Our first actual Gower Society Youth event for a while.

Saturday 19th September 1:30pm Oxwich Beach.  Meet by the boat slip.

Tickets available here.

We will be exploring rock pools for animals and finding out about coastal edibles like sea weed, razor fish.
The event will not involve any actual eating due to COVID but edibles will be pointed out and participants can take them home to cook and eat.

Please bring a bucket if you have one and a net so that the sharing of equipment can be limited.
This event is restricted to a maximum of 29 participants due to the COVID rules so please only attend if you have booked on and have a ticket from Facebook or from Dawn Thomas.

If you are not able to come to the actual event then the event will be filmed and published on Nature Days you tube channel and on the Gower Society website.

Due to tickets selling out for quickly for the Saturday event we will be repeating the event on the Sunday.

Sunday 20th September 2pm Oxwich beach meet by the boat slip.

Tickets available here.

We will be exploring rock pools for animals and finding out about coastal edibles like sea weed, razor fish.
The event will not involve any actual eating due to COVID but edibles will be pointed out and participants can take them home to cook and eat.

This event is restricted to a maximum of 29 participants due to the COVID rules so please only attend if you have booked on and have a ticket from Facebook or from Dawn Thomas.

If you are not able to come to the actual event then the event will be filmed and published on Nature Days you tube channel and on the Gower Society website.

Our first actual Gower Society Youth event for a while. We will be exploring rock pools for animals and finding out about coastal edibles like sea weed, razor fish.

Tickets for the event are available here.

The event will not involve any actual eating due to COVID but edibles will be pointed out and participants can take them home to cook and eat.
Please bring a bucket if you have one and a net so that the sharing of equipment can be limited.
This event is restricted to a maximum of 29 participants due to the COVID rules so please only attend if you have booked on and have a ticket from Facebook or from Dawn Thomas.
If you are not able to come to the actual event then the event will be filmed and published on Nature Days you tube channel and on the Gower Society website.

Our first “real” outdoor event for a while! This will be a socially distanced photo treasure hunt along with a video about Oxwich to accompany it. Watch the video on the Nature Days you Tube channel.

You will need:

A print out of the treasure map – Download from the Nature days blog.

A print out of the photos clues- Download from the Nature days blog.

A camera or phone

How to do it:

• Print the Treasure map and photo clues below.
• Try to go to all the locations identified on the map where the photos have been taken.
• When you are at the location take a selfie of yourself and anyone you are with to prove you have found it.
• Upload your photos to Twitter @GowerSociety @DawnNaturedays #OurGower #Naturedays
• I will send certificates to all those who upload photos.
• You might want to enter The Gower Society photo competition with your photos or others you have. Details here, with the chance to win £25 Amazon voucher.

Tips and hints:

Drive or walk to Oxwich Nature Reserve, there is a car parking charge. Look at the map and orientate where you are.

You can access the reserve via the footpath at the entrance to the car park for the beach or at the very front on the east end of the car park, past the toilets.

You can go to each location in any order you like.

Take care to stick to paths, but if you do get lost you can just head for the sea and walk back along the beach.

Dogs are welcome on the reserve but please clean up after them, and take care as there are adders on the dunes.

If you are worried about adders then sing your way around, or bring a stick to tap the ground as you go. Snakes don’t like people so if they hear you coming they will get out of the way.

Why not make your walk even more meaningful by bringing a rubbish bag and doing a litter pick as you go.

Please ensure you stick to social distancing guidelines and government guidance.

Have fun and I look forward to seeing your entries.

There will be maypole dancing, Morris dancing, crowning of the May queen and traditional games all on Reynoldston green. Bring a picnic and your family.

Tickets available here

MEET 10am -12pm, Reynoldston Lower Green SA3 1AB
Directions: Follow the B4271 over Cefn Bryn down the hill into Reynoldston. After the narrow bit turn right to the lower Green. There is parking outside the village hall – follow the road past the church round to the right, and outside the church.

Sun 19th April – Virtual garden Spring stroll.

The virtual spring stroll is now available on You tube here.

MEET 10am–12noon, Facebook live and Dawn Thomas Nature Days you tube channel.

Even though Covid-19 is stopping us share a woodland walk together Gower Society Youth activity WILL TAKE PLACE all be it in your own garden and virtually!

I will attempt to take you for a virtual spring walk and tell you about some spring flowers which are out in my garden and maybe in my local village.
I will also be posting some river dipping activities you can have a go at.

If you have any spring flowers in your garden then please post them on the facebook page and we can share the joy of spring and learn about these plants.

Join the Gower Society Youth for a spring Garden walk. Finish off the Easter holidays by exploring the spring plants, river dip for fish and animals and learn about what you can do with the plants. Suitable for all.

Sat March 14^th 2020 Fossil hunting.

Gower Society Outdoor Ed activity.

Learn how fossils are made and then explore the rocks looking for real fossils.  We will take rubbings of any we find and identify how old they are. You will then be able to make your own fossil out of plaster of Paris to take home. Make sculptures in the sand of the extinct animals found in the fossil record. Suitable for families.

CONTACT Dawn Thomas 01792392919 dawn.thomas@reynoldston.com

MEET 2pm – 4pm Rotherslade Beach at the bottom of the steps down to the beach.

DIRECTIONS: Park on the side of the road down to Rotherslade Bay or if you feeling energetic, or there is no room, park in Langland Beach and walk around on the coast path.

Grid Ref: 610 873

Sat 22^nd February 2020 Survival special. Gower Society Outdoor Ed activity.

Meet 2pm – 4pm Millwood, Penrice.

How good are you at surviving in the woods? Follow clues into the woods.  Learn some basic survival skills. Can you build a shelter, light a fire, find water and cook food on the fire?

Suitable for families. Older children can have a go at more advanced skills.

Directions: Follow A4118 towards Port Eynon.  Take the turning for Penrice just after the turning for Oxwich.  Go down the hill and park on the right in the lay-by for Mill wood.  We will be going through the gate with the carving of an owl and a squirrel.

Grid Ref: 493 882

CONTACT Dawn Thomas 01792392919 dawn.thomas@reynoldston.com

Get in the festive mood with this Christmas craft session. Masses of craft materials will be available for you to make Christmas cards, decorations and let the festive juices flow. Relax to the sound of Christmas music with mulled wine and mince pies.

MEET 11am – 1pm, Penmaen Village Hall SA3 2HJ

Directions: Follow the A4118 past Parkmill. The Car Park is on the left at the top of the hill. Penmaen Hall is through the gate which says “Private no parking”. If the car park is full we also are allowed to park through the gate on the grassed area opposite the houses of Tor View. It must be against the hedge bordering the road.

We will walk down to the causeway and undertake rock pooling and some seal watching. Please wear suitable shoes with good grip which you don’t mind getting wet. You are welcome to bring binoculars. Suitable for families.

MEET 2pm-4pm, Rhossili NT car park beside shop. SA3 1PR

Directions:
Follow the A4118 until the turn off at Scurlage. Turn right on to the B4247 and follow the road all the way to the end at Rhossili. Park in the car park, there is a charge, and meet on the cliff path outside the National Trust shop.