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#LoveNature
Festival
30 May - 6 June
D I S C O V E R • E N J O Y • P R O T E C T
KINDLY SPONSORED BY
#LoveNature
Festival Sunday 30 May
Welcome to the fifth #LoveNature THE GLORIOUS
BIRDSONG AT DAWN
festival which is kindly supported Experiencing the dawn chorus is truly
unique and rewarding; well worth the
by Jersey Electricity. early rise! Listen to nature’s symphony,
one of the most magical moments in
Book tickets online for all our events by visiting www.nationaltrust.je/events
the natural world, as the dark of night SAND, SURF AND
The aim of the #LoveNature festival is to showcase the work SANDPIPERS
eases into the breaking dawn around
of the National Trust and to enable participants to experience the arboretum and reservoir at Val de
‘behind the scenes’ opportunities at our sites, properties and An interesting and exciting walk around
la Mare. Join Neil and Alli (Birding Tours
St Ouen’s Bay. Join your Guide Roger,
habitats in and around St Ouen’s Bay including the Wetland Jersey) and you may even see bats going
Noel as he uncovers the history and
Centre, Le Noir Pré and St Ouen’s Pond. home to roost after a busy night feeding!
heritage of this beautiful place. Why
not visit the Wetland Centre, before or
Time: 4.45am
A quote from our sponsor Jersey Electricity ... Meeting Point: Upper Car Park Val de la
afterwards?
Mare Reservoir
Time: 10am
“Jersey Electricity has been a committed, long-term corporate Parking: Val de la Mare Car Park
Meeting Point: Car Park at Sands
partner and supporter of the National Trust for many years and Duration: 1.5 hours
(Opposite the Wetland Centre)
we are delighted to once again sponsor the #LoveNature Festival. Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non
Parking: Car Park next to Sands
Members. Booking Essential. To book go
The work the Trust does to preserve Jersey’s natural environment Duration: 1.5 hours (Moderate walking)
to www.nationaltrust.je/events
and educate others is invaluable. The #LoveNature Festival is a Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non
true celebration of everything the Trust stands for and which we Members. Booking Essential. To book go
to www.nationaltrust.je/events
all want to see protected. It is an opportunity for all ages to explore
and appreciate the good things this Island offers naturally.”
A f t e r n o o n a t t h e O r c h i d F i e l d s
Discovery
MEANDER AROUND BUG SAFARI – ORCHID WALK
THE ORCHID FIELDS ORCHID FIELDS WITH TINA
Experience a riot of colour at Le Noir Come along to Le Noir Pré and join the Have you ever been on the National Trust
Pré, our orchid meadows, which will be National Trust’s Rangers on a Bug Safari. Orchid Field open afternoon and thought
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in full bloom. There are three species Get ‘behind the scenes’, search through you’d like to linger a little longer and know a
of orchids found growing in Le Noir the undergrowth and take a close up little more? Orchids are the fascinating super
Pré; the Southern Marsh Orchid, Jersey look into the tiny and fascinating world models of the flower world. Their life cycle
Orchid and the Spotted Orchid. Orchid of the mini beasts of St Ouen’s bay. and adaptations are fascinating. Join local
counts take place every two years and We will have magnifying glasses, nets botanist Tina Hull as she gives you a deeper
since 1995 numbers have increased and identifying books on hand to help insight into these amazing plants. She’ll show
from 1,500 to over 90,000. As well as us unlock some of the mysteries of the you how to identify the different species
orchids there are 80 other flowering insect world. Expect dragonflies, and tell you the tricks they have evolved to
plants in the meadows and a wide spiders, crickets and more on this ensure their pollination and propagation.
diversity of insects, reptiles, mammals family fun afternoon. You’ll also sight identify a number of other
and birds. See you there!! flowers, grasses, sedges and rushes growing
in this very special meadow.
Time: 2pm until 4pm Time: 2pm until 4pm
Meeting Point: Noir Pré Gate Meeting Point: Noir Pré Gate Time: 2.30pm
Parking: Car Parks in the vicinity Parking: Car Parks in the vicinity Meeting Point: Noir Pré Gate
Price: Free. No need to book, just Price: Free. No need to book, just Parking: Car Parks in the vicinity
come along. come along. Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: Free for Members - £10 Non Members.
