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Brook Explorers with DCRT – family fun at Cusworth Hall Park

15-09-24 11:00 - 19-09-24 15:00
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brook-explorers-with-dcrt-family-fun-at-cusworth-hall-park-tickets-951458095777?aff=oddtdtcreator
Cusworth Hall & Park
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Find our stall at Cusworth Hall Museum & Park. Find out about how DCRT are reconnecting rivers and wetlands for nature. We will be hosting Brook Explorer nature activities for parents and children to learn together. Find our stall for pond dipping and bug-hunting.

For children over 5 years old, please note all children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Find our stall by the middle fish pond
What three words: ///faced.husky.swooning (click here)

Pond-dipping starts at: 11am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm
There are limited spaces for walk-ups, pond-dipping pre-booking is recommended via eventbrite click here, please book one ticket per whole family.

Bug-hunting is 11am-3pm – no booking needed, just drop-by

 

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the All Hands on the Don project
Part of Heritage Open Days

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    When: 12pm-3pm
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    Where: Nursery Lane Car Park, near the Boat Inn with a short walk to the Salmon Pass.

    What to do if I want to attend? 
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    If you are between the ages of 13-15, please ask your parent/guardian to get in touch to complete a parental consent form. You can come along without a parent, however we do require signed permission from a parent or guardian in advance.

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    16-04-25 20:30 - 16-04-25 21:45

    Sign up for a Bat Walk around the River Don and Don Ponds, near Burcorft Hill in Conisbrough 

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    Start time: 8.30pm

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