The Arboretum Trust

Kew at Castle Howard

PREVIOUS YEAR'S EVENTS

(Click on an image below for more pictures of the event)

Events in 2010
January 1	Winter Wellie Walk
Sat 27 March, 6pm	Discovery Lecture: Star Party	Members of the Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society will help us find our way around the stars and planets with the aid of their large telescope. The Arboretum is a brilliantly dark place for star gazing. Our 8ft wide projection screen will also be used to show the position and movement of the stars. Dress warmly, bring a torch, and you are welcome to bring your own telescope if you have one. All torches should be covered with red crepe paper or cellophane to avoid dazzling other people.
Sat 10 April, 4pm	Discovery Lecture: Tree Stories: The Wollemi Pine	This series of three illustrated talks presents some of the many stories – biological, historical, economic, geographical –that trees at the Arboretum could tell us. We will hear about their evolution, their special characteristics, and their significance for people both in the past and for us today. Each talk of around 45 minutes, after each talk, a guided walk in the Arboretum takes us to see some of the trees that have told us their stories. The first looks at the Wollemi Pine, also known as The Dinosaur Pine, join us to find out why!
Tues 13 - Sun 18 April 10.00am - 4.00pm	'An eye on my world' Photography Exhibition by John Illingworth http://www.fiji-images.co.uk/news19241.html	John will be exhibiting 'An eye on my world' a collection of new pictures covering the whole spectrum of subjects which have caught his eye. All of the pictures exhibited will be for sale and John shall be in attendance most days of the exhibition if anyone has any questions about the pictures or if you just want a chat!
Mon 19 - Sun 25 April 10.00am - 4.00pm	'An eye on the Natural World' Photography Exhibition by John Illingworth http://www.fiji-images.co.uk/news19241.html	The exhibition will change to incorporate a Natural History theme, with special emphasis on trees and things found in the North Yorkshire forests around the Arboretum Trust area.
Sat 22 May, 4pm	Discovery Lecture: Tree Stories: The Beech	details as Sat 10 April,
Sat 5 June, 4pm	Discovery Lecture: Close Encounters:Tree Photography http://www.davidrodway.org.uk	David Rodway, member of Stockton Camera Club, was awarded the Volunteer Photographer Award by The Woodland Trust in 2009. His pictures have appeared in various publications including The Daily Telegraph, The Yorkshire News and the Ripon Gazette as well as in the Butterwick Hospice Calendars for 2009 and 2010. He gives many audio-visual presentations around Teesside and has travelled as far as Leeds, Ripon and Knaresborough to give talks. This talk is about getting up close with your camera to take interesting details that abound in our woodlands and opportunity will be given to go out into the Arboretum to take some pictures both up close and landscape. Bring your own camera and tripod if you have one! He will also be showing a couple of photographic sequences from his Regeneration of Hackfall Woods presentation.
Thurs26 August	AONB Junior Ranger Club	Morning session 10am-12pm, afternoon session 1-3pm. All activities outdoors. For details and activities click HERE
Sun 29 August, 8pm	Discovery Lecture: It’s A Bats Life	A rare opportunity to explore the Arboretum at night! Try your hand at operating a bat detector, watch bats as they feed and discover our nocturnal nature. Simon Bassindale will introduce us to the bats that live in the AONB and beyond. There are 17 species of bat in the UK, all of which are protected by law because their numbers have decreased so dramatically. We will start with a half hour talk, introducing you to some of the UK’s bat species before heading out into the Arboretum. You will be shown how to use a bat detector and interpret the different noises the detector gives out. We will discover together which species of bat feed in the Arboretum. Bat detectors will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own if you have one. Please bring a torch.
Sat/Sun September 11-12	Wild About Wood
Sun 10 October, 10 am	The Big Bulb Plant, World Record Attempt!! Click Here for details	Just turn up promptly on the day (10 am for an 11 am start) or e-mail us to register in advance and sponsor some bulbs at sales@minimmusic.co.uk We will be planting thousands of Ruby Giant Crocus in support of the Thanks for Life campaign to help eradicate polio worldwide.
Sat 16 October, 4pm	Discovery Lecture: Foray For Fungi	Delve into the wonderful world of mushrooms and toadstools with Malcolm Greaves, member of the East Yorkshire Fungus Group. Learn about woodland fungus, where to find them, and some hints on identification. Find out about some of the rare fungi Malcolm has discovered living happily in the Howardian Hills. After his talk Malcolm will lead a foray (mushroom hunt) into the Arboretum.
Wed 27 October, 2pm	Discovery Lecture: Foray For Fungi	as above
Fri 29 October	AONB Junior Ranger Club	Morning session 10am-12pm, afternoon session 1-3pm. All activities outdoors. For details and activities click HERE
Sat 20 December	AONB Junior Rangers Club	Full details coming soon.
Fri 26 December, 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.	Winter Wellie Walk	For full details and booking form click Here


