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| Most activities will be self-led this year, come and see how many you can tick off Image: NTPL/John Millar |
Did you know that children are now spending 60% less time
outdoors than their parents did at the same age? The '50 things’ campaign is part of the National Trust’s
response to findings such as this in the ‘Stephen Moss Natural Childhood Report’
(2012).
Now in its third year, the
campaign encourages children to enjoy the outdoors using a ’50 things’
bucket-list of fun and exciting outdoor activities. It includes traditional favourites
such as ‘climb a tree’ and ‘build a den’, the more high tech ‘find a geocache’
as well as items suggested by children themselves such as ‘hold a scary beast’
or ‘go on a really long bike ride’.
This year at Beningbrough, the
emphasis is on letting families see how much they can do together, so activities will be self-led, with ideas provided on where the best places are for say, building a den or climbing a tree. However, over the Bank Holiday weekend from 2-3pm, there will also be a chance to discover what’s in a pond with Beningbrough’s
wildlife expert Mark Pethullis. Tadpoles, newts, frogs, toads, insects, larvae, common leeches,
freshwater worms and snails are among the possible finds, and Mark will also be
investigating the general habitat of the creatures.
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| Beningbrough wildlife expert Mark Pethullis will be leading pond dipping |
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| Common newt in the American Garden pond |
And for those familiar with
geocaching, there are 6 caches hidden in the Beningbrough parkland; for families
wanting to have a first go at the hi-tech treasure hunt, GPS units can be
borrowed, subject to availability.
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| There are 6 geocaches hidden in Beningbrough's parkland Image: NTPL/John Millar |
In addition, free ’50 things’ scrap
books will be provided, where children can record their adventures and collect
stickers for each item they complete.
We hope to see you over half-term!
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