Get art and about at Lathkill
23 August 2010
Natural England are encouraging children from around Derbyshire to get art and about as it hosts a day packed with free art activities at Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve (NNR) on Thursday 26 August!
Kids will get to choose from a wide range of environmental art activities, including landscape drawing, making mobiles out of natural materials, making leaf slides and even creating their own nature-themed, Andy Goldsworthy, works of art!
Community Outreach Adviser, Paul Maddox, said: “This event will provide children with the opportunity to get inspiration from nature to create art. They will get to use natural materials to create their own works of art, which they can then take home with them.”
The day will run from 11am until 4pm on Thursday 26 August and families are welcome to drop in at any point during the day. Natural England staff and volunteers will be on hand to help. All activities are free and booking is recommended.
To find the event base, go to Over Haddon car park (charge) and follow the side lane to the reserve gate and follow the track for a quarter of a mile. The event base will be visible by the track just beyond the pillars of the old aqueduct.
“Art and about” is one of the first of Natural England’s Let’s Go Wild events to take place at the reserve during the year, as it celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity. To find out more, visit Natural England’s Events Finder
or contact Paul Maddox, Community Outreach Adviser for Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve on 0300 060 4351.
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Notes to editors:
For further information, please email Charlene Kumar, Natural England Communications Adviser, or call 0300 060 2828 or 07747761210. Read our press releases.
Let’s go Wild! are great family days out at England’s finest nature reserves.
Discover some exciting, imaginative ways to explore the great outdoors, and have fun with your family trying out new things together.
Have a look at Our Events page for special family days around the East Midlands– including many during the school holidays - when our staff will be here to welcome you and help you make the most of your visit.
International Year of Biodiversity
2010 has been declared the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations – the year that celebrates the diversity of life on Earth, including every plant, animal and micro-organism. Visit the website to find out more.
One Million Children Outdoors
In April 2009, Natural England launched its ‘One Million Children Outdoors’ programme which aims to introduce a million children to the natural world over three years.
About Natural England
Natural England is the government’s independent advisor on the natural environment. Established in 2006 our work is focused on enhancing England’s wildlife and landscapes and maximising the benefits they bring to the public.
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