Booking Essential. To book go to
www.nationaltrust.je/events
SAND, SURF AND
SANDPIPERS
An interesting and exciting walk around
St Ouen’s Bay. Join your Guide Roger,
Noel as he uncovers the history and
heritage of this beautiful place. Why
not visit the Wetland Centre, before or
afterwards?
Monday
Time: 2pm
Meeting Point: Car Park at Sands
(Opposite the Wetland Centre)
Parking: Car Park next to Sands
Duration: 1.5 hours (Moderate walking)
31 May Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non
Members. Booking Essential. To book go
to www.nationaltrust.je/events
FOREST BATHING
WILDFLOWER AND PUFFIN WATCH Now more than ever, an immersive
FOLKLORE WALK AT wander in nature, inspired by the
Come and join us at Plémont Headland
PLÉMONT Japanese practise of Forest Bathing,
to look out for this charismatic bird and
How different this site is from its holiday learn about the other residents of the area will help relieve the stresses and strains
Book tickets online for all our events by visiting www.nationaltrust.je/events
camp days! Join local botanist Tina Hull too. Join Neil and Alli from Birding Tours of life. Take time to immerse yourself
and come and see the plants that have Jersey and Cris from Birds on the Edge amongst the trees through your senses
come back to this fabulous site and learn for a Puffin Watch. The cliffs are looking - it will restore your equilibrium and
about their uses and folklore. particularly spectacular this time of year revitalise your whole being. Amanda will
and the views are magnificent. guide you in simple practices to enable
Time: 10am you to slow down, quieten that monkey
Meeting Point: Top Car Park at Plémont Time: 10am to 12 Noon mind, so you may receive the gifts of
Parking: Top Car Park Meeting Point: Top Car Park Plémont nature – its medicine and wisdom. It
Duration: 2 hours Price: Free. No need to book just is not a hike, nor nature walk where
Price: Free for Members - £10 Non pop along. we identify species. Deeply relaxing,
Members. Booking Essential. To book go sometimes playful, you’ll tune into the
to www.nationaltrust.je/events plant and animal world. Herbal tea and
homemade cake will complete the walk
Time: 4.30pm
Meeting Point: Val de la Mare
Parking: Top Car Park
Duration: 2 hours/Easy walking. Wear
appropriate clothing, and bring water.
Price: Free for Members; £10 for
Non Members. Booking Essential. To
book go to www.nationaltrust.je/
events
Tuesday 1 June
MOTH-TRAPPING AND
BUG SAFARI
Families are invited to join our Conservation
SKYLARK AND Officer and Education Officer at ‘Bob’s Hide’
Wednesday
SAND MARTIN at the back of Noir Pré orchid field to see what
nocturnal beauties have visited our moth-trap
Dust off those binoculars and join Neil and hunt for bugs. Starting from the carpark
and Alli (Birding Tours Jersey) for a opposite Kempt Tower, we will walk across the
meander around Les Blanches Banques dunes, keeping an eye out for interesting plants
and a stop in the GaP hide. and insects along the way, then walk through the
Listen to the Skylark singing its
distinctive song, and watch the Sand
glorious Noir Pré orchid field to our special bug-
hunting and moth-trapping area. Learn from 2 June
Martin diving in and out of their sandy our Conservation Officer about the important
burrows. There’s plenty to see and hear moth species that we have in Jersey, and then
at this end of St Ouen’s Bay. take part in your own bug-hunt to explore the LAUNCH OF THE POWER A ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’
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fascinating world of mini beasts. RANGERS AT THE POLLINATOR WALK
Time: 9am WHITE HOUSE
Meeting Point: La Carriere Car Park Time: 10am until 12pm
Would you like to do your bit for climate Join Jon Rault, Conservation Officer with
Parking: La Carriere Car Park Meeting Point: Car park opposite Kempt Tower
change? Then why not join our exciting the Trust, on a ‘behind the scenes’ walk
Duration: 1.5 hours Parking: Car Parks in the vicinity
Power Rangers programme. Young people around St Ouen’s Pond and its environs
Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Price: Free for Members; £5 for
aged between 6 - 16 years old are invited with specific reference to pollinators. Jon
Members. Booking Essential. To book go Non-Members. Booking essential. To book go to
to come down to the White House (Le Don will introduce participants to places with
to www.nationaltrust.je/events www.nationaltrust.je/events
Hilton) anytime from 10am until 4pm and strange sounding names such as ‘Bob’s’,
learn everything there is to know about ‘the Scrape’, ‘Eddie’s Hide’, ‘the Bath and
joining this global initiative which we are Rock fields’ and ‘the north and south
INLAND WILD FOOD FORAGE WITH KAZZ PADIDAR
excited to be offering in collaboration with canals’ to name but a few….
