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Rainbows have a bug-tastic time at Wepre Park Education Area

Published: 12/07/2017

The 1st Nannerch Rainbows Group visited Wepre Park recently for a pond dipping and mini beast session using the park’s Education Area. The children had a wonderful time finding a multitude of bugs including harvestmen, bees and shield bugs in the meadows and lesser water boatmen and larval stage newts in the dipping pond. Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet Minister for Streetscene and Countryside, Councillor Carolyn Thomas, said: “The Education Area is a fantastic environmental learning resource. It is essential to teach our children the importance of nature from an early age so that they learn to respect and enjoy the world we live in. I read a statistic that if a child does not have contact with nature by the time they are twelve, they are less likely to engage with it as an adult and will miss out on a lot of enrichment that being outdoors in the natural environment can bring.” Countryside Ranger, Stephen Lewis who ran the bug hunting session said: “The Education Area is a dog free wildlife haven, with flower rich meadows and a fantastic pond to dip in. The Education area is free to use, booking by request. If any groups or schools would like to book any ranger led activities please email me, stephen.lewis@flintshire.gov.uk, charges are £1.50 per child for a 2 hour session (minimum charge £30 per group), or £2.50 per child for a 4 hour session (minimum charge £50 per group), which are really good value for money.” PHOTO: Countryside Ranger, Stephen Lewis, members of the 1st Nannerch Rainbows Group and leader Dawn Guest.