Wild About Whitstable
Tuesday 9th August 2022
10.00-11.30 email or message on Facebook for location when booking
Wildplaynaturesway
A free-play nature session on the beach. Children can immerse themselves in Nature play in an outdoor learning environment.
Please note there is uneven terrain unsuitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs baby slings are advised. Suitable for 0-5 years £5 per child 15-20 spaces
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To book email wildplaynaturesway@aol.com or message via Facebook
10 - noon Whitstable Umbrella Cafe
'Bee Bomb' Making Workshop
Join Whitstable Labour Party for some messy family fun making bee bombs to spread wildflowers.
Suitable for all ages and abilities.
Free no booking required.
10.00-15.00 Long Rock near the Skate Park
Birdwise and Thanet Coastal Project
Discover more about East Kent's incredible marine environment at Long Rock on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th August. There will be a stall with information and a dry exhibit to display some of the amazing things you can find along our coast.
Free no booking required.
10.00-12.30 Stream Walk Community Gardens
Wild Therapy - a brief introduction to Wild Therapy and why it is important
Yes Wild Therapy is really a thing! This experiential workshop will give you an introduction to what Wild Therapy is, how it’s different from other types of therapy and why that difference is important, both for ourselves and our environment. The intention is for us to connect, have some fun, learn something new and have a taster of what Wild Therapy might be like as an experience.
Mostly accessible, please get in contact if you have specific needs so we can do our best to meet them.
Age16+
A donation to cover costs would be appreciated
Maximum 10 places
To book email sarahlondon64@gmail.com
13.30-15.00 Meet outside the Marine Hotel
Dwellbeing Netwalking For Mums/Dads/Caregivers of Babies and Toddlers
Walking in the world mindfully, especially in nature is a wonderful practice. We will be walking together using prompts to connect to each other and to our wonderful local environment where we dwell. The ability to meet other new parents has been restricted during the pandemic and the importance of our connection to others and nature has become increasingly apparent; this series of circular walks address this need. Clare Jackson incorporated walking into her artistic practice during her M.A. and has continued to encourage people to ‘go out every day into nature and feed their soul’. The walk will incorporate an emphasis on wellbeing, an intimate connection to location and nature and meeting others sharing the experience of the day and nurturing a new generation in the unpredictable world we live in. www.people-to-place.co.uk
Suitable for parents/carers of babies and toddlers and their little ones in slings, prams or buggies. Although we love dogs, as this is foremost a baby and child friendly activity, we would prefer that they remain at home for this particular walk.
£10 per adult with a third of spaces free
Absolute maximum of 10 adults per walk To book email clare@people-to-place.co.uk
14.00-15.00 Long Rock near the Skate Park
Scavenger Hunt with Thanet Coastal Project
Join the Thanet Coast Project in a challenge to find a wide array of marine life on the beach. Can you find the eggcase of a shark!? How many different types of shell can you spot? You will need to wear suitable footwear and clothing for the beach and for the weather conditions on the day. Don’t forget about suncream! We’ll provide all of the equipment :)
We will be going down along the shoreline on a stony beach.
Suitable for ages 4-11.
Suggested donation of £2.
20 places are available.
Please book online here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scavenger-hunt-long-rock-swalecliffe-tickets-382907656107
14.30 Whitstable Castle Meet at the Gazebo in the Castle garden (in front of the cafe)
Tales of Flora: Folklore of Wild Plants
What can be done with stinging nettles, and what can be cured by crawling under bramble
arches? Which plant is known as bellies-and-bums-fingers-and-thumbs?
Find out about the fascinating tales of our wild flowers, their alternative names, uses and stories
through history during a walk around Whitstable Castle gardens, with Roy Vickery of the South London Botanical Institute.
Free, up to 20 people - all ages from 7 upwards.
Photo of Common mallow
formal booking to ensure there are no more than 20 people
Suitable for age 7+
20 spaces available email natwhitgroup@gmail.com to book your free place
18.30-19.30 St Alphege Church
Bee Keeping - an overview talk by Whitstable & Herne Bay Bee Keepers
No booking required.
£3 suggested cash donation on the day
For more details contact Roger Simpson - Branch Secretary; email: rogersimpson122@yahoo.co.uk; text: 07989492401
A donation to St Alphege Church to cover costs would also be much appreciated.
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