How Wild Is Your Garden occasion held at Old Catton Church Hall

More than 100 kids went to the occasion at Old Catton Church Hall on Thursday, run by volunteers from the Deer Park Action Group (DPAG).

The How Wild is Your Garden occasion intended to influence main school-age kids to value green areas and safeguard them for generations to come.

DPAG has actually campaigned to safeguard green space in Old Catton from real estate designers, with Norfolk Wildlife Trust confident that County Wildlife Site status will be granted to the deer park in Spixworth Road.

Kathy Branson, chairwoman of DPAG, said: “The day was definitely great.

Kathy Branson, chairwoman of DPAG – Picture: Newsquest (Image: Denise Bradley/Archant 2022)

“It was beyond our wildest expectations.

“The fantastic thing was that kids and moms and dads were working and finding out together.”

Attendees of the DPAG How Wild is Your Garden occasion on February 16 – Picture: DPAG (Image: DPAG)

Activities on the day consisted of dealing with nature things thanks to Norfolk Wildlife Trust, a ‘poo investigator’ program so kids comprehend what animals reside in their garden, pond dipping and dealing with live animals such as snakes, a hedgehog, jackdaw, huge cockroach and skunk.

“It’s essential, off the back of our marketing, to permit kids to have a gratitude of our green areas and established the next generation to value it as we do,” Kathy included.

A skunk at the How Wild is Your Garden occasion in Old Catton – Picture: DPAG (Image: DPAG)

“We desire to motivate individuals to comprehend how all green areas are linked and to keep our green lungs and wildlife moving throughout the parish.

“It was great to see young households, a various market – take part.

Benedict Coates, 11 and Adam Coates, 14, manage a corn snake at the How Wild is Your Garden occasion in Old Catton – Picture: DPAG (Image: DPAG)

“It’s created a various discussion in the town and assisted us employ a brand-new generation of green-fingered individuals to guarantee our marketing is not fruitless.

“A great deal of the kids were stating how essential the deer park is to them.

“They see it en route to school and visit it – we require to safeguard it for the next generation.”

A hedgehog at the How Wild is Your Garden occasion in Old Catton – Picture: DPAG (Image: DPAG)