Countryside Live at the Ledston Estate 2019
EXHIBITOR LIST AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
ARENA
We have put together an exciting arena programme that includes: gundog training; a display of indigenous birds of prey; and the dog and duck show. You are free to watch any of the demonstrations throughout the day so make sure you catch your favourites.
ANIMALS IN TUITION
Creature Features
Focusing on senses and adaptations, this is your chance to meet some fascinating animals, with lots of interesting facts and information and even the opportunity to do some animal handling. Come and meet snakes, invertebrates and some surprise visitors (with 8 legs) that you will not want to miss.
National Curriculum: Life processes and living things : habitats/senses/adaptations
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity – 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.animalsintuition.co.uk
BARKSTON ASH BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
& LEEDS BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Beekeeping
We will provide a brief background to honey bees and their importance as pollinators, we will display hive equipment, beekeeper’s tools and clothing and allow children to dress up and use them, offer honey tasting and show a sealed exhibition viewing hive with live bees.
National Curriculum: Science, D & T, English and Maths
This is a bookable activity. Age range – 8+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of the activity 25 minutes.
THE BAT SHOW 
Going Batty
Meet some bats and see how tiny, furry and cute they are. Find out where they live and what they eat. They are completely harmless, and they are beneficial to the environment. And they are not blind; nor do they suck your blood. Bats use high-pitched sound to navigate and find their insect prey. Normally we can’t hear that sound, but we’ll have equipment that will let you hear it and let you into the secret world of bats. And there’ll be a few different sorts of bats for you to see.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity – 30 minutes.
Visit the local bat group’s website: www.westyorkshirebats.org.uk and also the Bat Conservation Trust www.bats.org.uk
BEAGLES
Come along and meet the beagles from The Airedale pack
The Association of Masters of Harriers & Beagles, the Organisation that regulates Beagle packs, recommends trail hunting as an alternative activity to live quarry hunting (pending repeal of the Hunting Act). It describes trail hunting as the hunting of an artificial scent and recommends that hunts use the scent of a hare. The Association states that “There is no reason why huntsman or followers should know in advance the route hounds will take when following a trail, thus closely matching hunting in its traditional form”.
The official website of DEFRA, the Government Ministry with responsibility for the countryside, states “Trail hunting is perfectly legal, as long as animal welfare and other laws are not broken in the process of obtaining the scent. Many hunts have adopted some form of trail hunting in place of live quarry hunting. The Government has said that it welcomes this, provided that the hunts are genuinely intending to stay within the law and not trying to use the practice as a subterfuge for engaging in illegal hunting activities.”
This is a drop-in activity for any age range.
Visit their website: http://www.amhb.org.uk/
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THE BUG LADY
‘Meet the Bugs!’
A ‘Meet the Bugs!’ Workshop gives you the opportunity to meet a range of tropical invertebrates and to learn more about where they live, what they eat and their importance in the natural world. The bugs you will meet include various species of stick insects, cockroaches and snails.
National Curriculum: Science, Geography, KS1 and KS2.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of the activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website www.the-bug-lady.com
COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING– 7 separate activities
1. Sowing the seeds of growth
Children will have the opportunity to make their own newspaper plant pot, in it they can plant a bean seed which they can take away with them. Once germinated, they will be able to plant the pot and seedling directly into the ground and watch the beans grow.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of the activity 30 minutes.
2. Felt Making
The children will find out more about fleeces and wool and make a simple felt flower to take home.
This is a bookable activity. Age range any (FS may require adult help). Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
National Curriculum: Art, Design and Technology, Science (materials).
3. Tree Shelters
Children will investigate how woodlands provide shelter to animals and plants. Groups will design a small shelter from wind and rain by using the natural materials they can find in the woods.
This is a bookable activity. Age range 7- 11 year olds. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
4. Corn dolly making
Come and see the demonstration of corn weaving and dolly making. Each child makes a countryman’s favour. These were worn by farm workers at country fairs to signify the type of work they did e.g. shepherd would have wool in his favour.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – 7 years upwards. Group size up to 30 – we can take two groups at a time so 60 per session. Approximate duration of activity 35 minutes.
