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Wildlife & History Trail

 and

 Children’s model

Animal hunt

Help Caveman hunt the model animals

It’s great fun for all the family

Take a walk along our short Wildlife & History trail and enjoy the wonderful bird & animal models.

See the breathtaking beauty of Raygill Lakes.

Learn about animals, plants and birds & find out lots of exciting historical facts going back to the last Ice Age. Check out the wild animals that once roamed Raygill and meet our Caveman who will guide you on the hunt.

 Café & Toilets

Fish Feeding Pond

Only £2.50 per child (Suits ages 2 to 10)

Accompanied Adults Free                    (£1 + history sheet otherwise)

Badge & Fun Sheet Included

Open Wed, Thurs, Fri 10-3

Sat, Sun 10-4

Open Bank Holidays 10 - 4

 Closed Mon-Tue

Sensible footwear recommended

(ok for prams/pushchairs)

 
Take the Wildlife & History Trail or make it more interesting by helping Caveman on the Animal Hunt. Caveman is waiting for you to come and help him find lots of wonderful model birds and animals on this trail. You will get a fun sheet with puzzles and quizzes on it and also if you complete the trail, Caveman will give you a badge or wrist band for doing a great job.

   Here are some pictures taken on Monday 12th April  when Michelle Pickles (Childminder) fetched some children to enjoy the walk...

Here they are searching for some of the animals on the walk. They have their clip boards and fun sheets with them.

Becky, Selina, Lucca and Bronte find an Easter Egg and spot the Peregrine Falcon in the distance!

Ollie and Lucca find the Brown Hare hiding in the long grass

Lucca proudly spots egg number 11 and sees the little owl perched on the post above him.

 
                          He's Here!!!                                       We have a new resident at Raygill. He is the enemy of our caveman...

cave lion!!! Roooaaarrrrrr!!

he is over 3 metreslong and 1.5 metres high. keep your eyes open for him!

He is roaming around Raygill looking for his dinner! You can come and hunt for him from March 2012.

Below are some pictures of him getting his coat on prior to setting off from the wilds of Halifax to come and live with us. He is the marvellous work of a new model maker from Halifax called Ben Coll. He painstakingly built and painted him especially for you to come and see.

This life size cave lion will be about 3m long (from nose to tail tip) and about 1.5 high!

he will take pride of place on the animal hunt.

picture above shows he has been covered in paper mache over a strong wooden framework.

the picture below shows him wearing his first coat of fibreglass. when he has had his second coat he will be painted .

this is going to be one big scary cave lion!!

Little Leonardo Smith from Skipton absolutely loved the Animal Hunt.It has been going really well and we have already had lots of hunters up and history trail blazers! Hope to see more of you very soon.

Here is Leonardo with his Animal Hunt balloon...

 Congratulations to

MIA ROSEFALL (age 7) from ILKLEY

THOMAS LITTLE (age 8) from SUTTON and

AARON BRADY (age 3) from SKIPTON

These are the 3 winners of the Caveman's Easter Egg Hunt!! Each of these intrepid hunters wins a Caveman T-Shirt and an Easter Egg!

Congratulations!!

Here are 2 pictures, one of Thomas Little and one of Mia Rosefall with their Caveman t-shirts and Easter Eggs!!

LAKESIDE CAFE

Open

11am to 3pm Wed, Thur, Fri

10am to 4pm Sat / Sun

Open Bank Holidays  10 - 4

New Look LakesideCafe

Outdoor Picnic Area

sit in the sun or the shade

Or eat inside

Dogs and horses Welcome!(but not inside!)

Come and see the fish in our viewing tank!

I have placed some bird feeders in the trees by the cafe and the Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Blue Tits/Great Tits are just loving it.

Also, the viewing tank is clearing of algae now and the trout are jumping in there! Get up close to the windows, throw in some fish food and let them splash you.

  
Lakeside Cafe Menu as from 1st Jan 2011

Cold or Toasted Sandwiches with a variety of wonderful fillings

Breakfast sandwiches for those who enjoy a Bacon or Sausage Butty

Monster Triple Cheeseburgers

(Can you handle a monster?!)

Tea, Teapots, Coffee, Cafetiere Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte,

Mocha, Hot Chocolate,

Or try a tasty warming Bovril or Cup a Soup!

Cold Drinks (Coke, fresh juice, etc)

Chocolate and Cakes

Variety of flavours of Crisps

Sweets for the sweet toothed!

I also have Herbal Teas and Decaf  teas and coffees, Vegetarian Burgers and also I always have some Gluten Free Bread  for those who are gluten intollerant.