Events
Bestwood Country Park
March
Monday 15th March 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Bestwood Boundary Walk
10am - 1pm
Get to grips with Bestwood's unusual boundary shape as we circumnavigate the outer reaches of this historic park including The Mill Lakes. Learn something of the history of this boundary and Bestwood's original 3,485 acres. We may also come across some signs of spring along our journey! Distance approximately 5 miles. Meet: Winding Engine House car park.
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Sweat Lodge
10.30am - 4pm
The sweat lodge is created from a covered dome of willow rods. Hot volcanic stones are placed in a central pit and dowsed with water and herbs creating a therapeutic steam that cleanses body and mind. For more information and to book a place please contact Jason Sewell on 0115 956 9603 or email jason@turtlelodgehealing.co.uk. More information can be found at http://www.turtlelodgehealing.co.uk/. A charge applies to this event.
Monday 22nd March 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Wednesday 24th March 2010 – Health Walk
10.30am - 12pm
These monthly walks provide an ideal opportunity to make friends and observe wildlife whilst benefiting from one of the best forms of exercise available. Walks are led at a gentle pace with stops en route and usually involve some slopes. Meet: Winding Engine House car park.
Monday 29th March 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
April
Sunday 4th April 2010 – Easter Sunrise Service
6am start
Join the congregations of St Marks and Emmanuel churches for this dawn service in the woods. Afterwards join the group for a well-earned breakfast (small charge), which requires booking in advance. For more details and to book your breakfast please contact Rev Peter Huxtable on 0115 920 8879.
Sunday 4th April 2010 – Easter Egg Hunt
11am - 12 noon
Solve the clues and win a chocolate-y treat! Clue sheets can be collected from the Rangers' office at Alexandra Lodge between the above times and the trail takes about 45 minutes. £2 per trail sheet.
Sunday 4th April 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Monday 12th April 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Sunday 18th April 2010 – Bestwood in Spring
10am - 12 noon
Mother Nature is waking up and the birds and bees have got love on their minds. Look for signs of spring as leaves and petals unfurl and new life is brought into the world. Distance 2-3 miles. Meet: Winding Engine House Car Park
Sunday 18th April 2010 – Sweat Lodge
10.30am - 4pm
The sweat lodge is created from a covered dome of willow rods. Hot volcanic stones are placed in a central pit and dowsed with water and herbs creating a therapeutic steam that cleanses body and mind. For more information and to book a place please contact Jason Sewell on 0115 956 9603 or email jason@turtlelodgehealing.co.uk. More information can be found at http://www.turtlelodgehealing.co.uk/. A charge applies to this event.
Monday 19th April 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Wednesday 21st April 2010 – Health Walk
10.30am - 12pm
These monthly walks provide an ideal opportunity to make friends and observe wildlife whilst benefiting from one of the best forms of exercise available. Walks are led at a gentle pace with stops en route and usually involve some slopes. Meet: Winding Engine House car park.
Monday 26th April 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
May
Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Dawdling at Dawn
4.30am - 6.30am
The woodland world is waking up in more ways than one as summer arrives. Experience an early morning amble through the trees taking in mother nature's dawn chorus in all its glory. A feast of tea and toast awaits you at the end! Pre-booking and pre-payment are essential by calling 0115 927 3674. Charge: £2.50 per person. Meet: Alexandra Lodge
Sunday 2nd May 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Monday 10th May 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Sunday 16th May 2010 – Bestwood and Beyond - The Local Landscape
10am - 4pm
A chance to take in the green spaces around Bestwood including the Mill Lakes, Linby Trail, The Ranges and Newstead Abbey with a Ranger as your guide along this 14 mile summer walk. With the trees just into full leaf this is one of the most beautiful times of year. Please bring a packed lunch and suitable clothing. Please be prepared to pay £3.50 entrance fee to Newstead Abbey. Meet: Alexandra Lodge
Monday 17th May 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Wednesday 19th May 2010 – Health Walk
10.30am - 12pm
These monthly walks provide an ideal opportunity to make friends and observe wildlife whilst benefiting from one of the best forms of exercise available. Walks are led at a gentle pace with stops en route and usually involve some slopes. Meet: Winding Engine House car park.
Sunday 23rd May 2010 – Sweat Lodge
10.30am - 4pm
The sweat lodge is created from a covered dome of willow rods. Hot volcanic stones are placed in a central pit and dowsed with water and herbs creating a therapeutic steam that cleanses body and mind. For more information and to book a place please contact Jason Sewell on 0115 956 9603 or email jason@turtlelodgehealing.co.uk. More information can be found at http://www.turtlelodgehealing.co.uk/. A charge applies to this event.