5. Dragonflies
Children will learn some facts about dragonflies and then get a chance to make their own dragon fly out of a wooden peg, pipe cleaners, felt tip pens and wiggly eyes.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of the activity 30 minutes.
6. Tremendous Trees
Children will learn about the work of a forester and see the clothes and equipment that are needed to fell trees. They will learn how to find out a tree’s age once it has been cut down, by counting the growth rings of previously prepared tree discs. Have a go at making a paper helicopter that works in the same way as the seeds from the Sycamore tree.
This is a bookable activity. Age any – younger children may need adult help to make the paper helicopter. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
7. Fun Fungi
Learn about Fungi; their lifecycle and how they help plants. Fungi in our foods and medicines. Different shapes of Toadstool and why we don’t eat them. We will demonstrate how yeast is alive by showing the children a yeast balloon. Finally, the children will get a chance to make their own peg fungi.
This is a bookable activity. Age any – younger children may require adult assistance. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.countrysidelearning.org
CRODA
Fleece to Grease
This simple activity draws on Croda’s long standing history of using sheep’s wool grease (lanolin). Students leave the session with an understanding of why some liquids mix and others do not as well as an appreciation of the fact that products they use every day at home are derived from countryside life.
**This is a bookable activity. Age range 7 – 11. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30mins.
Visit their website www.croda.com
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THE DOG AND DUCK SHOW
Stuart Barnes from the Sheep Show, will this year also be entertaining us in the arena with his dog and duck show
This is a drop in activity for any age range.
Visit their website www.thedogandduckshow.co.uk
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DRAX POWER STATION
Giant Marble Run
DRAX POWER STATION** – D2
Giant Marble Run
This activity will include building of a marble run using everyday materials (pipes, guttering etc.) which encourages participants to work as a team and come up with engineering solutions.
This is a bookable activity. Age range KS1 and KS2. Group size up to 30.
Approximate duration of activity 15 mins.
Visit their website www.drax.com
EGGUCATION
Eggucation will be providing not only a fabulous hands-on lesson in chick hatching but also rare British poultry breeds! We will have rare breed chicks hatching on the day for pupils to observe (we hope they are not all too shy to hatch), chicks to observe and hold, and eggs to ‘candle’ to see the embryo inside! Pupils can use our ID cards to work out which chicks are which and then work out what they will look like as adults. Incubators will be used to teach the STEM side and look at the technology of hatching.
National Curriculum:
KS2 – Year 3 Identifying types of nutrition animals need – looking at what the chicks eat. Year 4 grouping living things – using identification keys to identify the rare breed chicks; Food chains – what hens eat and their predators. Year 5 – differences in life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds – perfect Eggucation lesson!! Year 6 – classifying living things – different breeds of chick; variation – differences/similarities between offspring and their parents; adaptations.
This is a bookable activity. Age range KS2. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30mins.
Visit their website: www.eggucation.co.uk
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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORERS
Owls in the Countryside
Introduction talk about the different types of owls in the British countryside, what they eat and how they hunt for their food. Then with their helpers (from schools) pupils can get hands on investigating the contents of owl pellets to see what they’ve been eating.
PLEASE NOTE THAT TEACHERS AND ADULT HELPERS ARE REQUIRED TO HELP WITH THIS ACTIVITY
National Curriculum: Habitats, adaptation and moving and growing
This is a bookable activity. Age range 7+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30mins.
FALCONRY
There will be an all day static display of birds of prey, together with flying demonstrations as part of the arena programme from Xtreme Falconry. During the day he will be able to answer questions and talk to children about the birds and their role in the countryside.
This is a drop-in activity for any age range.
FARMING AND COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING (FACE)
Food from Farming
Children will be introduced to the processes involved in the growing of cereal crops, and their processing into food products. Visitors will be able to carry out some basic soil tests, identify local cereal crops, and learn how these crops are harvested and processed.
