Love Nature Festival Programme 2017

#LoveNature Festival 19 to 21 May

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Friday 19 May Tot’s Tales – ‘Sharing a Shell’

Come and join in with our popular story sessions for pre-school children at Le Don Hilton - the little white house next to the sea is St Ouen’s Bay. The children will listen to ‘Sharing a Shell’ the much loved book by Julia Donaldson and will then create crafts with a coastal theme.

Time: 10 am Meeting Point: The White House Parking: available in car parks in the vicinity Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events

Earth Walks with Amanda Bond

‘To experience beauty is to have your life enlarged.’ John O’Donohue” An Earth Walk is not an ordinary walk... it’s a gentle meander in the woods, along a coastal path, Wetlands or Sand dunes. It’s an invitation to slow right down, dropping thoughts of ordinary life. So expect to feel lighter and uplifted at the end of the experience. You will be invited on a sensory exploration of the area you will be walking in - perhaps focusing on sound or sight, some may tune into scents and aromas, textures, or taste even. Participants will forage for wild hedgerow herbs to share in a tea ceremony at the end of the walk together.

Time: 11.00 am and 6.30 pm Meeting Point: Lower car park at the foot of Val de la Mare Reservoir Duration: 2 hours Price: Free To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events

Introduction to Bush Craft - Walk on the Wild Side

Join Kazz on a 3 hour journey in some of the wilder parts of the island discovering wild edible and medicinal plants, natural navigating skills, making cordage using plants and trees, and fire making skills.

Time: 10 am Meeting Point: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower Price: Free Duration: 3 hours To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events

Discover St Ouen’s Bay on a Walk with Arthur Lamy

Join Blue Badge Guide Arthur Lamy on a linear walk, taking in a number of National Trust for Jersey properties, such as Le Don Hilton, the Wetland Centre and The Orchid Field. In addition to these, we will find out a little about Le Tour CarrĂŠ, Kempt Tower, Lewis Tower and The Barge Aground. The walk will end at Jersey Pearl where you can enjoy (at own expense) a lovely cup of tea after your endeavours!

Time: 2.15 pm Meeting Point: The Watersplash Car Park Finishing Point: Jersey Pearl Price: Free Duration: 2.5 hours Bus Route: 22 Difficulty: Moderate - bring stout shoes or walking boots To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events Voted 2017 European Tourist Guide of the Year by Luxury Travel Guide magazine

Saturday 20 May Wild Food Forage with Kazz Padidar

Come and get lost in the wilds of St. Ouen; take in fantastic scenery, encounter local wildlife and learn about the vast variety of wild edible and medicinal plants our unique environment has to offer.

Time: 10.00 am Meeting Point: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower Parking: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower Duration: approx. 2 .5 hours Price: Free To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events Please dress with an eye on the weather and bring along any food and drink you may need.

 

Bugs & Butterflies, Flowers & Frogs Art Workshop

Children will have the opportunity to explore and sketch first-hand the flora and fauna of the beautiful wild nature reserve at the Frances Le Sueur Centre, St Ouen. Back at the centre they can add colour and lettering to their art work to create a wild poster to take home with them. Adele is a fully qualified Teacher and local Artist.

Time: 10.30 - 12 noon Meeting Point: Frances Le Sueur Centre Parking: Car Park at Kempt Tower Duration: 1.5 hours To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events Suitable for children aged 7 to 12.

Please arrive promptly and bring an art overall, snack and drink.

From Plot to Plate

Bird Tour & Binocular ‘dust off’ with Neil Singleton

The Jersey Association of the National Vegetable Society will be holding an open day at the home of Graeme & Joy Le Marquand at Les Haies de Grosnez, Grosnez St Ouen. Entry is free with teas, coffee and cake served throughout the day. Enjoy a walk around the raised vegetable beds, fruit cages, poly tunnel and herb garden which was constructed from recycled, materials.

Time: 11.00 am Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car Park next to Big Vern’s Duration: 2 hours No need to pre-book

Ruth Heywood (ex Samares manor) will be on hand in the herb garden to advise and answer questions, Nora Treanor (formerly the entomologist from the Agriculture Department at Howard Davis Farm) will be available to answer questions and advise on pests and disease, Glynn Mitchel will be demonstrating various compost techniques.

Rosemary Vibert will be demonstrating the full use and growing techniques of the goodness gang seeds, this is a must for children and grownups.

Family Picnic at Le Don Hilton

And finally members of the society will be on hand to answer all questions related to growing and showing.

Time: 12 noon to 5.00 pm Meeting Point: Le Don Hilton Parking: available in car parks in the vicinity Price: Free No need to pre-book

Time: All Day - 11 am to 4 pm Meeting Point: Les Haies de Grosnez, Grosnez St Ouen Parking: Parking will be available on les Landes common which is adjacent to the race course, and for those with disabilities parking will be available at the house, which will be signposted.

Price: – Free No need to pre-book

Join local ornithologist Neil Singleton on a bird walk to Kempt Tower and La Mielle de Morville and the bird hides and dust off those binoculars with some tender loving care and enjoy some focusing practice on the local birdlife.

