The Arboretum Trust

Kew at Castle Howard

Education Programme - Education for All

'Explore' programme for 2011
Sat 16 April, 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Den Building Day Easter Holidays. Family event. Escape into the forest! How would you survive, stay warm and dry? A chance for all the family to build a den in the woods. Den's will be tested for 'waterproofness' at the end of the session!
TBC Spring Into The Arboretum Arboretum Seasonal Tour
TBC Spring Into The Arboretum Arboretum Seasonal Tour
Wed 8 June, 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Join the Arboretum Army Introduction To Volunteering. If you ever wondered what it would be like to volunteer at the Arboretum, come along and find out. Staff members will be available to answer your questions, suggest ways you can get involved and even let you try your hand at a few practical tasks. Drop in anytime during the event and have time to explore the arboretum afterward.
Sat 9 July 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Nauture's Flying Machines Dragonflies, damselflies, bees and birds! Enter the world of nature's flying machines and see them in action. What do they eat? How do bees make honey? What's the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly?
Sat 27 August, 7.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Night Time Safari Discover the Arboretum at night! See and hear bats flying, capture and identify moths and step into the twilight world of mammals and creepy crawlies! All ages welcome.
TBC Lazy Summer Afternoons Arboretum Seasonal Tour
TBC Lazy Summer Afternoons Arboretum Seasonal Tour
Sat 15 October, 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Fungi Foray Fungi Galore! Seek out our sesonal bounty of forest fodder. Learn tricks and tips to identify common, and not so common species.
Wed 26 October, 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Fungi Foray Fungi Galore! Seek out our sesonal bounty of forest fodder. Learn tricks and tips to identify common, and not so common species.
TBC - November Bulb Planting Day Outdoor clothing and footwear recommended. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring a trowel or an old spoon.
TBC Amazing Autumn (early) Arboretum Seasonal Tour
TBC Amazing Autumn (late) Arboretum Seasonal Tour

The 'Explore' Programme events are practical and interactive with indoor and outdoor elements. Please meet in The Arboretum Trust Visitors Centre at the advertised start time and bring suitable outdoor clothing and footwear. Each lecture lasts 2-2.5 hours.

Advance tickets and further information available from the Visitors Centre or e-mail  Katherine or telephone (01653) 648598.

 
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The Arboretum plays an important role in the conservation of rare trees from many temperate regions of the world, but is also of considerable interest for local wildlife.

A number of surveys have been carried out to identify features of nature conservation interest within the Arboretum. Some of the surveys concentrated on the ponds and Sand Banks area where flowering plants were recorded and surveys made of the aquatic insects and amphibians associated with the ponds.

 
 

 

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