This is a bookable activity. Age range any . Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 25 minutes.
National Curriculum – Understanding where our food comes from/healthy eating.
Visit their website: www.face-online.org.uk
FERRETWORLD ROADSHOW
1) A History of ferrets from Romans through to Modern Day
2) Pictures and Descriptions of the Mustelid family including eating habits, etc.
3) Pupils race the ferret in 2 teams down large pipes.
4) Pupils may handle a ferret under supervision..
This is a bookable activity for ages 5+ . Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
National Curriculum: History, Food Chain/Animal Families, Physical Exercise
Visit their website: http://www.ferretworld.co.uk Twitter:@ferretworlduk
GREEN MONSTER ARTS
Design a Fantasy Play Area
This workshop is a fun way to get children designing an imaginative play space. Participants will work in small groups of 3 or 4 to create a miniature fantasy play area based on a chosen theme. Theme suggestions would be, Enchanted Woods, Farmyard, Space, Fairy Tales, Monsters, Pirates.
Each group will have a shallow box of sand in which to design their play area. There will be a selection of materials to work with – natural items such as pebbles, feathers and twigs as well as plasticine, coloured lollipop and match sticks and card.
.This is a bookable activity. Age range 6+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 20 minutes.
Visit their website: www.greenmonsterarts.co.uk/
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GROUNDWORK (RANGER TEAM)
The Pollinator Parks
An introduction by our Ranger team to the importance of Pollinators and how to support and encourage them. Pupils will learn about how pollination takes place with a fun hands on pollination game and simple craft activities making pipe cleaner models or masks of some common pollinators eg bees and butterflies to take away. We will also provide lots of useful information about how to encourage pollinators into their own gardens and your school grounds.
** This is a bookable activity. Age range 6 – 11. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website www.groundwork.org/sites/newy
GUNDOGS
Kirkbourne Spaniels are part of the arena display. The gundog display covers every facet of a working dog’s training, incorporating general pet obedience and problems. You can also meet the animals on their stand.
This is a drop-in activity for any age range.
IAN’S MOBILE FARM
Meet the animals
Come along and meet farmer Ian and some of his animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks, tortoises, chickens, pygmy goats/goats, pigs, donkeys, a pony and “Daisy” the milkable cow.
This is a drop in activity for any age range. Duration variable.
Visit his website: www.iansfarm.com/
LADIES IN PIGS
Cookery of Pork and the Red Tractor Game and giant pig jigsaw activity
Ladies in Pigs provide tasters of British Pork, they also educate children about pig farming.
Also have a go at the Red Tractor Game. Red Tractor is the UK’s largest food assurance scheme. Its respected food standards are used across the food supply chain to provide clear food labelling about the quality and sourcing of your food.
The children are separated into teams and need to separate the Red Tractor labelled and non-Red Tractor labelled items into separate shopping baskets within 60 seconds. A prize will be awarded to the team with the most correct answers and in the shortest time if required.
This is a bookable activity. Age range –any . Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 20 minutes.
Visit their website: www.ladiesinpigs.co.uk
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LEAF EDUCATION
Mud glorious mud!
The pupils will learn about why soil is so important for our everyday lives (food, products for clothing and medicines are all grown in the soil)
They will conduct simple soil tests to ascertain the type of soil in their sample.
To finish they will create a picture using just soils and natural materials.
National Curriculum: Art: use range of materials, drawing/painting
Geography: Soils, simple field work techniques
Science: growing plants
This is a bookable activity. Age range KS2. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30mins.
Visit their website www.education.leafuk.org
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LEEDS CITY COUNCIL – PARKS AND COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE –
2 separate activities.
1. Where the Wild Things Are: Tree Detectives
Join the Rangers for a hands-on exploration of the woodland habitat. The pupils will work in groups and ‘interview’ a chosen tree. They will work together to find out the age, height and species of their chosen tree.
National Curriculum: Science KS1: Identify and name a variety of different animals and plants, Observe changes across the four seasons. Identify that most living things live in habitats to what they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants. Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro– habitats.
