorers Bird Trail Cadburys ‘The Wind in Children must be accompanied by an adult. Family the Willows’ Trail Sat 4 Apr – Sun 19 Apr, 10am-4pm ticket includes two adults and two children. Heron Walk Following your trail through the gardens, Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr, 10.30am-4pm Sat 25 Apr, 11.30am-12.30pm & 2pm-3pm see if you can fi nd the diff erent egg s and Join Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger as you Guided walks: Prior booking for guided walks During spring, the herons use the island on the nests and discover what springtime birds decipher the clues and learn more about this is essential as places are limited. Contact lake as their nesting spot, making this area a Site are up to at this time of year. nostalgic tale which is set in the beautiful numbers are provided. Sorry, no dogs allowed of Special Scientifi c Interest (SSSI). Join our £2.50 (incl.prize) English countryside. Complete your sheets unless otherwise stated. rangers for a guided walk and discover more and win a prize at the end. about these elusive, elegant creatures. £2.50 All event details correct at time of going to press. This is just a selection of our events. To fi nd even more great things to do visit us online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/midlands www.nationaltrust.org.uk What’s On 1 Spring 2020 ©National Trust Images/Gillian Day Images/Gillian Trust ©National Shropshire Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd Sunnycroft Attingham Park Stars in Your Skies - From Birr To Hubble Snowdrop Weekend Sat 15 Feb, 7.30pm-10pm Sat 22 Feb & Sun 23 Feb, 10.45-3.45pm Show the Love Day We will take a look at the discoveries made (each tour 45mins) Sat 15 Feb, 11am-3pm along the way including both those made with Local snowdrop collector Eddie Roberts will Ever wondered how you and your family The Hubble telescope, and the Birr Leviathan be giving a series of informative tours of the can #ShowTheLove you feel for our of Parsonstown, Northern Ireland. The evening garden to explain the origins and stories environment and climate? Come and includes soup and a roll, served from 7.30pm. behind this surprisingly diverse species, fi nd out as diff erent local climate and £11 of which we now have around 37 varieties, nature focused organisations show some with local links. you what they are passionate about Make Your Own Bird Box £2 and how you can make a diff erence. Thu 20 Feb, 10am-2pm (each session lasts 1hr) Our Ranger team will help you to make your The Wrekin Walk Fundraiser Deer Feeding own wooden bird box to hang Sat 28 Mar, 10am-4.30pm Sat 15 Feb – Sun 23 Feb, 2pm-3pm in your garden. All materials Our very rare, very delicate Halliday See the Attingham fallow deer up will be supplied, just bring conservatory needs your fundraising feet close as we feed them their winter rations your enthusiasm. to help with it’s restoration. Help us achieve every weekend at 2pm in the Deer Park, £7.50 this endeavour and join us in this challenging and daily in the Shropshire February yet manageable walk up the iconic local half term school holidays 125 minutes to celebrate 125 years - landmark, the Wrekin. Special Guided Walk £20 Attingham Camp Fri 21 Feb, Thu 12 Mar, Sat 21 Mar, Sat 23 May, 2pm – Sun 24 May, 5pm Sat 4 Apr & Wed 15 Apr, 10am-12.05pm The Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt The popular Attingham Camp is back for its Spend 125 minutes walking to celebrate 125 Fri 10 Apr – Mon 13 Apr, 10.45am-4pm fi fth year. Bring the family and a tent for a years of the National Trust through the eyes of Can you complete the trail to receive Lacey Images/Chris Trust ©National one night, fun fi lled camping spectacular. those who give up their free time to look after your chocolate egg ? Activities include stories, campfi re, twilight the wild landscape of the Long Mynd. Tea, £2 fun and star watching. Dinner and breakfast coff ee and cake included. will be provided. Booking closes at midnight All walks will start at the Chalet Pavilion. Embroidery Workshop Thursday 21 May. £10 Wed 22 Apr & Wed 20 May, 10am-4pm Adult £30, child 2-16 £15, Spend the day at Sunnycroft creating your child under 2 £5 Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - very own piece of embroidery alongside Live at the Chalet RSN’s Amanda Carter. Whether you are a Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Thu 5 Mar, 7pm-10pm beginner or hoping to hone your existing Sat 4 Apr & Sun 5 Apr, With a story that includes over twenty years needlework skills, Fri 10 Apr - Mon 13 Apr, 10am-4pm of music making with the likes of Seth Amanda will guide you The Animals of Attingham wood are Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Levellers, Kate Rusby through the techniques.