Event details

Family activities designed to help young people and families discover more about and take action for the natural world!

Come along to discover more about local wildlife and take action through fun activities about animal bones, including owl pellet dissection! You'll have the opportunity to discover more about animal bones and especially discover what barn owls eat for breakfast! Create your own beautiful wildlife bone wall art to take home! All activities will take place in the grounds and centre at Paxton Pits Environmental Education Centre.

Sessions at 10am and 13:15 Monday 26th, Wednesday 28th and Friday 30th October

This session is suitable for children of a minimum age of four years old, and would also be fun for young people of up to the age of about fourteen years old. Younger siblings in prams/buggies under 18 months old, would be fine accompanying too.

Please book a ticket for everyone who is attending. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wildlife Trust BCN member and non-member tickets available. Are you a member of the Wildlife Trust BCN? You can get money off your ticket by selecting a member ticket (we may ask for your membership number upon arrival for verification purposes).

Non-members £7:50 per child plus booking fee. Members £5:00 per child plus booking fee.

Lots to do outdoors too so wear long trousers and sensible shoes with closed toes and do bring raincoats.

The session will run for 1 and 3/4 hours approximately.

Sorry no dogs (except assistance dogs) are allowed in the Environmental Education Area.

0773 447 8475 or 01480 473161

Please call Debbie in advance to ensure we assist with any mobility elements as necessary.

Please park in the main car park opposite the Visitors Centre, and please be aware the road outside the education centre is used all day by haulage lorries accessing the quarry, so please keep children close on the way to and from the car park.

Events terms and conditions : https://www.wildlifebcn.org/wild-events/events-terms-and-conditions