Science KS2: Recognise that environments can change which can pose a threat to living things. Identify how living things are adapted to their environment in different ways.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – KS2. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
2. Rainforest Discovery
In this workshop pupils will learn about the wonderful rainforest habitat. What is it like there? What animals live there? How do these animals survive? They will come face to face with some amazing animals and artefacts and leave with some fascinating rainforest facts.
National Curriculum: Science KS1: Identify that most living things live in habitats to what they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants. Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro– habitats.
Geography KS1: Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the equator and the North and South poles.
Science KS2: Recognise that environments can change which can pose a threat to living things. Identify how living things are adapted to their environment in different ways. Geography KS2: Locate the world’s continents focussing on Europe and North/ South America concentrating on their environmental regions.
**This is a bookable activity. Age range – KS2. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.leeds.gov.uk
NATIONAL GAMEKEEPER’S ORGANISATION (NGO) EDUCATIONAL TRUST
The Balance of Nature
This activity will show the balance of nature and man’s part in maintaining that balance.
This is a drop in activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30.
Visit their website www.gamekeeperstrust.org.uk
THE NATIONAL TRUST
Nostell, National Trust’s “50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾”: Brilliant butterflies**
Join Nostell, National Trust for a 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ adventure. Discover more about why butterflies are brilliant and each pupil can create a recycled butterfly feeder to take home to make their own patch more wildlife-friendly. Each pupil will also receive a 50 things activity list to inspire them to get outdoors with their families.
National Curriculum: KS1 & 2: Living things and their habitats , KS1 & 2: Art and design
**This is a bookable activity for KS1 and KS2 children. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 40 minutes.
Visit their website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell www.50things.org.uk
NORTHERN POWERGRID
Electrical Safety
KS1 – Bee Safe (DVD). Quiz sheets/quiz questions and answers. Electricity simulation. Goody bags and resource packs.
KS2 – Dangerous Close up (DVD). Interactive quiz (who wants to be a millionaire type with handsets). Quiz sheets. Electricity simulation. Goody bags and resource packs.
This is a bookable activity for ages 5-11 but there will be opportunities for groups to drop in between sessions. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: http://www.northernpowergrid.com/
OAK FOREST SCHOOL
Team builders, working and listening together
We will use natural materials to create listening, communication and cooperation team games outdoors
This is a drop in activity. Age range 6 – 11. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 15-30 minutes.
Visit their website www.oakforestschool.co.uk
RACING TO SCHOOL
Weighing In
Pupils will get an insight into life of a jockey and see what goes on behind the scenes in the Weighing Room. They will see a practical application of the maths they learn in the classroom.
This is a bookable activity for 7+ year olds. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 25 minutes.
National Curriculum– Functional Maths.
Visit their website: www.racingtoschool.co.uk
RSPB – Fairburn Ings
Pond Life
Identify pond creatures and their position in a food chain. Students will be able to catch pond creatures in washing up bowls and then identify them.
This activity will be bookable. Age range 5+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration 15 minutes.
Visit their website www.rspb.org.uk/fairburnings
THE SHEEP SHOW
Come and meet Nobby the Norfolk Horn, Belinda the Blue-faced Leicester and many more breeds of sheep in the highly entertaining and educational Sheep Show. There will also be a sheep shearing demonstration.
This 30 minute show will be performed 4 times a day
Visit their website: www.thesheepshow.co.uk
ST CLEMENT VETS
Be a Vet
Come along and have a go at being a vet. We have animal x-rays, dog bandaging and a model sheep to lamb..
This is a bookable activity. Age range – all. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.stclementvets.co.uk
SUN JESTER – 2 separate activities
Fire & Light
An introduction to the use and techniques of making fire from heating, cooking and lighting prior to the introduction of matches and electricity. Make a simple beeswax candle to take away.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activities 20 minutes.
Sun Jester 2 is offering a choice of 2 activities:
(A)Funky Vikings for KS2
Construct your own simple template based on a Viking design and use it to make a woollen braid like a friendship band. A proven addictive activity for all ages and genders!