Come and get lost in the wilds of St. Ouen. Take in fantastic scenery, encounter local wildlife the United Nations.
and learn about the vast variety of wild edible and medicinal plants our unique environment Time: 2pm
has to offer. Duration of walk approx. 2.5 hours, please dress with an eye on the weather and Time: 10am - 4pm Meeting Point: Wetland Centre.
bring along any food and drink you may need. Meeting Point: Le Don Hilton Parking: Car Park next to Sands
(The White House) Duration: 2 hours
Time: 4.30pm Parking: Lay-by Car Park on opposite side Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non
Meeting Point: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower of Five Mile Road Members. To book go to
Parking: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower Price: This is a special free initiative for www.nationaltrust.je/events
Duration: Approx 2.5 hours our members. For more information about
Price: Free for Members, Non-Members £10 adults – children £5. joining please go to
To book go to www.nationaltrust.je/events www.nationaltrust.je/membership2021
Thursday 3 June
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
WILD ABOUT WORKSHOP WITH
WETLANDS ROMANO DA COSTA
Dust off those binoculars and join Neil Join renowned wildlife photographer
and Alli (Birding Tours Jersey) for a stroll Romano Da Costa for a photography
around the Island’s very first ecological workshop to learn all there is to know
SSI. Identify the birds by sight and sound, about how to photographthe wonderful
discover the wildflowers at your feet, wildlife you can see around St Ouen’s
watch butterflies flitting in the breeze Pond Romano will be at the Wetland
TERRIFIC TALONS! INLAND WILD FOOD
and keep a keen eye out for a green Centre between 11 am and 1 pm.
FORAGE WITH
lizard basking in a sheltered spot. https://www.romanodacosta.com Come along to the Wetland Centre for KAZZ PADIDAR
an up-close encounter with some local
Time: 9am Time: 11am birds of prey. Jo and Gill from the Jersey Come and get lost in the wilds of
Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Falconry Club will be in the main room St. Ouen. Take in fantastic scenery,
Parking: Car Park at Sands Parking: Car Park at Sands with some special guests for you to meet. encounter local wildlife and learn about
Book tickets online for all our events by visiting www.nationaltrust.je/events
Duration: 1.5 hours Duration: 2 hours Learn about how they live and hunt in the vast variety of wild edible and
Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non the wild and ask any questions you have medicinal plants our unique environment
Members. To book go to Members To book go to about our local raptors. Use binoculars to has to offer. Duration of walk approx. 2.5
www.nationaltrust.je/events www.nationaltrust.je/events watch wild birds of prey from the viewing hours, please dress with an eye on the
areas and enjoy owl pellet dissection weather and bring along any food and
with our Education Officer. Visitors will drink you may need.
