In 2011 we’ve a bunch of blooming great events running throughout England. Discover your inner botanist at a plant identification course or tell us your plant experiences at a reminiscence day. For families we’ve ‘hands-on’ activities and ‘toddle waddles’ whilst our Engaging Nature workshops are perfect for teachers, youth workers and community leaders wishing to find ways to involve those they work with in local natural spaces. Find out more about Wild About Plants in Merseyside by clicking here.

To book your place on an event being run by Plantlife please click here to download a booking form and email it to us or post it to Wild About Plants, Plantlife, 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1DX. Please book at least 10 days before an event is due to run.

Please note that where there is low demand for an event we will cancel the event giving you a minimum of seven days notice.
 
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* Ranscombe Winter WalkRanscombe Winter Walk

10am-1pm. Explore the woods, with activities for the family as we go. Approx. 3 miles. Meet at the Knights Place Recreation Ground car-park, off Albatross Avenue in Strood. No booking required. For more information, call us on 01634 292062, or e-mail ranscombe@plantlife.org.uk.
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* Family Outdoor AdventuresFamily Outdoor Adventures

10.30am-12.00pm Nether Stowey Children's Centre, Somerset. Suitable for parents/carers and 0-5 year olds. During each session we will go for a walk in the local area and take part in fun, simple nature based activities. To find out more and book a place contact the children's centre directly on 01278 732559.
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* Walk for Health NWC Liverpool Walk for Health NWC Liverpool

11am meet in the Cornflower cafe at the National Wildflower Centre. A health walk around the local area looking and learning about local plants. Walk will last 45m - 1hrs followed by an activity and refreshments. All welcome National Wildflower Centre, Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Knowsley, Liverpool, L16 3NA e: info@nwc.org.uk t: 0151 738 1913 f: 0151 737 1820
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* Family Pramble LiverpoolFamily Pramble Liverpool

11am Prambles - Prambles are something for both parents and children to enjoy together. Each Pramble will start and end at the Cornflower Café and will involve lots of Treasure Trails, Story-times, music and making things! Each Pramble has a seasonal theme and involve parents and children looking at Nature together. No need to book National Wildflower Centre, Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Knowsley, Liverpool, L16 3NA e: info@nwc.org.uk t: 0151 738 1913 f: 0151 737 1820
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* Ranscombe Winter Wildlife walkRanscombe Winter Wildlife walk

2pm - 4pm What’s to see in the depths of winter? Plenty! A walk of approx. 2.5 miles. Meet at the main car park on the A228, just south of the M2. No booking required. For more information, call us on 01634 292062, or e-mail ranscombe@plantlife.org.uk. All welcome.
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Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O'Shea

Looking in
closer detail
at wild plants
Sharing discoveries
at a recent
workshop
Getting up close
on a microhunt
What stories
can the mouse
tell us?
Using elder
to make
bug boxes
Plant ID at the
Natural History
Museum
Using hands to
measure tree age
Exploring plant families
at the Natural
History Museum
Engaging nature
workshops
for teachers
Using story telling
to discover
new places
A tree can
form the base for a journey of discovery
An Engaging Nature
workshop using
willow
All kinds of
learning can take part
in a local area
Using the
Bee Scene materials
with teachers
Planting some ideas
with children's centre colleagues
Look more closely
and see different
leaf shapes
Making seed
bombs
with youth workers
Making a mural with
moss paint in
North Park, Sefton
A walk & survey day
on the Martin and Pentridge Downs
Walk & talk through
a churchyard in
Laverstock