Come along to the White House in St Ouen’s Bay on Saturday armed with a picnic and something to sit on. Enjoy the space and the view of the beach. Please leave nothing but your footprints!

Flora & Fauna - Art Workshop (Adults)

Take a pencil and camera for a walk in the Wild West with local Artist and Calligrapher Adele Dark, around the hidden trails at the Frances Le Sueur Centre, St Ouen, exploring and recording the beautiful flora and fauna of the area. Use your studies along with some beautiful lettering and calligraphy to create an individual art work in mixed media to take home with you.

Time: 2 pm Meeting Point: Frances Le Sueur Centre Parking: Car Park at Kempt Tower Duration: 2 hours Please arrive promptly with a small sketch book and camera.

To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events

Bird Tour & Binocular ‘dust off’ with Neil Singleton

Bumbling Around the Bay!

Join Conservation Officer Jon Rault for a guided pollinator safari through the floristically diverse dune grassland and wet meadows surrounding St Ouen’s Pond.

Get an up close look at the pollinating insects encountered and learn about the importance of their intimate relationships with wild plants.

Time: 2 pm Meeting point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car park next to Big Vern’s Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free No need to pre-book Suitable for adults and older children.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please wear long trousers and closed shoes

Join local ornithologist Neil Singleton on a bird walk to the Watersplash with views of the Scrape returning along the seawall via Le Don Hilton and Discovery Bay. Dust off your binoculars and enjoy some focusing practice on the local birdlife.

Time: 2.30 pm for a 3.00 pm start Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car Park next to Big Vern’s Duration: 1.5 hours No need to pre-book

Bat Walk at Sunset

Join the Jersey Bat Group on a walk with a difference around St Ouen’s Pond as the sun sets. Look out for these wonderful flying creatures. Find out how many species we have in Jersey and see them in flight.

Time: 8.15 pm Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car Park next to Big Vern’s Price: Free No need to pre-book

Sunday 21 May Come Dine With Bee – Flower Power activities at Le Don Hilton (the White House)

The best way to brighten up your garden and get it buzzing with wild pollinators is by planting wild flowers rich in pollen and nectar. Learn how to get started by stopping

by Le Don Hilton to sow your own native wild flower plug plants to take home with you.

Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm Meeting Point: Le Don Hilton (The White House) Parking: available in car parks in the vicinity Price: Free This event is aimed at children but all are welcome – No need to pre-book

Bird Tour & Binocular ‘dust off’ with Neil Singleton

Join local ornithologist Neil Singleton on a walk in a northerly direction to the outside viewing area over St Ouen’s Pond, on to the tamarisk and up to La Mielle de Morville Country Park including three bird hides, returning via Kempt Tower and the sea wall.

Dust off those binoculars and enjoy some focusing practice on the local birdlife.

Time: 10.30 am for an 11.00 am start Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car Park next to Big Vern’s Duration: 1.5 hours No need to pre-book.

Orchid Field (Le Noir Pre)

Experience a riot of colour at Le Noir Pre, our orchid meadows. Learn about these beautiful flowers with expert botanist Tina Hull and keep the children entertained on a ‘Bug Safari’ with a National Trust Ranger.

Time: 2 pm Meeting Point: – Le Chemin de L’Ouziere, St Ouen’s Bay Parking: Kempt Tower and beach side parking Duration: 2 hours Price: Free No need to pre-book

Hop to It! (Pond Dipping) An exciting opportunity for families to dip into the weird and wonderful world of creatures that live in and near fresh water.

Children will explore around the pond, identifying and learning about the strange creatures that lurk below the surface.

Time: come along between 2 and 4 pm.

Meeting Point: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower – follow the signs to the first bird hide overlooking the pond Parking: Kempt Tower and beach side parking Duration: up to 2 hours Price: Free No Need to pre-book Suitable for children aged 4-11. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear clothes and shoes that you do not mind getting wet. Unsuitable for buggies.

Barn Owl Walk with Bob Tompkins

Join Bob Tompkins from the Jersey Barn Owl Conservation Network at the Frances Le Sueur Centre for a demonstration and talk on Barn Owls and Kestrels. Learn about their various nesting methods/boxes and life style before going on a walk to see habitats and to visit a site containing two owl boxes and a kestrel box. The walk will travel across Les Mielles de Morville out onto Le Rue du Moulin to the nest sites on La Rue de Val de la Mare before returning down Le Chemin de L’Ouziere and back to the centre.

Time: 2 pm Meeting Point: Frances Le Sueur Centre Parking: Car park opposite Kempt Tower and near the centre Duration: 2 hours Price: Free To book your tickets go to www.nationaltrust.je/events

Birding through the lens with Romano da Costa

Join local bird photographer Romano da Costa for a photography walk around the pond. You will receive expert tuition and earn some hints and tips on how to capture some beautiful wildlife images.

Time: 9.30 am Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Parking: Car park next to Big Vern’s Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free