be limited to two groups of 15 children
MOTH-TRAPPING (accompanied by an adult) for half hour Time: 4.30pm
AND BUG SAFARI sessions. Please book one ticket per child Meeting Point: Car Park opposite
Families are offered another opportunity to secure your space. Kempt Tower
to join our Conservation Officer and Parking: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower
Education Officer at ‘Bob’s Hide’ at the Time: 2pm and 2.30pm Duration: Approx. 2 .5 hours
back of Noir Pré orchid field to see what Meeting Point: Wetland Centre Price: Free for Members, Non-Members
nocturnal beauties have visited our Parking: Car Park next to Sands £10 adults – children £5. To book go to
moth-trap and hunt for bugs. Duration: Half Hour sessions www.nationaltrust.je/events
Price: Free for Members; £5 for non-
Time: 10am until 12pm Members – booking essential. To book go
Meeting Point: Car park opposite to www.nationaltrust.je/events
Kempt Tower
Parking: Car Parks in the vicinity
Price: Free for Members; £5 for Non
Members. To book go to
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A ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’
Friday
WALK AROUND ST
OUEN’S POND
Join Jon Parkes, Lands Manager on
a ‘behind the scenes’ walk around St
4 June Ouen’s Pond and its environs. Jon will
introduce participants to places with
strange sounding names such as ‘Bob’s’,
‘the Scrape’, ‘Eddie’s Hide’, ‘the Bath and GRÈVE DE LECQ
ROCKPOOL RAMBLE Rock fields’ and ‘the north and south WILDFLOWER AND
canals’ to name but a few…. FOLKLORE WALK
Join our Education Officer for a guided
walk to the low-water mark and an Time: 11am How much of the natural environment
exploration of the creatures and their Meeting Point: Wetland Centre still exists at Grève de Lecq? Learn what
habitats. See what you can find…. Parking: Car Park next to Sands the plants growing here can tell
Meeting point slipway on the Five Mile Duration: 2 hours us about this beautiful bay in the
Road side of L’Etacq (below Faulkner Price: Free for Members; £5 for Coastal National Park. Your guide for the
Fisheries). All equipment will be Non Members. To book go to walk will be local botanist Tina Hull.
provided, advice on clothing etc. will be www.nationaltrust.je/events WILD ADVENTURE
sent prior to event start, please ensure AT GRANTEZ WITH Time: 6.30pm
that children are accompanied by an KAZZ PADIDAR Meeting Point: Grève de Lecq Tower
adult. Please note that tickets are only Parking: Grève de Lecq Tower Car Park
Families are invited to join Kazz Padidar
required for children (accompanying ORCHID FIELDS AND Duration: Approx. 1.5 hours
of Wild Adventures, for an exciting
adults go free). LES MIELLES DE Price: Free for Members, Non-Members
session of foraging, natural navigation &
MORVILLE WALK £10. Booking Essential. To book go to
fire making skills.
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Time: 8.30am
Meeting Point: Carpark below Explore the north of St Ouen’s Bay and
find out how the natural world and Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm BAT EXPERIENCE
Faulkner Fisheries Meeting Point: By the gate and stile
Duration: 1.5 hours man have got together and created
close to the Car Parking area. Join the Jersey Bat Group and enjoy
Price: Free for Members; £5 for Non the landscape we see with Blue Badge
Guide, Nicky Mansell. The walk will start Parking: Limited Parking at the end of a Bat experience in and around the
Members (booking essential). To book go Chemin des Monts, Grantez. Wetland Centre and the Orchid fields as
to www.nationaltrust.je/events from the Car Park at Sands opposite the
Wetland Centre and go through to the Price: £5; for Members; £10 for Non the sun sets over the Bay. Learn all about
Members – booking essential. To book go bats in the Wetland Centre and test out
orchid fields and then across into Les
Mielles de Morville. Bring binoculars if to www.nationaltrust.je/events the Bat Detectors near the pond (not
usually open to the public) then enjoy
you have them.
a short walk around the orchid fields to
hopefully spot some of these fantastic
Time: 2.00pm
creatures.
Meeting Point: Car park next to Sands
Parking: Car Park next to Sands
Time: 8.45pm
Duration: 2 hours
Meeting Point: Wetland Centre
Price: £5; for Members; £10 for Non
Parking: Opposite Wetland Centre
Members. Booking Essential. To book go
Duration: Approx. 2 hours
to www.nationaltrust.je/events
Price: £5 for Members, Non-Members
£10. Booking Essential. To book go to
www.nationaltrust.je/events
Saturday
ROCKPOOL RAMBLE
FOR GROWNUPS
Join our Education Officer on a rock
pool ramble amidst the wonderful rock
pools and gullies in and around L’Etacq.
5 June Discover the wonderful creatures that
live in these habitats and learn about this
unique maritime environment.
