Have a WILD adventure in three easy steps

  

 
1. find a wood near you to explore
2. choose from 20 activities to do while you're there
3. share your photos and stories to inspire others
 

Explore

find a wood using VisitWoods
 

Free activity booklets

woodland log booklet
winter play booklet
 

Munch

winter picnic ideas and recipes 
   

Hunt for wildlife

animal tracks spotter sheet
bird tick sheet
colour bingo
early spring spots
frogs, toads and newts 
minibeast iDial
spring flowers tick sheet 
textures scavenger hunt
twig ID sheet
 

Play

bag for collecting treasure
blindfold tree exploring
ice mobiles
sense of adventure
stick weaving
treasure hunt
tree faces
twig towers
welly wander
 

Share

Had a wicked day out?
Share your stories and photos on the VisitWoods website and inspire other kids to have adventures in the woods too :O)
how to share your stories and photos
Please remember to get your mum or dad's permission before posting content to the VisitWoods website.
 

Like these ideas?

Get an action-packed nature challenge every single week in the Woodland Trust's nature detectives CLUB 
A brilliant way for kids to get up close to nature!

COASTAL FOOD FAIR : SUNDAY 29th MAY 2011 12-6pm

Cuthill Park, Prestoungrange Road, Prestonpans
ENTRY FEE : £2pp, kids under 12 go free
Come along and enjoy the best food on offer from East Lothian and Edinburgh. Including Seafood, International Food (Indian, Chines, Thai, Polish), speciality foods (ice crea, cheese, chocolates)
Whilst tucking into delicious fare, relax on the rolling green hills and enjoy the all day live music, wander through the array of arts and craft stalls or browse the car bootie! There will also be something for the kids - bouncy castle, face painting, rides.
For more information contact Adele Conn on rustyredz@yahoo.co.uk or Carol Black on carolblack@prestoungrange.org
This event is being organised by Adele Conn, Andrew Blair and The Goth
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BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
To book a pitch on the day please email Adele or Carol for booking forms.
Food Pitches cost £40
Arts, craft and car bootie cost £20
You will be provided with a pitch only, you must bring all your own equipment
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ATTENDING
The Prestoungrange Gothenburg - seafood
Simply Scottish - seafood
Fantoosh Art - Face painting

Prestongrange Museum Consultation

Do you visit Prestongrange Museum or its Grounds?

Maybe you use the cafe, visit exhibitions, attend events or walk your dog?  Would you like to be able to walk from Cuthill Park through the woods to the Museum?  We would!!!!!

East Lothian Museums Service is looking for your help! They want to find out how people use the Prestongrange site at the moment, both the museum and its grounds. By understanding their audiences, we aim to provide improved services in the future.

Have Your Say Meeting

7pm - 8.30pm

Thursday 24th February 2011

Pennypit Centre, Prestonpans

Refreshments provided. All welcome.

RSVP to Audrey Edmond on 01620 828 222 or email aedmond@eastlothian.gov.uk

Can't make the meeting but still want to have your say?

• Complete our Online Survey
• Visit the display at Prestonpans Library in late February

Friends of Cuthill Park Meeting - come along!

When:  7.30 p.m. Wednesday 26th January
What: Friends of Cuthill Park Meeting
Where: The Prestoungrange Gothenburg (a.k.a. "the Goth"), High Street, Prestonpans

There's lots to discuss, not least of which is the creation of a community garden and the many forthcoming events which include The Big Lunch, 3 Harbours MuralFest, Love Parks Week, The Royal Weeding, EarthDay and lots more!

Come along, you'll be made very welcome.

National Gathering to Celebrate a Fruitful Scotland

An invitation to attend the Scottish Orchards’ East Coast/Edinburgh Gathering - and see what you can do to create a Fruitful Scotland on Friday 14th and  Saturday 15th January 2011.

WHERE:  Edinburgh University, 5 Forrest Hill, EH1 2QL.  http://bit.ly/hDyVlR

COST:  Free (donations welcome!)

WHEN: Friday 14th and  Saturday 15th January 2011. 12 - 4pm (soup lunch provided)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The event on Friday 14th is aimed more at agency, council,

Government people, designers, planners architects, developers and decision makers. This will address how orchards and fruit growing can fit into the urban fabric and address the growing desire by people to grow food locally.

The event on Saturday 15th is a more relaxed day aimed more at community groups and individuals and will have a skills training element and a strong networking focus. This would interest community groups, teachers, individuals, young and old, keen to create a Fruitful Scotland.

Booking forms can be downloaded at www.scottishorchards.com

Contact John Hancox, for details 0778 606 3918 email john@commonwealthorchard.com

WHAT:

A Central Scotland Orchard

As part of creating a Fruitful Scotland, Scottish Orchards applied successfully to the Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund provided by FCS - to carry out a series of training, networking and support events, to help people to plant, prune, graft and maintain local orchards. 

Our vision is planting orchards for the 21st Century, close to where people live, work, or study.

A Fruitful Gathering

As a wide range of schools, community groups, community

gardens and allotments, local authorities and businesses all have a role in creating orchards - we are keen to get a wide variety of voices contributing to both days so if you’d like to present let us know - and also there will be plenty of networking and space to display information on projects.

A Fruitful Scotland

Scottish Orchards aims to create a Fruitful Scotland with fruit trees growing in every street, planted and looked after by local people and shared by the whole community.

Fruitful Schools (www.fruitfulschools.com)

We would also like to highlight this Scottish Government funded scheme to encourage schools to grow their own food. 

We have schools across Scotland keen to plant and need help to make it happen.