	Events 2009
	December 26th - Winter Wellie Walk
	December 21st - AONB Junior Rangers Club - Festive Fun
	October 20th - Discovery Lecture -Travelling with Trees
	October 17th - Discovery Lecture -Foray For Fungi
	September 12-13th - Wild About Wood festival
	August 8th - Discovery Lecture -Captivating Composting
	July 11th - Discovery Lecture -Dancing Dragonflies
	June 20th - Discovery Lecture -Buzzing Bees

	Events 2008
Much Ado About Nothing Oddsocks Theatre Company Sunday 6th July		Discovery Lectures Saturday 20th September Saturday 4th October
	<<< Shakespeare’s celebration of love, intrigue and smouldering desires will be performed in their usual inimitably entertaining, family friendly way by the mult-talented Oddsocks cast on their Elizabethan pageant wagon. Order of Service: A summer evening outdoors Strolling Minstrels to warm the guests Scenes of serenading, soliloquies and song A little light refreshment Drama, danger and the denouement Finale: - A happy congregation.	Buzzing! Moth Night Dr Dave Chesmore is a moth expert from the University of York and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. Anneliese Emmans Dean is an award-winning performance poet and wildlife photographer. John Rayson is an internationally acclaimed string player and composer. The evening begins with Buzzing!, Anneliese’s fun multimedia show celebrating moths and other insects in poems and projected images, with musical interludes composed and performed by John Rayson. Then, after dark, we move outside to see how many different species of moth Dr Dave Chesmore can trap with his equipment. This event is supported by the Royal Entomological Society Lesley Goodman Award. Foray For Fungi Delve into the wonderful world of mushrooms and toadstools with Malcolm Greaves, member of the East Yorkshire Fungus Group. Learn about woodland fungus, where to find them, and some hints on identification. After his talk Malcolm will lead a foray (mushroom hunt) into the Arboretum

	Events 2007
A Comedy of Errors Oddsocks Theatre Company Sunday 8th July	AONB Junior Rangers October 22/24	Easter Activity Days April 11/12



	Events 2006
The Taming of the Shrew Oddsocks Theatre Company Sunday 23^rd July		AONB Junior Rangers December 18/19/20
	<---- On a beautiful summer evening a near capacity audience were treated to a large helping of music, song, slapstick and comedy, with added prenuptial tension and a host of comedy characters in what must be one of the most entertaining productions of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. For pictures of this performance please click Here The AONB junior rangers club held three fun filled activity days in the arboretum. Sessions included: Feed the birds Tree skeletons Nature Detectives Star trekking Festive fun, where items collected in the sarboretum were used to decorate willow wreaths and yuletide logs ----->

Reception for Volunteers and Supporters Tuesday 6th June	Presentation of the CPRE Mark Award Wednesday 21st June	Winter Wellie Walk Boxing Day and New Years Day


	Events 2005
A Morning with Alan Titchmarsh Thursday 12^th May		The Tempest Oddsocks Theatre Company Sunday 24^th July
	<----- On a beautiful, sunny, still May morning about 300 people enjoyed a Morning With Alan Titchmarsh. He was introduced by the chairman of our trustees, after which he entertained the audience with many varied tales, ranging from his childhood visits to Castle Howard, his early days as a student gardener at Kew through to being a TV celebrity. After questions and a book signing session Alan and his wife, Allison, then joined our trustees and benefactors for lunch. For more pictures of this occasion please click Here We are grateful to Bettys of York and Taylors of Harrogate for providing the refreshments. ------------------------- On a chilly July evening a crowd of around 300 enjoyed an evening of drama, suspense, horror, hilarity, music, mystery and magic as they were entertained by the ODDSOCKS Theatre Companies production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. At the end of the performance one of the gathered hot air balloons braved the gusting wind and was last seen racing in a south westerly direction. For pictures of this performance please click Here ---->
Visit by the Scottish Rhododendron Society Friday 13^th May		Volunteers BBQ Tuesday 26^th July


	Events 2004
Visit by the IDS Friday 7^th May	Volunteers BBQ Wednesday 23^rd June	The Legend of Robin Hood Oddsocks Theatre Company Sunday 18^th July


	Events 2003
Romeo and Juliet Oddsocks Company Sunday 29^th June	Trees, Trumpets And Trombones York Railway Institute Band Saturday 5^th July	Volunteers BBQ Wednesday 10^th September

HOW TO FIND US | A LONG TREE TRAIL | A SHORT TREE TRAIL | FLOWERS | BIRDS