SCIENTIFIC BIRD RINGING The walk involves delving into deep
pools and wading through water above
Join a group of Jersey’s licenced bird ankle height, so you may get wet. Please
ringers in a short session to learn about wear shoes and clothes that you don’t
how this scientific research works and mind getting wet (an email will be sent
all that can be learned from it, from a to attendees beforehand with more
bird’s longevity to record-long journeys information).
on migration, as well as changes in
populations and the conservation threats Time: 9.30am DUNES AND VIEWS
that many birds face. Meeting Point: Car Park below FOREST BATHING AT LE BRAYE
Faulkner Fisheries
Time: Session 1 - 7.00 – 8.00am | Parking: Car parking in the vicinity Now more than ever, an immersive Join Neil & Alli (Birding Tours Jersey)
Session 2 – 8.00 to 9.00am Duration: 2 hours wander in nature, inspired by the for an evening stroll at the south end of
Meeting Point: Gate to the Orchid Field Price: Free for Members; £5 for Non Japanese practise of Forest Bathing, will St Ouen’s Bay. This is a general wildlife
on Le Chemin De L’Ouziere, St. Ouen Members. Booking Essential. To book go help relieve the stresses and strains of life. walk and we shall be looking at the
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Parking: Car Parks in the Vicinity to www.nationaltrust.je/events Take time to immerse yourself amongst wildflowers, butterflies, bugs and birds
Duration: Approx. 1 hour the trees through your senses - it will which thrive in this area during the
Price: Free for Members, Non-Members restore your equilibrium and revitalise summer months. Moderate walk on lanes
£10. Booking Essential. To book go to your whole being. Amanda will guide and sandy footpaths. A steep hill and
www.nationaltrust.je/events DISCOVER THE LANDSCAPE you in simple practices to enable you to some uneven terrain.
OF LES LANDES slow down, quieten that monkey mind, so
you may receive the gifts of nature – its Time: 7pm
Discover the landscape of Les Landes medicine and wisdom. It is not a hike, nor Meeting Point: Le Braye Car Park
with Blue Badge Guide Nicky Mansell. nature walk where we identify species. Duration: Approx 2 hours
This walk will start at Grosnez castle and Deeply relaxing, sometimes playful, you’ll Price: Free for Members; Non-Members
go along the cliff paths across the coastal tune into the plant and animal world. £10. Booking Essential. To book go to
heathland to the Pinnacle where we can Herbal tea and homemade cake will www.nationaltrust.je/events
see the impact of climate change on the complete the walk
landscape. We will then take a route
inland and back to the car park Time: 3.00pm
Meeting Point: Val de la Mare
Time: 2.00pm Parking: Top Car Park
Meeting Point: Grosnez Castle Duration: 2 hours/Easy walking. Wear
Parking: Car Park at Grosnez appropriate clothing, and bring water.
Duration: 2 hours Price Free for Members; £10 for
Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Non Members
Members. Booking Essential. To book go Price: Free for Members; £10 for
to www.nationaltrust.je/events Non Members. Booking Essential. To book
go to www.nationaltrust.je/events
Sunday
6 June
WILD WEST WALK WILDFLOWER BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
AND FOLKLORE WALK WORKSHOP WITH
Join botanist Tina Hull on a walk along the
ROMANO DA COSTA
seawall, across the short dune and across Join renowned wildlife photographer
from the coastal strip and into the orchid Romano Da Costa for a photography
meadow. A short walk amongst lots of workshop to learn all there is to know
different habitats and an array of plants all about how to photograph the wonderful
with their stores to tell. wildlife you can see around St Ouen’s
Pond Romano will be at the Wetland
Time: 10am Centre between 11 am and 1 pm.
Meeting Point: Car Park opposite https://www.romanodacosta.com
Kempt Tower
Parking: Car Park opposite Kempt Tower Time: 11am
Duration: Approx 2.5 hours Meeting Point: Wetland Centre
Price: Free for Members; Non-Members Parking: Car Park at Sands
£10. Booking Essential. To book go to Duration: 2 hours
www.nationaltrust.je/events Price: Free for Members; Non-Members
£10. Booking Essential. To book go to
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non-member/visitor, please go to:
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