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Deer Rut Walk : Belton House

Ruth2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:12:15 +0000

Our herd of fallow deer have spent the long, hot summer looking after their fawns and growing some impressive sets of antlers. Autumn is show-time for the master bucks, who will set up rutting stands in favourite spots and try and attract as many does as possible.

No dogs on this walk as we will be walking through the deer sanctuary. The walk will last approximately two hours.

Dates:

Thursday 13th Oct – 10.30am

Thursday 13th Oct – 2.00pm

Saturday 15th Oct – 10.30am

Monday 17th Oct – 2.00pm

Prices

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Deer Rut Walk : Belton House

Ruth2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:11:39 +0000

No dogs on this walk as we will be walking through the deer sanctuary. The walk will last approximately two hours.

Dates:

Thursday 13th Oct – 10.30am

Thursday 13th Oct – 2.00pm

Saturday 15th Oct – 10.30am

Monday 17th Oct – 2.00pm

Prices

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Deer Rut Walk : Belton House

Ruth2 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:11:24 +0000

No dogs on this walk as we will be walking through the deer sanctuary. The walk will last approximately two hours.

Dates:

Thursday 13th Oct – 10.30am

Thursday 13th Oct – 2.00pm

Saturday 15th Oct – 10.30am

Monday 17th Oct – 2.00pm

Prices

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Belton Park Open (pre-book your ticket)

Ruth2 — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:57:04 +0000

Belton is open daily between 10am – 4pm, last admission on-site is 3pm. To avoid disappointment please make sure you book your visit in advance, especially at weekends. If we have space on the day during the week we will be accepting walk-ups but the only way to guarantee entry is by pre-booking. Book your slot here: http://bit.ly/3cDquRq.

We’re pleased to be able to keep the parkland and gardens at Belton open all week, the outdoor adventure playground is open Fri-Sun and school holidays. Visitors can to enjoy these open spaces in line with government guidance.

The Stables Café is open running a takeaway service. Perfect for grabbing a hot drink and food to take on an autumnal walk.

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Belvoir Flower Show 2020 rescheduled 5 & 6 September 2020

Ruth2 — Thu, 21 May 2020 12:08:37 +0000

Rescheduled from July due to COVID-19.

5 & 6 September 2020

Celebrity gardeners, stunning show gardens and borders, specialist plant growers, expert talks and demos set in the beautiful Capability Brown designed landscape are all in store for the Belvoir Castle Flower & Garden Show 2020.

This year, children will also go free and the ticket price includes admission to the Castle Gardens.

Among the gardening celebrities lined up is BBC gardening presenter and designer Toby Buckland. In 2008 Toby won RHS Gold and Best in show for his Ethical Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World LIve. In 2009 he won the Environmental Award from the Garden Media Guild for a Gardeners’ World Special on peat in gardening.

The renowned floral designer Jonathan Moseley will be back doing his popular and entertaining demonstrations on both days. Since early childhood, a fascination with flowers and nature have inspired Jonathan to become one of the UK’s leading designers within the floral art world and he is very much in demand at all the leading flower shows.

A borders competition to help budding new garden designers and experts to show what they can achieve with plants is once again being sponsored by The London College of Garden Design and is a great way to discover new and upcoming designers.

Show organiser Andy Tudbury said “Now in our third year, we have a great show planned with all the most popular elements retained and some exciting new additions to the programme. It’s two days packed with inspiration and advice all in a stunning setting. It’s also better value than ever with early bird tickets giving a £5 saving on gate prices and kids going free.”

A popular feature is sure to be the Question Time slot where visitors can put their burning gardening questions to the expert panel.

Away from the talks, visitors can explore a full line up of exhibitors showing everything from garden furniture, sculpture artists, tools and crafts, as well as expert horticulturalists on hand to answer gardening questions.

Ticket prices on the gate are priced at £15 per adult, with accompanied children under 16 free. Ticket includes on site parking, admission to the event and Belvoir Castle garden.

The Festival organised by Halcyon Days Garden Events will be supporting the Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society, Perennial.

For more information and to buy tickets online, go to: www.belvoircastle.com/event/belvoir-castle-flower-garden-show

Link to tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/belvoir-castle-flower-and-garden-show-tickets-77976360393?aff=ebdssbeac#

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For further information please contact: halcyondays.ge@gmail.com.

