9:30-12:30 Outdoor Fun Exploration Engaging Entertaining Children in the Outdoors

A morning course suitable for parents, teachers, play workers, child minders, education volunteers and the like. A session packed full of activity ideas for encouraging children to learn and play in the outdoors, helping them to engage with wildlife and their outdoor environment. This course will introduce Forest Schools and include some Forest School activities. Leader: Laura Hopkins. Requested Donation: £15.00 To book a place on this course please contact Abbotts Hall Farm Admin team on 01621 862960 or admin@essexwt.org.uk

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19:00-22:00 Sweeting Swing Band Concert

Music on the lawn at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough. This popular concert starts at 7.00pm (gates open at 6.00pm). Bring your own picnic and seating (chairs/blankets). Tickets £6.00 in advance or £8.00 on the gate. For more information please telephone 01621 862963.

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13:00-16:00 WALKING FOR WILDLIFE

WALKING FOR WILDLIFE with Wildlife Champion - John Hall Director of Essex Wildlife Trust. Come and show your supoprt for Essex Wildlife Trust and conservation by sharing a wildlife walk with expert guides around the superb Abbotts Hall Farm, Head Offices of Essex Wildlife Trust. Enjoy the 700 acres situated right on the Blackwater Estuary and the stunning views. There is a chance to walk either 0.5, 2.5 or 5 miles. The walk is on good farm tracks through 700 acres of fine Essex countryside with grasslands, woodland, hedgerows and a wide range of crops and great views over the Essex coast. This is a fundraising event for Essex Wildlife Trust - the county's leading convservation charity. The walk begins at 2.00pm but registration is available from 12.00 noon. A £5.00 donation per person is requested. Please raise sponsorship. For more information or a sponsorship form email: admin@essexwt.org.uk or telephone: 01621 862960.

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10:00-16:00 Wildflower Identification

A day in learning how to identify wild flowers with the aid of books and keys. Day will include time in the field to visit different habitats such as arable field margins and saltmarsh. The day is suitable for complete beginners who wish to know more about the wild flowers around them and for those who want to improve their skills. Leader: Stephen Clarkson. Requested donation: £30 To book a place on this course please contact Abbotts Hall Farm Admin team on 01621 862960 or email admin@essexwt.org.uk

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19:00-22:00 Sausage Supper

An evening walk at Abbotts Hall Farm, followed by a sausage supper. Booking in advance essential as places are limited. Donation £10.00 per person. For further details telephone 01621 862963 or 07803 660348.

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10:00-16:00 Trees in Winter Identification

The course will take a practical look at tree identification at a difficult time of the year using buds and bark as key identification features. It will involve strong hands-on approach and will focus on identification skills and ecology of species from a variety of habitats. Trees will be identified to species level. A dichotomous key – A guide to the identification of winter trees will be used during the course. Leader: Andy May. Requested Donation: £30.00 To book a place on this course please contact Abbotts Hall Farm Admin team on 01621 862960 or admin@essexwt.org.uk

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