The following activities take place at Old Buckenham Country Park, where team: Wildlife is based. They are all run by myself and where necessary for the activity, equipment is provided but feel free to bring your own. Each team: Wildlife activity has its own unique sticker which you can stick in your membership pack to keep track of those you have taken part in. How many can you collect?
As dusk turns to nightfall, we’ll get the torches out and see what we can stumble across as nature’s night shift takes over the park.
FRI
9
JUN
TIMES VARY
SAT
17 JUN
TIMES VARY
FRI
4
AUG
TIMES VARY
FRI
25
AUG
TIMES VARY
FRI
1
SEP
TIMES VARY
FLOWER POWER
Let’s find out about the structure and lives of the flowers in the park, from the soothers to the stingers, the healers to the killers!
SAT
15
APR
13.30
MON
29 MAY
13.30
FRI
28 JUL
13.30
MON
7
AUG
13.30
FROM SAND AND TIDE
The park may be miles from the seaside, but this talk using shells and rocks will give you an introduction to Norfolk’s coast.
SAT
25
MAR
10.30
SAT
22 JUL
10.30
SAT
14 OCT
10.30
IN A RUT - THE UK'S DEER
A visual overview of the deer that can be found in the UK covering the prehistoric, introduced and native species.
SAT
4
MAR
13.30
FRI
14 APR
10.30
FRI
28 JUL
10.30
SAT
21
OCT
13.30
LIFE IN COLD BLOOD
Amphibians and reptiles are both cold blooded but live very different lives. We’ll uncover these differences by discussing UK species.
SAT
15 APR
10.30
SAT
1 JUL
10.30
TUE
15 AUG
10.30
SAT
21
OCT
10.30
LIFE UNDER THE RIPPLES
Revealing the many different creatures that can be found in the park’s lakes, from the fish to the microscopic mini-beasts.
MON
17
APR
10.30
SUN
14 MAY
13.30
FRI
2
JUN
13.30
FRI
18
AUG
13.30
TUE
29
AUG
13.30
LONG DISTANCE TRAVELLERS
Many migrants wing their way to the park each year. This talk and walk reveals their journeys before we spot a few of these athletic visitors.
MON
17
APR
13.30
SAT
6 MAY
13.30
TUE
30 MAY
13.30
MOTHS TO A FLAME
Meet the moths we caught in the moth-trap and find out about their lives and relationship to butterflies.
SAT
8
APR
10.30/13.30
SAT
13 MAY
10.30/13.30
SAT
10
JUN
10.30/13.30
SAT
18
JUN
10.30/13.30
SAT
8
JUL
10.30/13.30
SAT
5
AUG
10.30/13.30
SAT
26 AUG
10.30/13.30
SAT
2
SEP
10.30/13.30
SAT
7
OCT
10.30/13.30
OWL'S LUNCHBOX
Learn about the UK’s owl species before we dissect some Barn Owl pellets to discover what they feed on.
SUN
5
MAR
13.30
SAT
1 APR
13.30
SAT
1
JUL
13.30
TUE
29
AUG
10.30
SAT
14
OCT
13.30
ROOTS TO BRANCHES (SPRING)
Bursting buds and lively leaves are evidence of the trees awakening from their winter slumber. Learn to identify our trees using these features.
SAT
11
MAR
13.30
TUE
4 APR
10.30/13.30
ROOTS TO BRANCHES (SUMMER)
Now in full leaf, we’ll continue our tree investigation and talk about how they live and the creatures which interact with them.
SAT
29
JUL
10.30/13.30
SAT
19 AUG
10.30/13.30
ROOTS TO BRANCHES (AUTUMN)
As the leaves brown and fall and fruits appear, we’ll take a walk to identify the park’s trees as they start to close down through the season.
SAT
30
SEP
10.30/13.30
SAT
28 OCT
10.30/13.30
SPINELESS HEROES
They may have no backbone but they come in all shapes and sizes and are crucial to our survival. On this walk we’ll look at invertebrates – large and small.
SUN
5
MAR
10.30
SAT
6 MAY
10.30
MON
24
JUL
13.30
FRI
27
OCT
13.30
THE HARE AND THE PORPOISE
The UK is home to 126 mammal species, both on land and in our seas. Discover some of them on this illustrated talk and learn where to see some of Norfolk’s residents.
SAT
25
MAR
13.30
SAT
24 JUN
10.30
FRI
18
AUG
10.30
TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT
We take it for granted, but soil is key to our survival so let’s get to know it and unearth the life it supports.
SAT
11
MAR
10.30
SUN
14 MAY
10.30
MON
24
JUL
10.30
FRI
27
OCT
10.30
UNSUNG POLLINATORS
Let’s spend time in the park looking for the pollinators such as hoverflies, beetles and true flies, that are overshadowed by bees and butterflies.
THU
1
JUN
13.30
TUE
1 AUG
13.30
MON
4
SEP
10.30
UP WITH THE LARKS
Join us for an early morning walk around the park to discover the birds that make a musical contribution to the dawn chorus.