What is the Wild Child Club?
A small group of home-educated children (age from 6 to 10 years old) spend alternate Friday afternoon studying wildlife and having fun in the one of our nature reserves. This club has been running for four years and some of its ten-year olds have been members since they were six.
There are a couple of places available to replace some children who have retired on reaching eleven.
Email info@walden-countryside.co.uk for details.
For children educated at school there are some "one-off" sessions on a few days in the school summer holifdays.
This year's sessions are on Thursdays in August and will only run if five or more children register for any one day.
Please email info@walden-countryside.co.uk or phone 07 583 076 790 to check availabilty of places.
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Noakes Grove nature reserve,
Sewards End from 2pm to 4pm |
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How do I get there? |
By car to Redgates Lane (opposite the village hall Sewards End)
The nature reserve has a signed gate and there is an off-road car park
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Can I use the bus? |
Yes. The sessions are timed to fit the bus times. Bus 320 from Audley End & Walden arrives at 1:38pm. Homeward buses leave at 15:58 and 16:58 |
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Do I have to stay with my child during the session? |
No |
What does it all cost? |
Nothing |
What will the children do? |
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Catch, alive, some field mice, moths and pond life
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Learn to identify butterflies and then do a timed butterfly count .
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Meet (and feed) the sheep
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Tour the reserve and learn about it's history
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Many other activities all around the year, for the club for home-educated children
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The Noakes Grove flock
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Who will be in charge? |
The course leader is Dr David Corke, a qualified teacher and naturalist who has run Wild Child for the last four years after a career as a university lecturer in ecology. In addition, one of the parents will be asked to stay for the whole session.
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