This is a bookable activity. Age range – 7+ Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activities 25 minutes.
(B) Optical Illusion – for any age
Trick your eyes with an easy to make Victorian toy. See an empty field….then like magic, a horse appears!
PLEASE NOTE THAT TEACHERS AND ADULT HELPERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO HELP WITH THE KNOT TYING ASPECT OF THIS ACTIVITY
This is a bookable activity. Age range – any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activities 25 minutes
Visit their website: www.sunjester.co.uk
TEACHING TREES
Build a food web
Students construct food webs to learn how food chains are interconnected.
Students will be able to:
- construct a food chain and explain how energy flows through the chain.
- explain how all living things depend directly or indirectly on green plants for food.
- use pictures and arrows to create a food web that includes the sun, green plants, herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.
This is a bookable activity. Age range Y2 to Y6. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
National Curriculum Yr2 Science – how animals depend on each other
- Living things live in a habitat
- Simple food chains
- KS2 Science – plants and animals: Adaptations, food webs,
Visit their website: http://www.rfs.org.uk/learning/teaching-trees/
TREEWRIGHT
Bodger– Bow Lathe Turning and Green Woodwork Demonstration
Through the bodging process of splitting, chopping, shaving and turning,we will be transforming logs into useful wooden items. A full range of our products will be an interactive display for all.
This is a drop-in activity for any age range.
Visit their website: www.treewright.co.uk/
WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE – WILDLIFE CRIME
Identifying habitats and protection of animals and plants in order to preserve our wildlife and prevent wildlife crime
Talk about wildlife and the Police role in monitoring and protecting against crime.
How to look out for wildlife crime taking place.
How to prevent and protect wildlife and countryside from damage and destruction.
Recognising habitats.
Group exercise
Q&A’s
This is a bookable activity. Age range any. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website:
www.westyorkshire.police.uk/about-us/department-profiles/wildlife-crime
YORKSHIRE DALES MOORLAND GROUP
Moorland Learning
The 45 minute session will include a talk from our young gamekeepers using a slide show of pictures and an interactive session showing the children some of the equipment we use. We will also have a selection of taxidermy to show the species that we manage and that live on the moor.
**This is a bookable activity. Suitable for 7-11 year olds. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 45 minutes.
Visit their website: http://www.yorkshiredalesmoorlandgroup.com
WILLOWPOOL DESIGNS
Willow Weaving
Join expert willow weavers Steve and Simone and enjoy the wonders of willow! During this mini willow workshop children will be encouraged to have-a-go at creating their own wreath or spring garland to take away. During this process children will have the opportunity to learn about willow and view a variety of examples on display. This is an excellent activity for children to learn some basic weaving techniques and enjoy the relaxing benefits of weaving. Children will also be inspired to decorate their creations with wildflowers, leaves and recycled materials.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – 7+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 15 minutes.
Visit their website:www.willowpooldesigns.co.uk
YORKSHIRE HERBALIST
From Plants to Potions with medical herbalist Bel Charlesworth
Find out about the snot-busting powers of Elderflowers and how to make herbal potions. Find your inner Nettle warrior and then finish with a 5 minute Nature-inspired relaxation exercise to set you up for your next session.
This is a bookable activity. Suitable for AGES 5+. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.yorkshireherbalist.co.uk
YORKSHIRE HURDLES
Willow Work
Set against a display of willow products, children will be able to experience the age old craft of basketry by creating their own woven item to take away.
This is a bookable activity suitable for KS2 children. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website:www.yorkshirehurdles.com
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
Creative Curriculum
Getting out from beyond the desk and out in the natural world can inspire real creativity as it captures your pupils’ imagination. This session will use creative crafts such as clay boggarts and mud splatter pictures to give real sensory and practical experiences which in turn can further support their literacy skills in spoken word and comprehension.
This is a bookable activity. Age range – KS1 or KS2. Group size up to 30. Approximate duration of activity 30 minutes.
Visit their website: www.ywt.org.uk
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