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Deer Rut Walk – Belton House

Ruth2 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:27:54 +0000

Two walks at 07.30 & 11.00am
Booking essential

Explore Belton’s parkland with ranger Nick.

Join Belton Ranger Nick for a guided walk through the deer park during the rutting season and discover how the ranger team manage the herd of over 300 fallow deer at Belton.

Followed by a tea or filter coffee in the Stables Cafe.

Tickets £12.50 pp, booking essential. Normal admission applies.

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99th Flintham Show

Ruth2 — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:18:59 +0000

Welcome to the 99th Flintham and District Ploughing Match and Agricultural Show – Thursday 26th September 2019 at Longmoor Lane, Scarrington, Bingham, NG13 9DT. By kind permission of Mr N Forman Hardy.

What’s on!

Fork Lift Challenge
Blood Hounds
South Notts Hunt
Vintage Tractor
Live Jazz
Ridden Horses & Working Hunter
Hedge Laying Demonstrations and lots more!

Further Info

Buy Tickets

Interested in being part of our Horticulture team? – then why not join the Flintham Show Horticulture Committee. The committee meets three times a year plus the AGM, pre and post show meetings as well as playing an active part on the day of the show. Want to know more then contact horticultural@flinthamshow.co.uk

Once again the Society is pleased to announce that their will be two show rings – main attractions and the light horse ring plus another challenging competition.

Trade Stands are just one of the many things to see and do this year. These stands give businesses a chance to showcase what they have to offer whilst meeting current and potential customers. A range of products and services will be on show and for sale for those who enjoy a bit of retail therapy!

Over the years there has been a growing interest in Flintham Show’s craft marquee. This huge marquee will be brimming with excellent and innovative stalls ‘selling, making and doing’ all things craft.

There will be a range of events running throughout the day. From horse ploughing to hedging you won’t be short of something to see or do! You can visit the livestock area, plus the educational tent which also displays the bygones from farming through the years.

The show also has a Horticultural marquee with competitions for all ages alike. From home baked goods to vegetable growing and wine making to flower arranging, there is always something interesting to see in this marquee of many talents!

With the site having two rings there will be a range of fantastic attractions to see through out the day. You can sit and watch the horse classes or visit the main attraction ring where there will be a variety of displays including the horses and hounds and much more. The shows extensive history means the day will be full of both traditional and modern attractions – all equally exciting!

What’s on!

Further Info

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Create with Nature at Belton House

Ruth2 — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 20:05:17 +0000

Get hands on with nature at Belton House thanks to BMW i. Take part in a free creative 20 minute workshop and take home your hand-made nature creation. Plus, explore the all-electric BMW i3.

The pop-up BMW i experience will be making its way to 10 National Trust places throughout the summer.

Create your own easy-to-care-for succulent terrarium from a choice
of styles, using soil and pebbles. Or keep younger nature lovers busy either potting a chunky log planter or making a framed pressed plant decoration.

With workshops for all ages, you can drop in or sign up for a slot
later in the day.

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Family Survival Course, Belvoir Castle

Ruth2 — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:56:18 +0000

This course is a one-day and one-night course aimed at parents and children who want to learn how to live more comfortably in the wilds. The course is designed to be a family friendly course, enabling parents and children to discover together some of the delights of learning to live with the resources available to us in nature.

We cover skills for everyone including shelter building, campfire cookery, tracking skills and games, choosing materials for and lighting your own fire, knot work, natural navigation and making damper bread.

There is also time for the adults to gain one to one tuition from our instructors, including lighting fire by friction, safe use of an axe, and how to select and care for your Bushcraft knife.

During the course you’ll enjoy a lunch of campfire cooked sausages and an evening meal based around pigeon breast, which you will be taught how to prepare from a game bird still in feather. In the morning we also learn how to make damper bread.

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Grantham Dragonfly Week Celebrations!

Ruth2 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:47:18 +0000

We will be at the Visitor Centre in Wyndham Park, Grantham on Weds 17th July and Thursday 18h July 10.00am – 4.00pm each day celebrating all things Dragonfly!

Join us at these FREE event days where we will have:

– Information about dragonflies
– Dragonfly related craft activities
– Pond dipping sessions throughout the day in Queen Elizabeth Park
– A face in the hole board where you can take photos of you as a Dragonfly
– microscope set up to show you pond creatures up close

Please pop by anytime between 10.00am and 4.00pm each day to join in the fun! Everyone welcome!

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