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15 RSPB - PULBOROUGH BROOKS

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Group Bookings: Facilities and Discounts

Facilities:

Set in a sheltered valley in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, a visit to RSPB Pulborough Brooks nature reserve makes an ideal day out for all ages. Our clearly marked nature trail is open all year and has superb views over the Arun Valley towards the South Downs. In autumn and winter, the reserve attracts thousands of wild ducks and other water birds. It is equally worth visiting in the spring to hear and see the song birds, while during the summer, the reserve bursts into life with wildlife of all kinds, including birds, butterflies, wild flowers and dragonflies.

In the visitor centre, there is a well-stocked shop with a range of gifts, books, birdcare and wildlife products. The tearoom has gained a well-deserved local reputation for the quality of its lunches and teas, featuring a range of delicious cakes.

Opening hours:

The nature trail is open 9am – 9pm (dusk if earlier) every day except Christmas Day. The visitor centre is open 9.30am – 5pm everyday except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Booking:

All groups, whatever their size, must book in advance. Please contact the visitor centre for a booking form. Tel: 01798 875851, e-mail: pulborough.brooks@rspb.org.uk, or write: Group Visits, RSPB Pulborough Brooks, Wiggonholt, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2EL.

Group rates:

Entry to the visitor centre is free.

Midweek discounts for the Nature Trail are available for groups of 10 or more (normal charge in brackets).

Adult - £3.00 (£3.50)

Concessionary - £2.00 (£2.50)

Children (5-16yrs) - 50p (£1.00)

RSPB Members, Wildlife Explorers and Friends of Pulborough Brooks - FREE

Introductory talk (15minutes) - Free

Guided Walk (2 hours) - £1.50 per person (minimum £20.00) plus appropriate nature trail fee

Battery powered vehicle - Free (subject to availability)

Children’s Activities - Please contact centre for details and prices.

Tearoom on site:

Pulborough Brooks’ popular tearoom serves tea, coffee, cakes and Loseley ice-cream all day (9.30am – 4.30pm). Breakfast is available Monday to Friday between 9.30 and 11.30am. Lunches of sandwiches, baguettes, jacket potatoes, soup of the day and a choice of daily specials are available everyday between 12noon and 2.30pm.

Please note that at weekends the tearoom is often extremely busy.

If you wish to bring your own packed lunch, we have two picnic areas, one on the nature trail, and one near the visitor centre.

Payment:

Payment on arrival, unless otherwise stated.

Education Visits:

Pulborough Brooks is a restored wetland site managed for the conservation of wintering wildfowl, breeding birds and other wildlife. Set in the beautiful Arun Valley it also contains grassland, woodland, hedgerows, heathland and scrub, which are important for many species of birds, small mammals, insects and plants. It is an ideal site for pre-school, National Curriculum-related field teaching programmes for all Key Stages, further and higher education and teacher inset courses.

You can visit with your students any weekday during the school term. Full and half-day sessions are available – start and finish times to be agreed with individual schools. Special offers are available on visits during the winter months.

You are welcome to visit to have a look where your students will be working, do a risk assessment and finalise your programme at any time during the year. The Education Officer will be happy to discuss your visit, show you around and provide you with copies of our risk assessments.

For prices, availablity and further details on the topics available, please contact the Education Officer on 01798 875851, or e-mail pulborough.brooks@rspb.org.uk

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