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General information
No need to dash off after your ranger led activity
ends! Why not spend the day with your friends and
make use of our other facilities on site....?
• Limited party time slots are available, so please
• BBQs to hire
• Large Play Area
• Playing Field
• Children’s Activity Trails
• Heathland Discovery Centre
• Gift Shop
• Education Room Hire
If available on party date, you can use the
education room FREE for up to 2 hours.
Alternatively pay £30 to hire it for a morning
or afternoon and do your own thing!
• Café
Why not let them do the catering for you?
Hot or cold party food can be supplied. Please
phone them for further details, Tel: 01425 839554
There is a large pay and display car park
and toilets on site.
If you have any further questions, queries,
or suggestions for an alternative party
please telephone the Rangers who will
be more than happy to discuss your
ideas with you.
phone to check your date is free;
Avon Heath
Country Park, near Ringwood
• The responsibility for the children lies with the
adults organising the party. We ask that at least two
participating adults accompany the children on the
day of the party;
• A non-refundable deposit of £30 is required at
least two weeks in advance;
• Participants should be suitably dressed for
Birthday
parties
with a difference...
2017
outdoor activities and current weather conditions.
Open toed shoes are not recommended;
• Photographs may be taken by the staff at Avon
Heath for publicity purposes. Please advise us if
you have any objections;
• If the behaviour of any child is deemed to disrupt
or compromise the safety of other participants,
the adults responsible will need to make
arrangements to send this child home,
or leave the party with them;
• If the weather conditions are extreme and would
compromise the safety of the event, then we will
cancel the event and offer you an alternative date.
If in doubt on the morning of the event, please call
ahead for confirmation.
Please call the Rangers to discuss your booking:
Avon Heath Country Park
Brocks Pine
St. Leonards
Ringwood BH24 2DH
t: 01425 478082
e: [email protected]
www.dorsetforyou.com/avonheath
• Den Building
• Animal Detectives
• Reptile ID & Walk
• Mini Explorers
• Mini Beast Safari
• New * Bush Craft
Fire-Lighting Session
Or maybe you have
some other ideas?
Owned and managed by Dorset County Council
Den Building
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Invite your friends to help you construct your very own
party venue! With the help of a ranger you can build
a den big enough for you all to enjoy your birthday
lunch in. Will it be good enough to pass the den
builders inspection?
Mini Beast Safari
Mini Explorers
(dependent on season)
Come and see what lurks beneath the waters in
our pond, look under logs for creepy crawlies and
spot some spiders in the gorse. We’ll provide the
expertise, bug hunt pots and ID charts if you’re
brave enough to join us!
COST: £8 per child (max 15 children) min cost £64
Enjoy your very own Mini Explorer session, especially
designed for our younger visitors! Make a paper
plate pond, enjoy a mini beast safari, feed the
birds, or tell us what your little one loves most about
nature, and we’ll come up with some fun ideas!
COST: £8 per child (max 15 children) min cost £64
COST: £8 per child (max 10 children) min cost £64
AGE: 6 years + over
RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates
AGE: 3 years + over
AGE: 6 years + over
RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates
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RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates
Bush Craft Fire-Lighting Session
Animal Detectives
Reptile ID and walk
Explore the park with the Ranger, collect sticks
and kindling, then learn how to make a fire safely.
Marshmallow toasting included!
Track down the animals of Avon Heath by
investigating skulls, footprints and droppings and
then go out and look for signs on the ground.
You will be making your own plaster cast of an
animal print to take home.
We are lucky enough to have all six British reptiles
living and breeding at Avon Heath. Join our very own
reptile expert on a walk of discovery, and find out
more about these fascinating creatures.
COST: £12 per child (max 10 children) min cost £78
AGE: 9 years + over
RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates
(dependent on season)
COST: £8 per child (max 10 children) min cost £64
COST: £8 per child (max 15 children) min cost £64
AGE: 6 years + over
AGE: 5 years + over
RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates
RANGER TIME: 1 hour
COST INCLUDES: ranger time, party bags and
personalised certificates