We are very sorry to say that we have decided to postpone our Family Day planned for this coming Sunday.
It must be a busy weekend as we have had very few people booking places. As the event takes a lot of preparation and organisation it seems sensible to postpone it.
We are sorry to disappoint those that have booked and we hope to welcome you to another EKWT family event in the Autumn.
Everyone is of course most welcome to visit Ox Close Wood and our other nature reserves at any time.
The weather was lovely and we had 25 people who came to see the spectacular spring flowers on the annual bluebell walk.
Wetherby U3A wildlife group visited Ox Close at the end of April. They were treated to the spring flowers and learnt about the management work undertaken in the wood.
Come and enjoy the beautiful bluebells in Ox Close Wood.
Meet at Crabtree Lane car park at 7pm.
All welcome.
Last Sunday we enjoyed another great family day and even managed to avoid the storms! We had lots of activities and of course tasty pizzas.
Many thanks to everyone who came and made the afternoon such a success
We will be holding our annual family day on Sunday 9th July from 2-4pm at the charcoal burn area in Oxclose Wood.
This year we won’t have the kilns lit, but will be loading them ready to burn – something that children love being involved with. We would recommend bringing gloves to protect your hands. It is a great opportunity to learn about the charcoal burns too, but without the smoke!
The pizza oven will be fired up and we will provide the dough. If you can bring tomato sauce and toppings that would be great. We won’t be able to provide seating, so please feel free to bring rugs or chairs.
There will be lots of fun for the children including willow weaving, scavenger hunt and drawing. Our Trust moth expert will have traps to show the children the variety of moths that live in the woods. There will also be the opportunity to learn more about the Trust, with talks on charcoal burns and how the woodland is managed.
This event is free for members or a minimum donation of £5 for non members.
We need to know numbers, to enable us to plan activities and prepare the right quantity of pizza dough. If you could let us know if you are coming and how many of you there will be, by Thursday 6th July that would be helpful. We are limited to the number of pizzas we can cook in the time available, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please reply to thomasin@ekwt.org.uk, we hope to see you there!
Join us to see the display of bluebells in Ox Close Wood. Meet in the Crabtree Lane car park at 7.00pm, all welcome.
We had lovely weather and many families came along to Ox Close Woods and enjoyed all the activities.
Deep concentration on the scavenger hunt!
The highlight of the day delicious pizzas! Howard our EKWT resident chef worked hard all day, lighting the pizza oven at 7 in the morning and cooking over 50 pizzas in the afternoon.
Thank you to everyone who helped either beforehand or on the day and to everyone who came and made it such an enjoyable event.
We will be holding a family day at the charcoal burn area in Ox Close Wood from 2 – 4.30pm on Sunday 10th July. This will be our first in 3 years, so we are very much looking forward to a great event!
The pizza oven will be fired up – we will provide the dough, if you can bring tomato sauce and toppings. We won’t be able to provide seating, so feel free to bring rugs or chairs.
There will be lots of fun for the children with willow weaving, a scavenger hunt and sculpture making. There will also be an opportunity to learn more about the Trust, with talks on the charcoal burn and how the woodland is managed.
The event is free for members or a minimum donation of £5 for non members.
We need to know numbers to enable us to plan activities and prepare the right quantity of pizza dough.
Please reply to thomasin@ekwt.org.uk as soon as possible if you would like to come.
We hope to see you there!
The Bradford Botany Group held a field meeting in Ox Close Wood in early May to see and record the spring flora.
