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Events And Education
To download our events leaflet click HERE
At Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Durham
Wildlife Trust
provide an exciting programme of safe, hands on activities
and events designed to bring learning to life
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Click HERE
for resources for KS1 activities
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Click here
to find out what the Nature and Teen Rangers have been up to.
Teen Rangers
Teen
Rangers is for young people aged 12 -18 yrs and is run by West Rainton
Green Group. We meet at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve from 3-5pm on
each tuesday of the school holidays
Click here
to access the Teen Rangers page
Nature Rangers
Nature
Rangers is for young people aged 8 -11 yrs and is run by West Rainton
Green Group. We meet at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve from 1-3pm on
each tuesday of the school holidays
Click here
to access the Nature Rangers page
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Education Activities
and Costs
Visits
to Nature Reserves
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Audience:
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Activities
and materials developed for KS1 and KS2.
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Sessions
tailored to other school age groups/abilities available upon request.
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Activities
can also be prepared for colleges and universities and for adult and
community education.
Location:
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Chilton Moor,
Houghton-le-Spring,
Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU.
Tel:0191 5843112
www.durhamwt.co.uk
Facilities:
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Large
nature reserve with a variety of habitats (ponds, woodland, grassland,
wildflower meadow, etc.) that offer safe, accessible areas for people
of all abilities.
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Visitor
Centre that provides a classroom, toilets and wet weather area.
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A
shop and light refreshments are available on request
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Environmentally
themed gifts and souvenirs are available for purchase, or gift packs
can be prepared in advance by arrangement. Please phone the Trust for
more details.
Costs:
School
Groups – Cost includes DWT education leaders, all materials
and
equipment for the day and an education pack for follow up work in
theclassroom.
1/ Half day session -
£2 per child
2/ Full day session
– Class size 1–15, £4 per child
Class
size 16-29, £3.75 per child
Class
size 30-60, £3.50 per child
For groups of over 60 children please contact
Durham Wildlife Trust to discuss arrangements.
Self-Led
Groups – Groups can book the facilities and equipment at each
reserve for self led activities. Please contact DWT to discuss your
requirements.
Availability:
Visits can be scheduled for any time of the year, but activities on
offer will vary from season to season.
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Outreach Visits
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Audience:
- Schools,
higher education colleges and universities
- Community
groups
- Businesses
Location:
Any area of County Durham, Darlington,
Gateshead, South Tyneside or Sunderland
Activities:
- KS1
and KS2 sessions delivered in school grounds or other sites.
- Sessions
for other age groups tailored to curriculum as required, please contact
DWT for further details.
- Advice,
support and delivery of wildlife gardening and school grounds
enhancements.
- Support
for colleges, communities and business to enhance green areas and
grounds for wildlife
- Community
allotment projects
- Inset
training sessions for primary schools
- Interpretation
schemes can be designed and implemented
- Environmental
art projects planned and delivered.
Costs:
1/ Day rate, up to 8 hours, including
preparation and travel - £150.
2/ Half-day rate, up to 4
hours, including preparation and travel - £80.
3/ Hourly rate £20 per hour
Costs
above include supply of standard work sheets, materials and equipment.
Some activities may require additional materials and equipment and will
be costed on an individual basis.
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For further information or to discuss your
requirements contact
Durham Wildlife Trust on: 0191 5843112
Annette Morris (Project co-ordinator) amorris@durhamwt.co.uk
Jim Cokill (Director, Durham Wildlife Trust) jcokill@durhamwt.co.uk
If you would like to get involved have a look
at all our events for 2009 click here
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OTHER
EVENTS
REALLY
WILD PARTIES AT RAINTON MEADOWS NATURE RESERVE.
Let
Durham
Wildlife Trust take the strain – we host action packed, fun
filled parties for children and young people from 3-13 years old on our
beautiful nature reserve just off the A690 near Houghton-le-Spring.
Parties are tailor made to suit your requirements and can include pond
dipping, mini beast hunts, bird watching, themed games and activities,
party food, birthday cake, and goodie bags to take home.
Parties
can
last an hour or two or be a whole day of wildlife activities. Minimum
number of children is 6 with a maximum of 24 and there must be at least
1 adult with every 6 children. It costs £7 per hour per child
for
the first 2 hours, which includes an experienced leader, all
activities, equipment and room hire. For longer events the price is on
a sliding scale from £5.00 - £3.00 per head per
hour. You
can bring your own food or we can arrange catering for you from
£5.00 per head. A birthday cake can be provided from
£25.00
and goodie bags from £3.00 each. There is a 10% reduction on
all
party costs for Durham Wildlife Trust members
We
have 40
hectares of grassland, woodland, wildflower meadows and ponds in which
to keep the children happily amused for hours while you enjoy the
scenery and let us do the work. We have an indoor area in case of bad
weather and all areas are wheelchair and buggy friendly.
To
discuss your requirements or for more information please contact
Annette at Rainton Meadows 0191 5843112 or 0787 6316168
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