Come on let’s explore! With one Wildlife Adventure Pass, your child will have a passport to enter the world of nature throughout the summer. Discover the life in rockpools, enter the twisting maze of labyrinth spiders, soak up the sun with lizards and explore the cool depths of a stream. Find butterflies, mayflies, dragonflies, shrimps, crabs, wildflowers and many, many more fascinating creatures.
Manx Wildlife Trust is keen to engage children with nature and develop a feeling of awe and wonder in this natural world. In the past we have held very successful and popular rock pooling and wildlife events over the schools summer holiday but this year there is a twist! By selling a limited number of tickets we can spend more time with your child explaining things and really get to know them and their interests. This will help children feel more confident to interact with the staff and help to launch them into a voyage of discovery.
If you are a family member of the Trust your ticket will be sent out free to you, but you can buy a ticket at ?10 per child then choose 6 out of 10 activities on offer which you would like to attend. But hurry because there are a limited number of tickets available, check out our website to buy one now www.manxwt.org.uk.
Help give your child a lifelong interest in the natural world....and enjoy some nature along the way for yourself too!
Please note that tickets are not interchangeable and there maybe cancellations for weather conditions. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
List of Events:
Please note, admittance is only permitted upon presentation of Wildlife Adventure Season pass
Rock Pooling: Hungry Hermit Crabs!
Tuesday, 26th July 10:00am
Meet at Douglas beach opposite Summerhill Road.
Come search our rock pools for hungry hermit crabs and learn about this happening coastal habitat
Bug Hunt: Stupendous Shieldbugs, Slimy snails, and Crawling Caterpillars
Monday, 1st August 14:00
Meet at Ballachurry nature reserve
Come explore the Trust's newest nature reserve as we hunt for mini beasts
Scouting for Wildlife with Explorer’s Picnic
Sunday, 5th August 10:00
Meet at Cooildarry Glen
Cooildarry nature reserve is crawling with super species ready to be spotted by you!
Join us for a scouting afternoon followed by a a picnic at Glen Wyllin campsite
Den Building and Exploring Conifer Woods
Tuesday, 9th August 14:00
Meet at Claughbane plantation, Ramsey
Come along and build a forest fort and explore the mysterious creatures of the conifer woods of Claughbane plantation.
Rock Pooling: Amazing Anemones!
Wednesday, 10th August 10:00
Meet at Cozy Nook Cafe, Port Erin
Come search our rock pools for amazing anemones and learn about this happening coastal habitat
Rock Pooling: Unbelievable Blennies
Monday, 15th August 3:00pm
Meet at Cozy Nook Cafe, Port Erin
Come search our rock pools for unbelievable blennies and learn about this happening coastal habitat
A – “mazing” Spiders
Friday, 19th August 2:00pm
Meet at Cronk y Bing
Come search the Cronk y Bing reserve for the mystifying labyrinth webs of these a-mazing eight legged friends
Languid Lizard Watching
Tuesday, 23rd August 2:00pm
Meet at the Ayres
The fields around the Ayres Visitor Centre are the perfect place to spot lazy lizards lying in the sun. Come explore and look for these recluse reptiles
Rock Pooling: Pirouetting Prawns!
Thursday, 25th August 10:00am
Meet at Port Mooar, Ramsey
Come search our rock pools for pirouetting prawns and learn about this happening coastal habitat
River Dipping
Monday, 5th September 10:00am
Meet at Silverdale
Come search for curious creatures of the not so deep!
Photo - Ballaugh Beavers Pond Dip. Courtesy of Pashala Yates.
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