Maidenhead & Windsor

Braywick Nature Centre,
Hibbert Road,
Maidenhead,
Berkshire,
SL6 1UU.
01628 777440

Winter Birds at Bray Gravel Pits
Sunday 21st January 10.00am start

Step into the New Year with Countryside Rangers and East Berkshire RSPB on a morning bird-watching walk, discovering the variety of birds making use of Bray Gravel Pits, Maidenhead. Bring binoculars with you if you have them; meet at the Bray Lake car park off Monkey island Lane, just before the Bray Watersports clubhouse, map reference SU 913786 (please note that there is limited parking space available at this car park). No dogs, please; walk route may be muddy if weather has been wet.
Cost: Donations welcomed

Big Garden Birdwatch
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January

The RSPB's 2007 Big Garden Birdwatch takes place this weekend, and all you need to do to take part is watch the birds in your garden or a local Maidenhead park for an hour. Last year over 450,000 people across the UK joined in and recorded over 8.1 million birds in 270,000 gardens! So if you have an hour to spare this weekend, why not watch your birds over breakfast? For more details visit the RSPB's website at: www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch or telephone the RSPB on 01767 680551.

Snakes Alive!
Sunday 11th February
2.00pm - 3.00pm or 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Half-term gets off to a thrilling start when Reptile Celebrities join us at Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead! Stroke a snake, hold a lizard and come face-to-face with tropical frogs during these exciting hands-on sessions. Suitable for families: all children must be accompanied by an adult. Places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £5.50 per person with Advantage Card*

Braywick PLAYDAYS - Hissers and Hoppers!
Tuesday 13th February 2.00pm - 4.00pm or
Thursday 15th February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Make a snake and find out about frogs at our half-day playschemes all about reptiles and amphibians! For 6 - 10 years; places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £3.95 per child with Advantage Card*

Lunar Eclipse Watch and Astronomy Talk
Saturday 3rd March 7.45pm - 11.00pm

Meet Maidenhead Astronomical Society and discover the winter night sky by telescope in Braywick Park. MAS members will be providing opportunities for viewing Saturn and watching the full Moon pass into the shadow of the Earth (weather permitting). A talk on "Starting Astronomy" will take place in the Nature Centre from 8.15pm to 9pm; advance booking for this talk is advised. For more information and to book places contact Tim Haymes on 07796 164010 (please leave a message with your name, number of places, andyour contact number). All children must be accompanied by an adult; come dressed for cold conditions! (Advance booking is not necessary for using telescopes.) This event has been organised by the Maidenhead Astronomical Society.
Cost: £1.00 per person payable on the night

Dino-mite!
Sunday 11th March 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Experience a blast from the past at this special event for National Science Week. Start with a walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs around Braywick Park, Maidenhead on our hunt for 'living fossils'. Bring your own fossil discoveries to be identified by our guest palaeontologist and get the chance to hold genuine dinosaur bones. Cut out a mammoth, make your own fossils and even come eye to eye with a Velociraptor - if you dare! All children must be accompanied by an adult; places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £5.50 per child with Advantage Card*, accompanying adults free of charge

Braywick PLAYDAYS - I Spy Spring!
Tuesday 3rd April 2.00pm - 4.00pm or
Wednesday 11th April 2.00pm - 4.00pm

How many signs of spring can you spot in Braywick Park? Join the Rangers for a fun afternoon of exploration, and make a colourful spring decoration to take home! For 6 - 10 years; places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £4.10 per child with Advantage Card*

Braywick Trail Challenge 2007!
Wednesday 4th April 1.00pm - 4.00pm or
Thursday 12th April 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Go wild in Braywick Park, Maidenhead! Follow the map, find the clues, and puzzle out the answers - then a chocolate reward will be yours at the end of our spring wildlife quiz trail! No advance booking necessary, but all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Cost: £2.60 per child with Advantage Card*, adults Free

Oak Tree Safari
Thursday 26th April 7.15pm - 9.00pm

What lives in, on and under an oak tree? Local Tree Warden Martin Woolner gives an illustrated talk to allow us to see up close the small things which are usually overlooked: the unseen wildlife of an oak tree. Refreshments are included; places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £3.60 per adult with Advantage Card*

Foods For Free!

Sunday 6th May 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Have you ever tried dandelion salad, nettle tea, or elderflower cordial? Our ancestors saw the British landscape as a place to find food and medicines… and our modern countryside is still an excellent place to forage for free healthy foods. So join Maidenhead Countryside Rangers on a wild food walk in Braywick Park to explore which of our commoner plants can be eaten or used for medicinal purposes. Meet at Braywick Nature Centre: places must be booked in advance on 01628 796227.
Cost: £3.60 per person with Advantage Card*

Easter at Braywick

Braywick Park, Maidenhead is open to the public over the Easter holiday period with ample free parking. (Please note that Braywick Park car park barrier is locked at 9.00pm.) Why not take a leisurely amble to spot spring flowers, birds and other wildlife in this easily-accessed Local Nature Reserve?

For copies of Braywick Tree Trail, Nature Trail or leaflets about other sites of wildlife interest in the Royal Borough, please contact the Countryside Service on 01628 777440 or by email at: bnc@rbwm.gov.uk

* Non Advantage Card holders are charged a daily entry fee of 80p per Adult and 60p per Junior

No refunds will be made for cancellations less than 48hrs prior to the start of the event, where payment is for less than £10 and unless the place(s) are resold.  All refunds are subject to a £5 administration charge.

Braywick Nature Centre, Hibbert Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1UU

Tel: 01628 777440