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You may have heard of a ea circus but what about a bee circus? Dr Albinele brings his Buzztastic BeeBalancing Blundershow and travelling hive to the event. Learn the waggle dance, join in with sticky ball pollination and watch out for the exterminator, while you discover how important bees really are! Snazzy Roo Face Painting is not just for children, while a sustainability trail will lead you around Buckler’s Hard Apple Orchard and New Forest Marque member New Forest Fruit will share dried strawberry snacks. From experts on fungus to dormice and moths, theme will be Project Seagrass and Solent Seascape. e RSPB and Bird Aware Solent will o er advice on how to look a er our birdlife and their nesting habitats. Also keeping an eye will be Hampshire Police Countrywatch, explaining Operation Seabird and rural policing on land and sea. Inland streams, rivers, bogs and ponds will be promoted by Freshwater Habitats Trust, while New Forest National Park Rangers and Forestry England will explain how the landscape and livestock are maintained and co-exist in the working New Forest. All things deer related will be covered by the British Deer Society and ornhill Deer Management, in association with Premier Wildlife Services. e New Forest Non-Native Plants O cer will also help you to identify invasive species and advise on the best way to deal with them. New Forest artwork, books and maps will be on sale and Wild New Forest, which runs guided tours on the Beaulieu River, will share its extensive survey work and discuss educational walks and talks. If you fancy a trip on the water during your visit, the regular River Cruise will be sailing from the jetty at the bottom of Buckler’s Hard High Street from 11am to 4.30pm. All of the family will love looking for wildlife and hearing fascinating tales. Tickets can be bought on board. For more details see: bucklershard. co.uk/attractions/river-cruise/. Your visit to Buckler’s Hard While you are visiting Family Conservation Awareness Day, don’t forget that entry to Buckler’s Hard is free, with free access to: • e Art of Buckler’s Hard with artworks from the Montagu family collection and paintings by Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year semi- nalists • HMS Agamemnon – Navigating the Legend • Original Shipwright’s Cottage and St Mary’s Chapel meet and chat with local woodlanders, wildlife and countryside specialists. A woodland craftsmen’s area will feature New Forest Coppice Cra s, woodland teacher Paul Brockman and Pondhead Conservation Trust. Joining them will be Matthew Gregory Tree Services and Vesper Conservation Ecology. The Countryside Education Trust will run a quiz about Climate Change and its impact on coastal habitats. Natural England’s Marine Lead Advisor will answer questions on the Solent, together with British Divers Marine Life Rescue – which recently helped the Beaulieu River team to protect Hampshire’s first grey seal pup. Continuing the maritime Continued on page 15
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