LIGHT, COLOUR AND THE CAMERA OBSCURA FLATFORD MILL DROP IN SESSION th Thursday, 16 August, 10.30am - 12.30pm Tuesday, 28th August, 11.00am - 3.00pm Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN Meet: Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre , CO7 6UL Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust and Gainsborough’s Look for the gazebo outside the Mill for pond dipping, House travelling Camera Obscura for trail and rocket building, crafts & other exciting activities! Free. activities. mile,1 easy. £4 children, £2 adults. Further details: 01206 297110 Stour Valley Education Network Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org ART , CRAFT , WILDLIFE & BUSHCRAFT DAY th SVEN FLATFORD NATURE DAY Wednesday, 29 August, 10.30am - 5.00pm FAMILY NATURE Tuesday, 21st August, 11.00am - 3.30pm Meet: Little Ropers Woodland Camping, Assington Rd, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5JX Meet: National Trust Visitor Information Centre WALKS & ACTIVITIES Flatford Lane, East Bergholt, CO7 6UL Print your own bag with a woodland theme in the Nature-based, outdoor activities such as pond dip- Gainsborough House pop up art tent ; try other crafts IN THE STOUR VALLEY 2018 ping, spoon carving , bird behaviour, arts & crafts such as spinning & willow weaving a bird feeder. 1.5 and river trip. £3 per child (adults pay for river trip). mile guided wildlife walk at 3.00pm ending with Further details: 01206 297110 campfire to make tea / damper bread & den building. Further details: [email protected] / NATURE’S ART 07908 185393 Thursday, 23rd August, 10.30am - 12.30pm Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN SVEN FLATFORD NATURE DAY rd Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust , follow the trail and col- Tuesday, 23 October, 11.00am - 3.30pm lect items to make a mini sculpture, brushes, Meet: National Trust Visitor Information Centre Flatford Lane, East Bergholt, CO7 6UL paints and paper from nature. 1 mile, easy. Nature-based, outdoor activities such as pond dip- £4 children, £2 adults. ping, spoon carving , bird behaviour, arts & crafts and Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org river trip. £3 per child (adults pay for river trip). PIRATES ON THE STOUR Further details: 01206 297110 BANK HOLIDAY Monday, 27th August AN AUTUMN ADVENTURE 11.00am - 4.00pm SVEN is a partnership of outdoor learning 25th October, 10.30am - 12.30pm Meet: The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, CO10 providers delivering environmental education Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN 2AN in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust for Autumn activities. Join the River Stour Trust for FREE half hour boat Natural Beauty and Stour Valley 1 mile, easy. £4 children, £2 adults. trips for pirates (under 12 years old) when ac- Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org www.dedhamvalestourvalley.org companied by fare paying adult. Adults £5. Bankside ticket system on the day to book your trip A SENSORY SAFARI WILD IN THE STOUR VALLEY– FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY FLATFORD MILL DROP IN SESSION th st Thursday, 5 April, 10.30am - 12.30pm Friday, 1st June, 11.00am - 4.00pm Tuesday, 31 July, 11.00am - 3.00pm Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN Meet: Mill Acre Pond, Croft Road, Sudbury Meet: Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre , CO7 6UL Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust to explore Arger Fen with FREE SVEN outdoor fun activities such as pond dip- Look for the gazebo outside the Mill for pond dipping, all of our senses.1 mile, easy.£4 children, £2 adults. ping, minibeast hunting, wildlife & foraging walks, art rocket building, crafts & other exciting activities! Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org & craft activities, kayak /coracle sessions, rocks & Free. Further details: 01206 297110 SUDBURY’S SPECTACULAR RIVERSIDE nature ID. Further details: 01394 445225 Thursday, 24th May, 2.00pm - 3.00pm FLATFORD MILL DROP IN SESSION AGRICULTURAL WALK th Meet: Mill Hotel, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, CO10 Tuesday, 7 August, 11.00am - 3.00pm Saturday, 9th June, 10.00am 1BD Join Sudbury Common Lands Charity for a 2.5 Meet: Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre , CO7 6UL Meet: Bures Community Centre Car Park, Nayland mile/ easy wildlife walk by the river & common. Free. Look for the gazebo outside the Mill for pond dipping, Road, CO8 5BX Book: 01473 260159 rocket building, crafts & other exciting activities! Walk to see dragon then to Bures common for Farmers Free. TEDDY BEAR BOAT RIDES Market, Fulibroch Dairy Goats, Gainsborough’s House th Further details: 01206 297110 BH Monday, 28 May, 11.00am - 4.00pm Camera Obscura & Creative Space Tent for agricultural Meet: The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, CO10 2AN inspired printing. 2 miles / easy walk. Free. TIME TRAVELLER - A WALK BACK TO THE STONE AGE th Join the River Stour Trust for FREE half hour boat Further details: 01787 229914/ Thursday, 9 August, 10.30am - 12.30pm trips for children (under 12 years old) with their teddy [email protected] Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN when accompanied by fare paying adult (£5). Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust to find out about stone RAMBLE WITH THE ROMANS Bankside ticket system on the day to book your trip. age people, how they lived, their clothes, food Saturday, 16th June, 10.30am - 12.30pm and medicine, have a go at cave art, scrape a skin SVEN FLATFORD NATURE DAY Meet: Hill Farm, Gestingthorpe, Halstead, Essex, CO9 th Tuesday, 29 May, 11.00am - 3.30pm 3BL with flint tools, make a spear. 1 mile, easy. Meet: National Trust Visitor Information Centre, Visit the child friendly Roman museum, site of the Ro- £4 children, £2 adults. Flatford Lane, East Bergholt, CO7 6UL man Villa and current excavations, where children can Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org Nature-based, outdoor activities such as pond do some trowelling, sieving and finds identification. FLATFORD MILL DROP IN SESSION dipping, spoon carving , bird behaviour, arts & crafts th Free - donations welcome. Tuesday, 7 August, 11.00am - 3.00pm and river trip. £3 per child (adults pay for river trip). Book: 01787 460641 / [email protected] Meet: Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre , CO7 6UL Further details: 01206 297110 CAMPFIRE TALK & BAT WALK Look for the gazebo outside the Mill for pond dipping, NATURE SPOTTERS WALK Friday, 20th July, 6.30pm - 10.00pm rocket building, crafts & other exciting activities! st Thursday, 31 May, 10.30am - 12.30pm Meet: Daws Hall Nature Reserve, Henny Rd, Lamarsh, Free. Meet: Arger Fen, Assington , CO8 5BN Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5EX Further details: 01206 297110 Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust to spot animals, birds, trees Campfire with hot drinks & toasted snacks followed by and flowers on the reserve. Easy walk. £4 children, £2 1 hour dusk bat walk with torches. Free - donations adults. Book: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org welcome. Book: 01787 47514 .