About this Event

Bring the family along to learn about the amazing role of fungi in our natural world! In Sandall Beat Wood, we will undertake some hands-on learning about the magical power of nature, create and decorate wooden and paper mushrooms, and get outdoors on our orienteering trail!

Gather at Sandall Beat Community Environment Centre to focus on one of the most overlooked and underappreciated parts of our natural environment: fungi. No need to book just come along and join us!

Fungi plays a crucial role in regulating and recycling nutrients in soil particularly through biodegrading matter and supports many other species of plants and trees by engaging in nutrient exchanges with them, making them great mascots for how we too can replicate a circular economy and choose kindness to those in our own immediate environments.

We will be hosting multiple activities in a circuit for attendees, which includes:

  1. An identification activity of common mushrooms and those with peculiar names along an orienteering trail.
  2. Textured, hands-on learning around the mycelium mulch being used to support newly planted trees and save money through using the power of fungi.
  3. Arts and crafts activities to make and colour own mushroom outlines with pens and collage to take home or display in the Environment Centre and paint wooden mushrooms to decorate the sensory garden at the Environment Centre to create a legacy.

 

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Event type

In-person Drop In Event

Date(s)

  1. May 28 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (GMT)

Cost

Free

Accessibility Accommodations

  • Everyone is Welcome
  • Please notify us in advance if accessible parking is needed.
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible parking
  • Service animals

Age Groups

  • All ages
  • Ages 0-1
  • Ages 2-4
  • Ages 5-7
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 11-13
  • Ages 14-18
  • Teens
  • Adults

Learning Themes

  • Arts
  • Maker
  • Outdoor Learning

Tags

  • #environment
  • #nature
  • #outdoor
  • #art
  • #craft

Primary Contact

Edward Worrall

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