Successful Open Day

This year's Open Day had more visitors than ever before. Many of them were very young - children from nursery schools and forest schools with their Mums and Dads.

The mix of attractions included fun for children: puppets and woodland games. The Bumpstead Bojangles band performed brilliantly and were fully appreciated by the adults.

Visitors had the exciting experience of meeting wildlife face to face, seeing mice being released and watching newts. Meanwhile, the refreshment stall did a roaring trade.

Maybe the stars of the show were the newly born lambs who delighted everyone whether they were cuddled with their mothers, playing with each other or just fast asleep beneath the tree.

Lizard Watch

Last autumn about 60 lizards (refugees from a Walden building site, were released at Noakes Grove. Special hibernation sites were created for them and we hope many of them will have settled in and are now waking up to the warm days of spring.

If you see any lizards please let us know - info@walden-countryside.co.uk

Photo - wikicommons

 Do you have time during the week?

And, would you like to have some hands-on experience with sheep? We urgently need someone to help manage the sheep by moving hurdles to change their grazing or handling them so that we can do things to them, such as administering medicines, cleaning their feet, ear-tagging lambs etc. Our sheep are very friendly and entirely used to people, but can sometimes struggle when being held, so it is difficult for me to do it on my own.

If you would like to become involved in this project and have availability especially during weekdays, do please contact Elaine on

elaine@corke.biz or 07855 912105

Work Party at Noakes Grove

• (17th May and every third Sunday)
• Tea/Coffee/Biscuits. Bring your own lunch
• 10am to 3pm - come when you like
• Our work parties do a marvelous job of habitat management work, maintaining a great variety of wildflower grasslands and wildlife rich woodland, scrub and paths.
• Would you like to be added to our Work Party WhatsApp group? You would get full details the planned work and any last-minute information.
• Contact via WhatsApp - 07 583 076 790

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Updated 5 May 2026