Videos of the Father's day activities are now online for viewing!
The first video shows a young girl taking part in our mystery box game, guessing what natural materials were hiding inside the boxes!
The next video shows 2 of our triumphant den builders taking time out inside their new den:
The final video shows the willow weaving workshop. Participants were able to make exciting willow creations with expert tuition from Redstone Willows
The residents from Greenfields in Winsford who visited the park for the day took their own photographs. We asked them to capture what they enjoyed most about playing in the natural environment at Lyme Park. The results were great!
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Den Building on Father's Day - Photos added....
The consultation events held on 21st June at Lyme Park were another resounding success! We managed to talk to dozens of visitors about the proposed new play area. Eveyone we spoke to is very positive about the project, and we have gathered some interesting ideas to include in the new designs!
Once again the den building was a popular activity - children (and parents!) loved getting involved. It was great to see all of the children making new friends and building a series of dens together. Some of the dens had doors, some were only big enough for one person, and others were more sculptural than functional!
We also uncovered some wildlife - the children were fascinated with Mr Toad after they found he had moved into their new den!
Many families also took part in a treasure hunt around the site for the proposed new play area:
Once again the den building was a popular activity - children (and parents!) loved getting involved. It was great to see all of the children making new friends and building a series of dens together. Some of the dens had doors, some were only big enough for one person, and others were more sculptural than functional!
We also uncovered some wildlife - the children were fascinated with Mr Toad after they found he had moved into their new den!
Many families also took part in a treasure hunt around the site for the proposed new play area:
Friday, 12 June 2009
Father's Day Events Taking Shape!
Groundwork staff will be at Lyme Park on Father's Day delivering activities for the next consultation event. We will be providing a day of fun activities for all families, so please come along and join in the free workshops!
Sunday 21st June
10am - 4pm
Lyme Park Timber Yard Area
Activities will include den building workshops, treasure hunts in Crow Wood and sensory games.
Professional willow weaver Christine Redstone will also be at the event, running a series of hour long weaving workshops. Children and adults of all abilities will be able to work with Christine to produce sculptural fish, dragonflies, baskets, bulrushes and leaves.
Participants will also get a sneak peak at design ideas for the new playscape!
Sunday 21st June
10am - 4pm
Lyme Park Timber Yard Area
Activities will include den building workshops, treasure hunts in Crow Wood and sensory games.
Professional willow weaver Christine Redstone will also be at the event, running a series of hour long weaving workshops. Children and adults of all abilities will be able to work with Christine to produce sculptural fish, dragonflies, baskets, bulrushes and leaves.
Participants will also get a sneak peak at design ideas for the new playscape!
Monday, 1 June 2009
Den Making Workshop Builds Design Ideas!
On Friday 29th May, Groundwork Cheshire staff spent the day at Lyme Park carrying out consultation with visitors about the proposed new playscape. As part of the consultation, parents filled out questionnaires about play with their children, who then took part in den building workshops.
Children of all ages got involved in building dens, using fallen wood from the estate to make a series of exciting structures. The children then used balls of coloured wool to weave in decoration. Some children enjoyed this so much that they created large weavings between logs, trees and tall grass!
The photographs, comments and questionnaires will be used to inform design work currently taking place. The general project design concept seems to be very popular; one participant said that building dens and natural play "is just more fun isn't it?".
Children of all ages got involved in building dens, using fallen wood from the estate to make a series of exciting structures. The children then used balls of coloured wool to weave in decoration. Some children enjoyed this so much that they created large weavings between logs, trees and tall grass!
The photographs, comments and questionnaires will be used to inform design work currently taking place. The general project design concept seems to be very popular; one participant said that building dens and natural play "is just more fun isn't it?".
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Crow Wood Photos - Site as it Stands
For those of you unsure exactly where Crow Wood is, we have uploaded a few photographs of the woodland.
Brookside School Give us their Ideas
Pupils at Brookside Primary school have taken part in consultation sessions with Groundwork staff to give us their ideas about the proposed new playscape.
The school takes part in the National Trust Guardianship scheme, allowing the pupils access to Lyme Park many times throughout the year. Lyme Park can be viewed from the grounds of the school, meaning that nearly all of the children at the school have been to Lyme Park and live close by.
As such, the children were very knowledgeable about Lyme Park, and Crow Wood in particular. Pupils from Years 2 -6 filled in a short questionnaire by ticking the activities that they like to do or would like to do when they play.
In total, 96 children were asked what they enjoy about Lyme Park, with answers ranging from ‘…lots of animals’ to ‘…playing in the woods’.
Some children said that they enjoyed playing on the fallen tree within Crow Wood because this provided ‘…danger…’, ‘…height…’, ‘…somewhere to climb…’. Other comments suggested that the fallen tree provided a good place to play. Some children said that they enjoyed playing ‘...pirates…’, and also used the fallen tree as a castle or a boat for other role-play games.
All of this information gives us a great steer on what the new playscape designs should include to make the project successful and popular with children.
Furthermore, the children took part in design workshops, drawing their ideal play spaces, and their ideas for the new play area in Crow Wood, which can be seen below:
The school takes part in the National Trust Guardianship scheme, allowing the pupils access to Lyme Park many times throughout the year. Lyme Park can be viewed from the grounds of the school, meaning that nearly all of the children at the school have been to Lyme Park and live close by.
As such, the children were very knowledgeable about Lyme Park, and Crow Wood in particular. Pupils from Years 2 -6 filled in a short questionnaire by ticking the activities that they like to do or would like to do when they play.
In total, 96 children were asked what they enjoy about Lyme Park, with answers ranging from ‘…lots of animals’ to ‘…playing in the woods’.
Some children said that they enjoyed playing on the fallen tree within Crow Wood because this provided ‘…danger…’, ‘…height…’, ‘…somewhere to climb…’. Other comments suggested that the fallen tree provided a good place to play. Some children said that they enjoyed playing ‘...pirates…’, and also used the fallen tree as a castle or a boat for other role-play games.
All of this information gives us a great steer on what the new playscape designs should include to make the project successful and popular with children.
Furthermore, the children took part in design workshops, drawing their ideal play spaces, and their ideas for the new play area in Crow Wood, which can be seen below:
Friday, 22 May 2009
Consultation Survey Live!
An online survey is now available for the Crow Wood Playscape. The survey is intended to help us gather people's ideas on play in Lyme Park so that we can make sure the new play space designs reflect visitor's needs and ideas.
To take the survey please click here
To take the survey please click here
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