Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland Networking Event
19th – 21st February 2016
Kindrogan Field Studies Centre
Enochdhu
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
Scotland
PH10 7PG
Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland’s Networking Event will take place on Friday 19th to Sunday 21st February 2016 at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre near Ennochdu. This event includes a full programme of presentations and workshops and plenty of opportunity and time for networking.
Audience: This event will provide a great opportunity to gain new ideas and inspiration, as well as the chance to network with others and share experiences. Many of you may already be involved in Outdoor and Woodland Learning. This event aims to encourage and inspire you to take this further, add to your practical skills or give you the confidence to give things a go for the first time.
Cost and What is Included: £50 from Friday evening to Sunday morning including an evening meal on Friday 19th February, overnight accommodation on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th, Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and a packed lunch on Sunday. Refreshments will be provided throughout. There is a bar. Accommodation will be in twin rooms and dorms.
The fee is a flat fee. If you want to arrange your own accommodation elsewhere at your expense or only come on saturday the fee for the event is still £50. We will be outside so please bring suitable clothing and footwear.
Places are limited and bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis. We will however give priority to members of OWL groups until 4th January 2016. Demand is anticipated to be high so please book early.
Programme and Workshops:
Please scroll to bottom of the booking form for the full programme and information on workshops. Please complete your workshop choices when booking.
Booking: To make a booking, please complete the attached booking form, in full, and send it to the address below:
OWL Scotland Event
Forestry Commission Scotland
Silvan House
231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
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Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland Networking Event
19th – 21st February 2016 at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre
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Friday 19thfrom 17.00 – Sunday 21st at 12.00 £50
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Please choose workshops below.
No / Day:Sat. / Workshop Description / Choose Two of
1,2,3,4 Or 5
1 / Tara Coggans / A practical introduction to using dinosaurs as an outdoor learning theme.We will investigate dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
2 / Polly Freeman from Atholl Estates / Looking at deciduous and coniferous trees in winter and learning how to identify them using shape, bark, buds and more.
3 / Matt Ritchie, Forest Enterprise Scotland / Exploring the use of Stone Circles and Archeology for outdoor learning. An introduction to the FCS resources – Recumbent Stone Circles and The Picts.
4 / Willow Lohr / Birchbark skills – exploring the use of birchbark for woodland learning. An opportunity to learn the basic techniques. / Full – please choose two from options 1,2 and 3.
5 / North East OWLS Group / Skogsmulle An introduction to the Scandivanian character based programme for learning about nature. / Full – please choose two from options 1,2 and 3.
Sunday / Choose One of
6,7,8 or 9
6 / Sally York , FCS and Penny Martin, SNH. / Fire lighting in the curriculum. An opportunity to try out a variety of techniques for fire lighting. We will look at beginners and advanced techniques. / This is almost full – please choose a second also.
7 / Willow Lohr / Improving your knife skills. / This is almost full - please choose a second option.
8 / Bonnie Maggio
OWL Scotland / Sowing and Planting the RHS way for successful growing. Get your hands dirty practising sowing, pricking out and potting up.
9 / Kim Craigie, Greater Glasgow OWLGroup / Woodworking skills - using sticks to make hooks etc. for woodland learning. / FULL please choose from 6,7 or 8.
We will make every effort to accommodate your choices but cannot guarantee which workshops you will be allocated.
FRIDAY 19th Feb
17.00 – ARRIVE and REGISRATION
18.00 – DINNER
19.30 – INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
ICE BREAKER
GROUP QUIZ
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SATURDAY 20th Feb
10.00 – OWL Scotland UPDATE - BONNIE MAGGIO
10.30 – 12.30 – WORKSHOP A (DETAILS ABOVE)
12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 – 15.30 – WORKSHOP B (DETAILS ABOVE)
15.30 TEA
16.00 SHOW AND TELL FROM – 10 MINUTE UPDATE FROM OWL GROUPS
John Muir Award presentation – Rebecca Logsdon
Celtic Rainforest Presentation – Polly Philpot
18.00 - DINNER
20.00 EVENING ACTIVITY
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SUNDAY 21st Feb
9.30 PRACTICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP C (DETAILS ABOVE)
11.30 CONCLUSION AND EVALUATION
12.00 DEPART