DATE: 7th June 2023
TIME: 9.30am to 2.30pm
KEY STAGE: Key Stage 2
(priority given to yrs 5 & 6)
COST: This event is free of charge.

PRE-VISIT BRIEFING (PVB): All schools must send a representative to the PVB, without the PVB, we cannot accept schools on the Countryside Classroom Day.

The day includes two trails each lasting for half a day:

Site A  – Albury Park 

• Forestry Enterprise and study of the trees on the Estate.  Groups will walk through the woodland and the Estate foresters will demonstrate tree planting, woodland management, tree felling and timber movement.
• Local Beekeepers, who keep their hives in the woodland, will demonstrate their craft.  http://reigatebeekeepers.org.uk/  
• The Pheasant Shoot.  The Tenant of the Shoot will explain how pheasants are reared and demonstrate predator control.  The children will be shown how gun dogs are trained.

Site B – The Heathland and the Trout Fishery

• Heathland – Surrey Wildlife Trust Rangers will lead activities on Albury Heath to demonstrate the importance of this habitat (www.surreywildlifetrust.org).  Live examples of the animals found there will be shown by members of The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust – visit their website www.arc-trust.org
• · A visit to the Trout Fishery will include demonstrations of fish rearing, fly-fishing and fly tying.  http://alburyestatefisheries.co.uk/fish-farm/

For further information contact Gary Richardson
e-mail

DATE: 29th June 2023
TIME: 9.30am to 2.30pm
KEY STAGE: Key Stage 2
(priority given to yrs 5 & 6)
COST: This event is free of charge.

PRE-VISIT BRIEFING (PVB): All schools must send a representative to the PVB, without the PVB, we cannot accept schools on the Countryside Classroom Day.

A chance for everyone to enjoy and learn about the countryside through visiting keys sites of interest:

· Conservation and park management
· Forestry and gamekeeping
· Arable farming
· Lake management and fishing

For further information contact Gary Richardson
e-mail

To visit the Cornbury Park website www.cornburypark.co.uk

DATE: THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE IN 2022
TIME: 9.30am to 3pm
KEY STAGE: Key Stage 2 (priority given to yrs 5 & 6)
COST: This event is free of charge.

PRE-VISIT BRIEFING (PVB): All schools must send a representative to the PVB, without the PVB, we cannot accept schools on the Countryside Classroom Day.

Your pupils will have the opportunity to meet with people who live and work in and around the estate. As teachers you will have the opportunity to interact with a valuable resource.

For further information contact the estate.
Tel: 01892 870347
or e-mail
Website www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk

DATE: 19th and 20th September 2023
TIME: 9.30am to 2.30pm
KEY STAGE: Key Stage 2 (priority given to yrs 5 & 6)
COST: This event is free of charge.

PRE-VISIT BRIEFING (PVB): All schools must send a representative to the PVB, without the PVB, we cannot accept schools on the Countryside Classroom Day.

For further information contact Anna Hare
e-mail

DATE: 13th and 14th June 2023
TIME: 9.30am to 2.30pm
KEY STAGE: Key Stage 2
COST: This event is free of charge.

Photos

Gamekeeping talk

Showing the children the ferrets used in gamekeeping

Forestry talk

Measuring the height of a tree

Counting the growth rings of a tree

Falconry talk and display

Farm animals

Gundog talk and display

Farm crops

Farm Machinery

Brogdale Fruit Farm

Brogdale Fruit Farm showing where bees can hibinate

Managing the Environment

The estate incorporates many traditional and modern features of the countryside and is carefully managed by the Wheler Foundation ensure that it can continue for future generations. In a unique event, your class will for the first time have access to the estate where local farmers and estate staff will talk to children about their work and what they do to manage this wonderful estate for future generations to enjoy. The Trustees of the Wheler Foundation are committed to reconnecting children with the countryside around them and this support means that we can offer this opportunity FREE OF CHARGE, helping your school meet the objectives of the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto.

The visit will incorporate many themes of core importance in the National Curriculum, particularly Geography & History.

Examples:
– Comparison with rural locality
– Human influence on the Environment
– Conservation
– The changing face of farming business
– Historical Enquiries

A chance for everyone to enjoy and learn about the countryside, through visiting key sites of interest:
– Woodland & forestry
– Home farm
– Game management

For further information contact
Barbara Brannigan
e-mail