Box Hill Discover and Learn!!!

The National Trust at Box Hill will be celebrating the completion of its new Learning and Discovery Centre with an Open Day on 26^th October 2009 from 10am until 4pm.

The Open Day will enable you to enjoy the new Box Hill Learning and Discovery Zone and to participate in a number of free activities and games on the Day, encouraging you to explore and understand more of Box Hill.

Art and Crafts Tent

Find the answers to different questions about Box Hill from information in the Discovery Zone and by exploring countryside near to the Centre.

Mini-beast Sculpture Tapestry

Collect items from the Hill to make real or make-believe model mini-beasts to produce a Mini-beast Tapestry.

Wildlife Artist in Residence

Helen Shackleton will be painting some wildlife in her own colourful style while you watch and ask questions.

Raffle

Win the chance to attend one of the Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre Weekend Short Courses. “Orchids of South East England –David Streeter” or “Butterflies and Moths of SE England – Ken Wilmot”.

Refreshment Tent

Tables and chairs under cover

Friends of Box Hill Stall National Trust Stall Payne’s Honey Nathan Brown Cycle Hire

Juniper Hall Field Studies Council Stall Surrey Hills AONB Stall Autumn Leaves and Fungus Display

Box Hill’s Top 5

Gentle Walks with Stories - approximately 45mins long, led by different enthusiasts showing their 5 favourite aspects of Box Hill including historical sites, fungi foray, lives in the undergrowth and the mythology of trees.

Recollections of Box Hill

Adorn the Pear tree outside the Learning Space with your favourite recollections of Box Hill – recent or long ago.

Games on the Donkey Green

Butterfly Rounders, Pigeons and Sparrowhawk , Spiders Web Maze and Mushroom Parachute

Views on the new Discovery and Learning Centre

Influence where any further money is spent – you will be able to give their views on the best bits of the new Centre and what else you would like to see.

Wardens and Volunteers will be roaming around and available to answer questions that you are interested in.

There will be plenty to see and do whatever the weather!