Wild About Wood - What's On

The Yorkshire Arboretum, Kew and Castle Howard
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September 2013
10am - 5pm

What's On

The list below is indicative at February 2013 and subject to confirmation.

All woodland craft demonstrations and Discovery Zone activities are FREE. The vast majority of things to do are also FREE, with the exception of items marked (£) below, which are subject to a nominal charge (£1 or £2).

Woodland Crafts	Discovery Zone* (FREE Activities & Workshops for families & our younger visitors)	Things to Do	Things to Enjoy
Willow weaving Pole-lathe turning Blacksmith's forge Heavy horse logging Coracle making Hurdle making Wood turning Furniture making Wood Mizer mobile sawmill Chainsaw carving Charcoal making	A list showing provisional details of all the Discovery Zone activities may be downloaded here Amazing World of Mammals (B) Arboretum Art Blindfold Challenge Campfire Cookery Hanging Mobile Habitats It's a Load of Rubbish! (B) Kestrel's Eye View (B) Let’s Go On a Minibeast Hunt (B) Orienteering Pond Dipping (B) Shelter Building (B) Slippery Snails & Slugs Woodland Fairy Adventures (B)	Arboretum tours Archery (£) Coracle rides Wallops (we're reliably informed it's a game!) Paper making Tree climbing (£) Watercolour painting Birds of prey Twig whistle making Tree trails Explore the Arb Spoons workshop	Woodland market Food & drink Live music
*Places are limited for those Discovery Zone activities marked with a (B) above so please call in to Discovery Zone's HQ to book your place as soon as you arrive. There's no need to book for the other workshops and activities. Just turn up and join in!

All our woodland craft demonstrations and Discovery Zone activities run continuously throughout each day so you're free to explore at your own pace. The only activities that run at specific times are:

Birds of prey:	display each day at 2pm
Learn to play the spoons:	workshops at 12 noon, 2pm and 4pm
Watercolour painting workshops:	1pm (14 yrs+) and 3pm (up to 13yrs) Please book directly with the artist

A fundraising event for The Yorkshire Arboretum. Charity number 1044931.
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