Family environmental activities in the Tamar Valley

On Wednesday I led a morning of family-orientated nature activities for the Tamar Valley Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  It was blazing hot and we were glad to be able to duck into the cool of the shady woods.  After a slow start the event was quite well attended.  It was quiet birdwise, but the children heard both Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, and saw abundant wood ants, comma butterflies and a southern hawker dragonfly.


After a walk in the woods, taking part in nature awareness activities such as a mirror walk, the children built mini dens back at our gazebo base, and made craft insects using wooden clothes pegs.  Thank you to Ben, Emma, Tom, Milly, Chloe and the other children who participated keenly despite the heat and their end of term fatigue.  Thanks also to Lara and Ian of Floating Lime Media who organised the event.  Here are some photos of the morning.

Ben found Cinnabar Moth caterpillars on these ragwort plants.

 Ben and Emma Lewis with one of the dens that the children built.

 Emma showing us the butterfly that she made.

Keen birdwatcher Tom on the mirror walk.