Events Coming Up with Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust

NEW for 2019 Kids Saturday Cookery Club Saturdays
11th May 9.30am – 12.00pm
Calling all young bakers! Join our monthly Saturday Kids’ Cookery Club. Each month there will be a different bake to try or a new treat to master and take home!
£20.00 per child, per session. Booking Essential
8-13 years
Occombe Farm Cookery School

NEW for 2019 Tots Bake and Create
Wednesdays:  8 May 9.30am – 11.00am
Come to Occombe Farm for a fun filled morning with your tot to bake and create! Our monthly themes change with the season.
£18.00 per child for all 3 sessions. Booking Essential & Children must be accompanied by an adult
Toddlers-5 yrs old, baby siblings can attend at no extra charge
Occombe Farm Cookery School

Tots Go Wild!
Mondays: 25 March, 29 April, 20 May 9.30am – 11.00am Little tots, discover Occombe Farm with muddy fun, gardening, animals, games and crafts!
£20.00 per child for all 4 sessions. Booking Required & Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Toddlers-5 yrs old, baby siblings can attend at no charge
Occombe Farm

NEW for 2019 Kids Bake & Create Club
Wednesday 29th May 9.30am – 12 noon
A special new morning club to get kids baking and crafting this half term. £20.00 per child 8-13yrs Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

 

Spring Secrets Letter boxing trail
Saturday 6th- Monday 22nd April 10am – 4pm
Scout around the park in search of hidden letterboxes. What spring secrets will you find on your adventure?
£2.00 per pack 6yrs + Packs available from Cockington Visitor Centre (in the Village) Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cockington Country Park

The Great Big Easter Dinosaur Egg Hunt
Monday 8th April – Monday 22nd April 10.00am – 3.00pm
Calling all dinosaur hunters…..The Dino- Bunny has dropped dinosaur eggs all over the trail at Occombe! Can you help us solve the clues to find out which egg belongs to which dinosaur?
£2.50 per trail sheet All ages
Occombe Farm

Easter Kids Cookery
Tuesday 9th & Thursday 11th April 10.00am – 4.00pm
Easter is here, so come along to our Kids Cookery School and learn how to make some Easter themed goodies to take home!
£36.00 per child 7-12 yrs Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

Nature Photography Workshop
Saturday 13th April 10.00am – 4.00pm
Learn how to make expressive digital photographs of Berry Head’s landscapes  and nature with Outdoor Photography Tutor Phil Hemsley. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from a true expert, with a mixture of classroom and field-based activities.
£35 per person 18yrs+ Booking Required
Berry Head NNR

Wild Flower Wander
Sunday 14th April and Sunday 12th May 2pm-3.30pm
“Wondering about wildflowers? Join our exploratory walk through Cockington to enjoy and identify some of the parks beautiful wildflowers.”
£3.50 per person 12 yrs + Booking Required
Cockington Country Park

Kids Spring Bake Off
Tuesday 16th April 10.00am – 4.00pm
Kids do you fancy yourselves as a star baker? Come along to our spring bake off and have a go at completing some technical challenges and creating a show stopper. All resulting in delicious bakes and a certificate to show to friends & family!
£36 per child 7-12yrs Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

Rockpool Ramble Wednesday
17th April 10.30am – 12 noon
Join our marine ranger and explore the incredible marine life that lives in Torbay’s rock pools. Discover feisty crabs, slimy anemones, wriggly starfish, sneaky prawns and more in the rock pools of Middlestone!
£3.50 per person Booking Required All ages Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Goodrington Sands

The Occombe Teen Bake Off
Thursday 18th April 10.00am – 4.00pm
Calling all baking teenagers; ever thought you might apply for the Great British Bake off? Get some practice in for the future on a day of baking challenges on the farm. Complete a technical challenge, create a showstopper and win that star baker crown!
£36 per child 13 – 16 yrs Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

Spring Migrants at Berry Head
Saturday 20th April 9.30am – 12 noon
This morning walk with Mike Langman corresponds with the busy spring migration period of the year. The Guillemot colony will be in full breeding mode and many of our summer migrants will be on territories around the scrub on top of the headland.
£9.00 per person 18yrs + Booking Required
Berry Head National Nature Reserve

 

Spring Forage and Cook
Sunday 28th April 10.00am – 4.00pm
Come and join us for a gentle ramble around the nature trail at Occombe. Collect a wonderful variety of wild edible plants under the expert guidance of our Ranger, then rustle up some fresh and tasty creations in the cookery school kitchen.
£60.00 per person 18yrs + Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

Berry Head Bat Walk
Friday 24th May 8pm – 10pm
A unique opportunity to see the rare greater horseshoe bats at Berry Head, a Geopark
Gateway Site. The greater horseshoe bats live in the caves formed in the 400 million year old limestone cliffs. Head out onto the reserve and watch the spectacle of the bats.
£5 per person 13 yrs+ Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Booking Required
Berry Head National Nature Reserve

Marvellous May Kids Cookery
Tuesday 28th & Thursday 30th May 10.00am – 4.00pm
Get ready because Summer is coming, so join us in the kitchen to make a perfect picnic ready for the beach or countryside!
£36.00 7-12 yrs Booking Required
Occombe Farm Cookery School

The Brilliant Bug Home Scavenger Hunt
Monday 27th – Friday 31st May 10.00am – 3.00pm
Our bugs at Occombe need a new home for their summer holiday! Can you find all of the materials to help build them a new bug mansion?
£2.50 per trail sheet All ages Occombe Farm

The Green Heart Project Celebration Exhibition
Saturday 25th – Friday 31st May 10am-4pm
As the Cockington Green Heart Project reaches completion in June 2019 visit this exhibition showcaseing the projects’ fantastic achievements from the very start in 2015. Also, lookout for projecy celebration events taking place in May and June.
Free All ages welcome
Cockington Visitor Centre

Tree Guardians Spotter Sheet
Saturday 25th – Friday 31st May 10am-4pm
Pick up a spotter sheet from Cockington Visitor Centre and head out in search of Cockington’s tree-mendous trees. Look out for the tiny tree guardians hidden in the Arboretum to help you!
50p per sheet 5yrs +
Cockington
Country Park