- Events are held in Sussex woodlands and green spaces near Eastbourne
- Different events are for adults, families, or children
- Children are to be accompanied unless stated - come and join in!
- You will need to book in advance
- To book, email sarah@cherrywoodadventures.co.uk or call or text 07887 556336
- Booking terms are found here
- Coronavirus At the time of writing, events can go ahead with suitable precautions. For advice, see www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Fairy feast
Tuesday 31 May 1-3.15 (fully booked) Build an elvish camp in the beautiful, private Bluebell Woods, and furnish it with fairy fittings. Create your own magical garden to take home, with tiny features, flower seeds, woodland finds and your own mystical creature. Follow the signs to find the feasting table, where you can make your own made magic potion and enjoy a tea of fairy cakes and biscuits. £12 per child aged 3-11 Bluebell Wood, Arlington Wood wildlife
Tuesday 5 July 1-3 Home ed special Discover who lives in the Bluebell Wood! Exploration, clue hunting and games, focusing on squirrels, foxes and mice - but who knows who else we might find! Take home a little wildlife booklet to which you can add your own findings. Drinks for all included. £9 per child, 4-9, accompanying adult free Bluebell Wood, Arlington Finding the words
Tuesday 7 June 1-3.30 Home ed and everyone! Taking inspiration from The Lost Words books and songs, we will build a treasure chest of words, images and natural objects. Play with words, focus on a particular plant or animal from the Bluebell Wood, and create your personal response. Browse the library of wildlife, folklore and landscape books to pick out imaginative ideas. If you have a favourite piece of writing to share, do bring it. Write on leaves and wood - write with leaves and wood! Immerse and inspire. Includes a hot or cold drink by the campfire. £9 per child, 9-15, accompanying adult free; Interested adults without children - £9 Bluebell Wood, Arlington |
Later with larks
Sunday 24 April 10-11.30am (fully booked) If dawn is too early for you, come join me on a mid-morning mosey through the woods to learn our local birdsong. The birds will still be singing and we will also spot spring flowers as we go. You'll take home a personal birdsong guide, with your own notes. Enjoy elevenses of coffee, hot chocolate and croissants on the downs, with the larks pouring their song. £6 per person aged 8 to adult Cherry Garden Road, Eastbourne Dino day
Tuesday 31 May 10.30-12 (fully booked) Follow the giant footprints to find the dinosaurs hiding in the woods! What's inside the enormous egg? Examine fossils and learn where to find them on the Downs. Make a dinosaur swamp for the creatures to play in and create your own fossil to take home. £9 per child aged 2-9 Bluebell Wood, Arlington Brilliant bugs
Tuesday 12 July 1-3 Home ed special The invertebrate life of the Bluebell Wood is fascinatingly rich - come and rummage under logs, on leaves, in the pond, in the meadow to find as many different kinds as we can. What do they eat? What is their life cycle? Who eats them? Make a model bug to take home. £9 per child, 4-15, accompanying adult free. Bluebell Wood, Arlington |
The Nest workshops
Watch out for occasional events at The Nest at Wilmington, where we will be enhancing the area for wildlife and learning woodworking skills.
DESIGN DAY!
Tuesday 5 April, 10.30-12 (fully booked)
Get involved in the next stage of creating a wildlife friendly learning area - work with the architects CAUKIN to develop your ideas.
Free, but booking essential. All ages. Includes hot drinks.
BUILD DAYS!
Monday 11 (fully booked) and Friday 15th April, 10.30-12 (fully booked)
Get hands on with the tools, bringing your ideas to life. Working with Sarah and the architects, it's all carefully planned and supervised.
Free, but booking essential. All ages. Includes hot drinks.
Watch out for occasional events at The Nest at Wilmington, where we will be enhancing the area for wildlife and learning woodworking skills.
DESIGN DAY!
Tuesday 5 April, 10.30-12 (fully booked)
Get involved in the next stage of creating a wildlife friendly learning area - work with the architects CAUKIN to develop your ideas.
Free, but booking essential. All ages. Includes hot drinks.
BUILD DAYS!
Monday 11 (fully booked) and Friday 15th April, 10.30-12 (fully booked)
Get hands on with the tools, bringing your ideas to life. Working with Sarah and the architects, it's all carefully planned and supervised.
Free, but booking essential. All ages. Includes hot drinks.