Month: April 2020

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Tales of the Riverbank

27th April 2020 by admin

We want to collect memories and stories of the River Trent and River Dove, the landscape and its people, but we need your help.

We want to hear your stories, experiences and reminiscences! This is your chance to have a go at some creative writing, and let us know about your lived experiences of the landscape. This could take any form – poetry, a short story, an interview, written or filmed pieces, spoken word, pictures, “stream of consciousness”, haikus, photos… the more creative the better!

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Share a Nature Moment.

26th April 2020 by admin

Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. For this post I am going to share my ‘Nature Moment’ with you. I think you might agree we have been very lucky recently with sunny days and warm clear evenings. Nature Moments! Share […]

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WildChild Blog; Clay Creations!

20th April 2020 by admin

Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. I found some clay and decided to mould some creatures, and use natural materials to add features. My go-to clay creation is usually the hedgehog because I can make the spines from sticks but […]

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Egg Box Challenge.

20th April 2020 by admin

Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Like many people at the moment I been baking a bit, so now have an empty egg box! There are many great ideas that you can use an egg box for including… Planting seeds – added bonus that the box is biodegradable, so […]

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Let’s make a hanging flower feeder

20th April 2020 by admin

Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. After spotting a few butterflies flying through the garden, I thought it would be nice to make a butterfly feeder. So here is my version of the classic butterfly feeder. Nature Craft! Let’s make […]

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WildChild Blog; Spot ‘n’ Sketch Challenge!

20th April 2020 by admin

Hi there! I’m Kathryn, the Wildchild Officer for Transforming the Trent Valley. Thank you for joining me for another blog post. Nature Challenge! Spot ‘n’ Sketch Challenge! Welcome to my Spot ‘n’ Sketch challenge! I decided to look out my window and whichever bird I spotted first I would draw. I sat and looked out […]

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Let’s make a Stick Roman.

17th April 2020 by admin

For this post I am inspired by my colleague Rod’s recent blog about the Romans. The Romans have made their mark on the Trent Valley Landscape leaving behind remnants of their roads.

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Happy 1st Birthday Transforming the Trent Valley!

15th April 2020 by admin

I joked with Louise (Transforming the Trent Valley Scheme Manager) that she has just had her first ‘Sarahversary’ and asked if we had to sum up our 1st year of the scheme what three words would we choose? For me, I chose easier, amusing and informative. Louise chose supportive, fun and challenge.

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A Room with a View.

8th April 2020 by admin

I am gazing out of the window of my new makeshift home office across the green in front of my house. A variety of flowers have started to poke their heads up to enjoy the watery April sunshine.

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