East Lothian

Newhailes NTS Detectives Club

Newhailes NTS Detectives are based in Newhailes, East Lothian, and is for children aged 7-12. if you are interested in joining the club, contact us- details are at the bottom of the page.

Tree planting shelter building with the nts detectives!

2010 Programme

23^rd January Magical Mammals 10 – 11.30am

Find out about some of Newhailes’ furry friends; they’re well hidden at this time of year, so we’ll have to use some special tricks to find out about them...

20^th February Snowdrop Spectacular 10 – 11.30am

At this time of year, snowdrops are in full bloom, join us as we learn more about flowers and take part in some games and challenges about them.

20^th March Gorgie City Farm 10am – 12pm

By popular demand we are off to find out about where our food comes from and the animals that live down on the farm… Please get your parents to talk to Hannah or Mark about travel plans.

17^th April Get Planting! 10 – 11.30am

Tree planting was really popular last year so in 2010 we’re going to get our hands dirty again, this time planting wildflowers to improve the habitat by the Inveresk Pond.

15^th May Pondemonium 10-11.30am

Learn more about the many species living at Inveresk Lodge Gardens as we go pond dipping, meeting a variety of different creatures living below the water. What will we find? We can check up on our wildflowers too!

19^th June Den Building 10 – 11.30am

We’ll be taking a trip outside to build and create some of our own dens using the natural resources available to us, the possibilities are endless!

14^th August Bees and Bugs 10 – 11.30am

Without bees, where would we be? Join us as we discover the wonders of bees and the amazing things they do, and that’s not all, we’ll also be finding out interesting facts about bugs.

18^th September Portraits and Enlightenment 10 – 11.30am

Newhailes is home to a collection of family portraits, come along and find out more about them. View others as they would have liked to be seen at various points in history, having fun along the way.

16^th October Autumn Art 10 – 11.30am

Nature is a work of art at this time of year; we’ll be taking inspiration from the leaves to release our creative sides.

20^th November Seabird Centre Seals 10 – 3pm

Some animals aren’t waiting for spring to have their young – the seals in the Forth have their pups now! We’ll be seeing them and finding out all about them at the Seabird Centre in North Berwick.

18^th December Christmas Party! 10 – 11.30am

Games and activities with a wildlife theme, plus our famous quiz (with prizes!) about all the things we’ve done this year, don’t miss it!

Meet at the Education Room in the Stable Block at Newhailes for most meetings, except those below:

A reminder for all the parents!

Don’t forget that there are a couple of months when we are meeting at different times and places from normal:

March – Gorgie City Farm If you can drop your child off at the Farm (and collect them!) we would appreciate it, if you can’t please call Hannah and talk about other travel options.

April and May – We’re meeting at Inveresk Lodge Gardens.

November – Seabird Centre We’ll have a minibus for this trip and will leave Newhailes at 10am, arriving back at 3pm.

Please note there will be no Detectives Club meetings during the summer school holidays (July).

For more information on any aspect of the Newhailes NTS Detectives, contact:

Hannah Levene, Lothian Area Ranger, National Trust for Scotland, Newhailes, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6RY. Tel: 0844 493 2124

or email Scottish Wildlife Trust here