On Wednesday October the 31st the SCC Community Forestry team will by running the second Meersbrook Tree Day, which is a fantastic Half Term Event for all the family.
Come along & take part in an interesting fun-filled day of activities based around the park’s trees:
- Make a bat box
- Watch as several huge trees are ‘doctored’ by professional tree surgeons, who will also be carrying out bat surveys and installing bat boxes
- Take part in a fun tree-trail and learn about all the trees in the park
- Help plant 4 new trees around the park (sturdy footwear required)
- Visit a traditional Mongolian yurt
- Listen to a wonderful story teller in Bishops House
- Learn about mediaeval pole-lathing
- Watch a skilled chainsaw sculptor
- Learn about the trees and plants in the walled gardens
- Take part in natural art activities
- Learn about traditional basket making
- Learn about basket making
- Have a go at a slack-line or tree climbing
- Guess the age of a tree, throw a line!
Events will be going on around the park between 10:30am and 3:30pm, see the signs at park entrances for more info.
The orientation yurt will be positioned above the council offices at the top end of Brook Rd.
IT'S HAPPENING IN HEELEY! 
Posted on October 29, 2012 by heeleyonline
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