The West Lothian Ranger Service are working free environmental workshops for teenagers round West Lothian all through the varsity holidays.
‘Wild Wednesdays’ will see rangers interact with native youngsters in nature-inspired video games, arts and crafts, and different actions to assist them perceive the surroundings round them.
Children and adults can drop in to hitch the occasions from 11am to 3pm - with no bookings required.
The primary environmental occasion happened final week at Eliburn Park in Livingston on July 13 - with the subsequent workshop set to go forward at Wooden Park, Armadale subsequent to Blackmoss Nation Park on July 27.
The following occasion is the week after in Addiewell subsequent to the Group Change Centre on August 3, and the week after that at Polkemmet Nation Park on August 10.
Along with partaking native youngsters with the West Lothian surroundings the occasions intention to show youngsters in regards to the Scottish Out of doors Entry Code, and the way to work together with the surroundings in a accountable and protected approach.
West Lothian Countryside Ranger, Bronwen Winter, mentioned:”We’re actually excited to have the ability to placed on the mini-environmental occasions for teenagers and their households once more!
“The ranger service will probably be joined by our accomplice organisations, RSPB’s House Power Scotland, the Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service, the Hopetoun Ranger Service, and the Highway Security Marketing campaign on the occasions!
“Our companions assist clarify issues like security in our native surroundings from their companies perspective, House Power Scotland even include e-bikes and knowledge for households battling vitality payments.
“The occasions are utterly free and set in open outside areas in native areas - they function arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, and different enjoyable youngsters actions.
“The hope of the workshops are to interact the children with their surroundings and train them the rules of the Scottish outside entry code.
“This covers issues like entry rights, duty within the countryside, hearth security, security on farmland, and litter & air pollution.”
The West Lothian Ranger Service work along with the remainder of the Parks & Woodland workers to supply their invaluable expertise, experience and expertise within the administration of West Lothian’s countryside.
The Ranger Service additionally affords further volunteering alternatives throughout West Lothian, with periods working on one Sunday and one Thursday per 30 days.
Deliberate sensible outside duties embrace vegetation management, tree administration and pond work - throughout websites like Beecraigs, Polkemmet, and Almondell & Calderwood Nation Parks, in addition to different native inexperienced areas.
No expertise is important to become involved - for particulars of future volunteering periods for the Volunteer Ranger Service, please contact Ranger Winter at Bronwen.winter@westlothian.gov.uk.
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