This year the weather was very bat friendly, and a group of around thirty of us watched and waited around Adams Pond, bat detectors at the ready
Fungi Art Workshop
This is one we will certainly be repeating! After Janet introduced her fascinating fungi collection families explored the Holly Lodge Centre Nature Trail
Autumn Bat Watch
Eight families gathered on a mild Autumn evening to watch some of Richmond Park’s bats emerge after sunset
Isabella Plantation Trail and Picnic
There were few butterflies and insects to be seen in the Isabella so our families followed a trail of clues around the Plantation instead
Highs and Lows Trail
We were very lucky with the weather and spent the morning in a part of the Park none of us knew well, following a walk based on Susanna Ramsey’s Family Trail no. 6
Deer in the Park
After an introductory presention about Richmond Park’s famous deer population, Susanna Ramsey led our Discoverers families into the Park ‘on safari’
Park in the Dark
The good news was that the sky was clear long enough this time for thirty or so hopeful sky-watchers to look at the First Quarter Moon
‘Moon Watch’
November’s Full Moon was a Super Moon – closer to Earth than at any time since January 1948
Fascinating Fungi
Fungi are Nature’s recyclers and Autumn is the season when they are at their best – eight Discoverers families enjoyed a most interesting event based at the Holly Lodge Centre
Bat Watch
Our bat watch had to be postponed a week this year, thanks to bad weather. The session was led as usual by Philip Briggs of the London Bat Group and Bat Conservation Trust.