countrytrust.org.uk Countryside Day for Schools at West Woodhay Wednesday 29th March 2017 9.30am to 2.30pm The West Woodhay Estate is a rural estate set amidst beautiful unspoilt countryside on the Hampshire and West Berkshire border. It has been owned by the Henderson family for almost 100 years and is well known for its traditional walled garden and arboretum. The West Woodhay Estate has an extensive arable operation, as well as a large sheep flock, managed woodlands and a successful shoot. The West Woodhay Countryside Day for Schools will include the walled vegetable garden, bees, sheep and sheepdogs, crops and farm machinery. The Countryside Day is offered free of charge, and is coordinated by Country Trust Hampshire. Please visit our website at: www.hampshirecountrylearning.co.uk for more information Attendance at the Countryside Day for Schools can only be confirmed upon the receipt of a completed booking form. These are available to download from our website (above) or contact Jo Hatton (below). Early booking is strongly recommended to ensure your place at the event. Please Contact Us if you require any further help or information. The Countryside Day for Schools is a unique opportunity for pupils to learn about a traditional countryside estate and its place within the community now and in the past. The beautiful woodland, How to find us traditional walled garden, farm yard and stunning scenery provide an inspiring and memorable learning experience. Pupils will learn about food production and countryside management. Activities will deliver and enrich many parts of the new national curriculum. Contact Us Jo Hatton, Team Leader, Country Trust Hampshire, Sparsholt College, Winchester SO21 2NF. Tel / Fax: 01962 797368 / 776587 The Country Trust is a registered charity no. 1122103 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 6436266 E-mail: [email protected] President: The Duke Of Westminster KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL countrytrust.org.uk Countryside Day for Schools at West Woodhay Wednesday 29th March 2017 9.30am to 2.30pm The Spring Countryside Day for Schools at West Woodhay is specifically designed to engage pupils in the working countryside and their local rural community. Activities are led by staff from the Es- tate enabling the pupils to meet and learn from the experts who work, manage and care for the farm animals, woodland, arable fields and gardens. Each activity is designed to enable pupils to get as hands on as is safely possible, as they learn about how the countryside must be managed to ensure that it has a sustainable future. Format of the Countryside Day: The exact On site facilities details of the activities will be confirmed during the teacher planning meeting, and Coach and mini bus parking can be altered to meet schools’ specific needs. Classes will spend 30 minutes at each activity. They will enjoy 3 activities in the Toilets morning and 3 in the afternoon. Picnic area Walled garden: Enjoy a tour of the traditional garden, identifying fruit and Support materials available vegetables, before having an opportunity to take part in a planting activity. Cost Free, although donations welcome! Bees: The Farm relies on bees to pollinate its crops and the resident bee hives have inspired a pollination activity to help Number of pupils able to 180 max. children understand more about bees. attend on the day Field to Fork: Learn about the crops that Age of pupils able to attend Key Stage 2 are grown on the farm, grind wheat and match the crops to the food items that you have at home to link the field to the fork. Teacher planning meeting Weds 15th March, 9am The Estate has a great array of farm machinery with state of the art technology The visit will deliver various core elements of the new to bring ICT and D&T to life. national curriculum including: Sheep: Meet the Shepherd and his sheep Science– Seasonality, Food production and rearing, Life and learn about their care and importance processes, physical processes and forces; on the Farm and for modern day living. Geography– Human influences on the local environment and sustainability. D&T—materials and processes; Game Keeping: Discover how the shoot Citizenship—rural careers and responsibilities, care of benefits the wild bird population and enjoy the environment; History– Locality study. pretending to be a tree as you understand the need to manage wildlife and habitat Contact Us conservation. Jo Hatton, Team Leader, Country Trust Hampshire, Sparsholt College, Winchester SO21 2NF. The Country Trust is a registered charity no. 1122103 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 6436266 Tel / Fax: 01962 797368 / 776587 President: The Duke Of Westminster KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL E-mail: [email protected] .