Monday 24th May 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
June
Tuesday 1st June 2010 – Family Pond Dip
10am -12 noon
Discover the dynamic and dangerous world that lies beneath the deceptively still surface of the water. Grab a net and get to know your aquatic minibeasts and small fish. Pre-booking and pre-payment essential by calling 0115 927 3674.
Charge: £2 per child. Meet: Winding Engine House Car Park
Sunday 6th June 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am -3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Sunday 6th June 2010 – Parks and Greenspace Bike Tour
10am - 3pm
Join us for a summer cycle meander through some of the various Country Parks, parks and conservation sites in the southern Sherwood Forest area. Approx 16 miles and therefore not suitable for small children. Meet: Alexandra Lodge
Monday 7th June 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Monday 14th June 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Friday 18th June 2010 – Sweat Lodge Summer Solstice Camp
During weekend
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a weekend of sweat lodges, ceremonies and healing as well as activities for children. For further information and to book a place please contact Jason Sewell at jason@turtlelodgehealing.co.uk or call 0115 956 9603. A charge applies to this event.
Sunday 20th June 2010 – Green Woodworking Course
10am - 3pm
This one day practical event reviving traditional skills will teach you how to split, shave and turn items from greenwood using simple tools. Use both a pole lathe and shave horse to fashion a choice of objects. Please bring a packed lunch.
Pre-booking and pre-payment are essential by calling 0115 927 3674.
Charge: £10. Meet: Alexandra Lodge
Monday 21st June 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Wednesday 23rd June 2010 – Health Walk
10.30am - 12pm
These monthly walks provide an ideal opportunity to make friends and observe wildlife whilst benefiting from one of the best forms of exercise available. Walks are led at a gentle pace with stops en route and usually involve some slopes. Meet: Winding Engine House car park.
Monday 28th June 2010 – Bestwood Volunteers
10am - 3pm
We need your enthusiasm to help us protect this fascinating remnant of Sherwood Forest. Volunteering is a great chance to learn new skills, help the environment and make friends. Everyone is welcome (no previous experience necessary) with tools, training and tea all provided! Please bring a packed lunch and all-weather clothing. For further information please call 0115 927 3674. Every Monday except Bank Holidays and every first Sunday of the month. Meet: Alexandra Lodge.
Tippings Wood & Boundary Wood
March
Wednesday 31st March 2010 – Pond Dipping
10am start
Delve into the murky depths to see what has woken up this spring. Please wear sturdy footwear and sutiable clothing. £2 per person. Pre-booking is essential on 01623 822447.May
Sunday 9th May 2010 – Dawn Chorus Walk
5.30am start
Early but worth it! Find out which birds are thriving in Tippings Wood and learn to identify them by their song. Please wear sturdy footwear and suitable clothing. £2 per person. Pre-booking is essential on 01623 822447.
Attenborough Nature Reserve
March
Saturday 13th March 2010 – Winter Bird Walk
10.30am
Join us for a walk around the Reserve and find out more about the wonderful birds that are around during the winter, followed by some delicious home-made soup. £10 per person including soup. Booking essential. Contact: Attenborough Nature Centre 0115 972 1777. Meet 10.30 am at Attenborough Nature Centre.
Saturday 20th March 2010 – Attenborough Nature Walk
10am - 1pm
Enjoy a guided walk around the wildlife sanctuary of Attenborough Nature Reserve with Beeston Wildlife Group. Meet in the Nature Centre car park (Barton Lane). Contact: Bill Wheatley 0115 925 0208 or Nigel Slater 0115 916 6518. 10am -1pm.
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Weather Day
11am - 3pm
Explore the world of weather and take part in activities for all the family including a free illustrated talk by local weather expert, Alan Heath. Free entry, however a small charge may be made for some activities. Contact: Attenborough Nature Centre 0115 972 1777. 11am - 3pm at Attenborough Nature Centre.
Sunday 21st March 2010 – Wildlife Habitat Building Day
1.30 - 3.30pm
Help the Attenborough Wildlife Watch Group to create habitats in their new Watch Wild Garden area for all the creatures from hedgehogs to frogs, bugs to birds. Members and non-members welcome. Under-8s to be accompanied by an adult. Please come dressed for the weather! Meet at the Nature Centre, Barton Lane.
Contact: Victoria McMillan 0115 913 0072. 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Attenborough Easter Holiday Club
10am - 12noon
Join us for some Easter holiday fun at Attenborough. Suitable for children aged 4 and above. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child. Discounts for more than 1 child per group. Contact: Attenborough Nature Centre 0115 972 1777. 10am - 12 noon at Attenborough Nature Centre. Booking essential.
