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Partner Events
March 15, 2024 12:00 am

Designing an Orchard and Tree Planting Workshop

Leicestershire County Council are running two workshops in March, covering the topics of designing an orchard and tree planting.

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Examples of animal remains found in sediment samples from Groby Pool (clockwise from top left): Cristatella mucedo statoblast, Percid scale, Piscicola geometra egg cocoon, Pike (Esox lucius).

Geopark Events
March 11, 2024 7:30 pm

The Secrets of Groby Pool Mud: An Online Public Talk

Join Charnwood Forest Geopark for a special online public talk by Professors Helen Bennion and Carl Sayer of University College London. They will introduce you to the wonderful world of palaeoecology, and the dynamic series of changes in the Groby Pool ecosystem their research has revealed... from looking at the mud!

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Geopark Events
February 22, 2024 1:30 pm

Creative Volunteer Recruitment

A workshop aimed at helping you to recruit more volunteers.

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The Oaks Scout Campsite. The image shows a large field with a number of trees dotted around.

Geopark Events
February 17, 2024 10:00 am

Scout Campsite Task Force Day

Oaks Scout Campsite is working with Charnwood Forest Geopark to give the site a freshen up for the 2024 season.

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A group of children crowd around a large map doing a classroom exercise

Geopark Events
January 31, 2024 11:00 am

Learning Resources: Creating educational resources for use in schools, colleges, and other educational settings

We are looking for volunteers with an interest and experience in learning, to create teaching resources focused on the people and places of Charnwood Forest.

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