Events

Afre last week’s pruning we are swapping plums for plumblines this week Nearly always we approach volunteers with a “come and have a go” mentality and whilst this construction task is nowhere near the level of some of the incredible work that has gone on at our treehouse in recent years; we do suggest with...

Come along to the Climate Centre at the Countryside Education Trust where Marcus, Director of Wild New Forest Guided Tours, will be giving a fascinating talk exploring the lives of Pine Martens in the New Forest. For more than a decade, Marcus has been studying Pine Martens across the New Forest, building an increasingly detailed...

It’s apple season! Today we will meet you in the Climate Centre at the farm before doing some apple picking and having fun with apples!.   Please note: Ticket includes one child and an accompanying adult, and we’re unable to accommodate non-participating siblings, regardless of age. We need supervising adults to be able to give 100% of their attention...

Self-sufficiency Join our small, exclusive group for a hands on afternoon of preserving. This will be based in our residential centre and will incorporate a little bit of produce gathering in our garden. All ingredients will be provided and we aim to send you home with your own creation of strawberry jam and roasted tomato...

Today will be a full-on session! You will get to meet and feed some of our farm animals and play some animal games too. There will also be activities to stick in your scrapbook so make sure you don’t forget this today! If you are new to Little Owls we will provide you with a...

Today we will be doing a beach clean. How many bags will we fill today? And how much treasure and pretty shells will we find? Different ticket system – please read: We will meet you at the farm at 10am and drive you down to Needs Ore (a private nature reserve) in our minibus. We...

Today we will be feeding the animals on the farm. You’ll get to meet our pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and more! Make sure you wear closed shoes for walking around the farm. For this session we will meet you at the picnic bench beside the car park.   Please note: Ticket includes one child and...

Wildlife Come for an Autumnal walk through the Beautiful Hartford Wood and learn the basics of identifying trees by their leaf, bud, bark and fruit. It will be an easy to moderate walk of around 1.5 miles.   The weather could be wet so bring a coat and if it’s been very wet before hand then welly boots would be advised.  This session is recommended for adults and children aged 16 and over.  Refund...

Self-sufficiency Roll up your sleeves and get stuck in at our apple juice making workshop. This practical, hands-on session takes you through the entire journey from tree to bottle, using apples picked fresh from our heritage orchard.  You’ll start by picking your own apples, before learning how to crush and press them to extract the juice....

Come down to the Treehouse to make charcoal! We will collect lots of sticks and cram them into a tin over the fire to make charcoal pencils to draw with. Get ready for an outdoorsy morning around the campfire.   Please note: Ticket includes one child and an accompanying adult, and we’re unable to accommodate non-participating siblings,...

Horticulture Come and learn about the techniques and reasons for pruning fruit trees. You’ll be shown things to look for, where to prune and why and how to help the tree flourish. Then you’ll have an opportunity to practice on some of our trees before you try your new skills to your own trees at...

Woodland Skills Hedge laying is ‘weaving a hedge back to life’—keeping it dense, useful, and alive. In this course you will be shown how to cut, lay and secure the hedge to make an attractive field boundary and wildlife corridor.   Sturdy footwear or wellies should be worn and if you have thick gardening gloves you can bring them although we will provide gloves and safety glasses.  This session is...