DISCOVER YOUR WOOD! RISK DETECTIVES!

Introductory Session & Managing Risk

Saturday 10th October 2026
10:00am–12:30pm
The Diamond Wood, Andover

For ages 12–15 years
Keen and enthusiastic 11-year-olds may also be accepted.

Do you love exploring, discovering wildlife and being outdoors? Come along to the first Tree Ents & Skylarks Youth Club session, meet your session leader Kanchi and help shape this exciting new nature club!

What will we do?

We'll get to know each other and explore:

💭 What you hope to discover
🌳 What skills you'd like to learn
🌍 Your ideas for helping nature

You'll receive your own Nature Adventure Book to record your discoveries and progress towards the Junior Forester Award.

Then we'll head into the wood for a fun nature challenge! Expect wildlife hunting, exploring and plenty of opportunities to discover something new.

Become a Risk Detective!

We'll also start thinking like real ecologists and woodland workers.

As we explore, we'll look for hazards, discuss what is actually risky in the woods and think about how we can stay safe while still having fun.

You'll use your first experiences of The Diamond Wood to create your own simple woodland risk assessment.

Your Ideas Matter!

This is a tester session, so we want to hear what you think!

Your ideas and interests will help shape future Tree Ents & Skylarks sessions alongside the challenges needed to achieve the Junior Forester Award.

Come and explore, discover and help build the Youth Club from the very beginning!

Costs

• FREE for ATU Junior Members

• £30 per seasonal block of six sessions for non-members

The cost includes all six sessions and the seasonal camp out. Payment is made in advance for each six-session block. BOOK YOU SPOT HERE!

When: Tuesday 27th October | 10:30 – 11:30am

Where: Harmony Woods (meet at The Cabin)

Ages: 2+ (Children must be accompanied by an adult)

Join us for a magical hour of interactive Room on the Broom storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling!

Children (ages 2+) and their grown-ups will enjoy the story together, then get hands-on making their own mini broomsticks (and possibly a wand) from hazel twigs and branches gathered in the wood.

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Details:

• Audience: ages 2+

• Cost: £8 per child with accompanying adult - £2 per additional sibling

• ALL Andover Trees Members – FREE

• Water provided - craft activity, no games or refreshments

• Places are limited. Book your tickets via our secure booking system.

When: Friday 30th October | 10:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Harmony Woods (meet at The Cabin)

Ages: 2+ (Children must be accompanied by an adult)

Celebrate the wonders of autumn and get spooky this Halloween! Children (ages 2+) and their parents and grandparents will enjoy interactive seasonal storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling, carve their own pumpkins and enjoy some Halloween fun!

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Details:

• Audience: ages 2+

• Cost: £10 per child with adult (includes pumpkin) - £2 per additional person - £1 per extra pumpkin

• ALL Andover Trees Members – FREE

• Games and refreshments included

• Places are limited. Book your tickets via our secure booking system.

WHO LIVES IN A WOOD LIKE THIS?

Woodland Wildlife Detectives

Saturday 12th December 2026
10:00am–12:30pm
The Diamond Wood, Andover

For ages 12–15 years
Keen and enthusiastic 11-year-olds may also be accepted.

The woods might look quiet... but are they really? Join Tree Ents & Skylarks Youth Club as we become Wildlife Detectives and search for the creatures that call the woodland home!

What will we do?

After our woodland safety check, we'll head out on a wildlife adventure looking for clues.

We could discover:

🐾 Animal tracks
🪶 Feathers
🐛 Insects
🕸️ Spiders
🌿 Signs of animals feeding or hiding

Using magnifying glasses, field guides and our detective skills, we'll investigate who might be living all around us.

Old School vs Modern Tech!

How do ecologists identify wildlife?

We'll put different identification methods to the test, including traditional field guides and modern technology.

We'll discover the strengths and weaknesses of each and find out why real ecologists often use a mixture of both!

How Will the Wood Change?

We'll finish by thinking about the future.

How has the woodland changed already?

How might it change in the future?

And what could happen to the wildlife living here?

We'll share our ideas and start thinking about how people can help manage woodlands for wildlife — ready for our next Tree Ents adventures!

Come and explore, discover and help build the Youth Club from the very beginning!

Costs

• FREE for ATU Junior Members

• £30 per seasonal block of six sessions for non-members

The cost includes all six sessions and the seasonal camp out. Payment is made in advance for each six-session block. BOOK YOU SPOT HERE!

Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Take part in a magical community event with interactive storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling, reindeer headdress making, tree dressing, and lantern crafting. Cap off the afternoon with singing and lantern lighting at 4pm.

Details:

• Parent attendance required

• Cost: £10 per child (with adult), £2 per additional sibling

• ALL Andover Trees Members – FREE

• Spaces are limited – don’t miss this enchanting adventure!

BOOK NOW! Get your tickets here.