Join us at the Bale House Visitor Centre in Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve where the High Weald, which spans Kent, Surrey & Sussex, meets the sea.
This family fun day has a lot to offer:
- Heritage craft with Community Supporters- paper making & Fore Edge painting.
- Meet Phil Hadland from Hastings Museum who will help you to identify all your found fossils and show you a selection found in the local area.
- Nature crafts, including leaf printing on clay and corn dolly making.
- A tree identification walk- learn how to identify trees from looking at their bark, leaves, nuts and other features.
- A fungi walk with the British Mycological Society.
- Woodland antics with Groundwork South- various Forest School activities including shelter building and elder necklaces.
- Meet and chat to local organisations including the Friends of Hastings Country Park & Conservation Volunteers, TCV, RSPCA Mallydams, Hastings Kelp Project, Fairlight Astronomers, St Helen's Wood Preservation Society & Church Wood Community Orchard.
- Meet local small businesses who sell their products in our shop, including Rock Rose Beauty, Roebuck Enterprises & East Sussex Honey.
- Enjoy a delicious selection of food and drinks at the Bale House Cafe.
- A night time bat walk with hand held bat detectors- learn everything you want to know about British bats and hopefully see and hear some too!
All in all a great day out for everyone!
Please note that the Fungi Walk, Tree identification Walk & Bat Walk are bookeable events due to limited places and each has their own booking page. Booking is essential for these.
For all other activities you can come whenever you like.
The car park uses the RingGo app (please download before arrival). The parking machine accepts cash only, we do not provide change in the Bale House.
This event is being run by Groundwork South. If you have any enquiries relating to the event, please contact jill.tyson@groundwork.org.uk
With thanks to the High Weald Landscape Partnership for funding this event.