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Title: Welly Season at RSPB Old Moor Author: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust  ID & Publication: 20130111020 ~ The-Villager.co.uk  Area: Doncaster  Subject: Events (Local)

To start the year on a good footing, RSPB nature reserves in Yorkshire are asking local people to donate their unwanted, worn-out wellies to help celebrate ‘Welly Season’ in style.

From green gardener’s wellies or trendy festival wellies to pink with polka dot wellies, people can take their old pairs to their local nature reserve, where they will be put to good use for ‘Welly Season’. Running from mid-January to the end of March, RSPB reserves - Old Moor, Fairburn Ings and Bempton Cliffs - will be delivering a season of welly-related activities for all the family to get involved in.

Liz Hirst, Regional Communications Manager for the RSPB, said: ‘Maybe Santa brought you a brand new shiny pair of wellies for Christmas, but you don’t know what to do with your old ones – well, bring them to us and we’ll show you how to put them to good use.’

Donated wellies will be transformed into miniature gardens or bird feeders, and staff and volunteers at the sites will be on hand to show visitors what to do.

Liz added: ‘On our reserves, we wear wellies to carry out lots of different work on a daily basis. But there’s also a lot of fun to be had with them, from jumping in puddles to decorating them with glitter and paint.’

Visitors will be able to ‘Bling their Boots’, and the reserves will be providing craft materials for people wanting to decorate their wellies on site. They will then be encouraged to share pictures of their wellies on the RSPB Facebook pages.

There are plenty of activities planned throughout the season which will excite all the family, from welly quiz trails to welly walks for pushchair pushers, and there may even be a spot of welly wanging.

Anyone wanting to donate their old wellies can take them along to their local RSPB nature reserve. For more information, visit www.rspb.org.uk/yorkshire.

1st February – Welly Walks for Little Legs.
Walks at 11am and 2pm. Booking essential. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Join us for a splish splashing walk around the reserve to find clues that will reveal the identity of a very special superhero! Then it’s back to the classroom for a drink and a snack and a story all about the superhero’s adventures.
This event is aimed at parents and minders of toddlers and children in pushchairs.

11th February – Welly Crafts.
10am to 3pm. No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Our activity centre will be open for self lead crafts all about wellies and rain. Come along and enjoy painting and sticking and gluing and doing and then explore the reserve to see what bugs, birds and pond life you can see, followed by a snack or a drink in our cafe.

12th February – Wellytastic Tuesday Tales.
Sessions at 11am, 1pm and 2.30pm. No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Our fantastic storyteller is back with tales of rain and wildlife. Suitable for all ages with songs and music.

13th February – Wild Welly Wednesday.
10am – 3pm No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Bring your old wellies along to the reserve and we’ll show you how to turn them into bird feeders and flower planters. Pond dipping will be also be available if the weather allows.

14th February – Bling My Boots!
10am – 3pm No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Give your wellies that little extra cheer in the cold weather. We can help you to bling them up and make you shine! If you don’t want to bling your own boots why not have a go at designing a pair for our warden?

15th – 22nd February – Welly Crafts as above
1st March - Welly Walks for Little Legs
5th March - Welly Walks for Little Legs
15th March - Welly Walks for Little Legs
Walks at 11am and 2pm. Booking essential. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Join us for a splish splashing walk around the reserve to find clues that will reveal the identity of a very special superhero! Then it’s back to the classroom for a drink and a snack and a story all about the superhero’s adventures.
This event is aimed at parents and minders of toddlers and children in pushchairs.

25th March – Welly Crafts
10am to 3pm. No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Our activity centre will be open for self lead crafts all about wellies and rain. Come along and enjoy painting and sticking and gluing and doing and then explore the reserve to see what bugs, birds and pond life you can see, followed by a snack or a drink in our cafe.

26th March – Bling My Boots!
10am – 3pm No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry Fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Give your wellies that little extra cheer in the cold weather. We can help you to bling them up and make you shine! If you don’t want to bling your own boots why not have a go at designing a pair for our warden?

27th March – Wild Welly Wednesday
10am – 3pm No booking necessary. The event is free but the reserve entry fee applies (£4 adults, £2 children, £8 families and £2.50 concessions).
Bring your old wellies along to the reserve and we’ll show you how to turn them into bird feeders and flower planters. Pond dipping will be also be available if the weather allows.

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