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Skelmorlie Nature Festival is over! We had an absolute ball, and hope that you did too! Here’s a small video of reminders from the day. So many beautiful moments that I didn’t even know about! like the dolphins who came to visit during the rocky shore exploration activity! We’ve been blown away by all the…

Today is going to be an action-packed day and once again the sun is shining!! We have activity providers in Skelmorlie Primary school the whole day with a broad range of activities for the kids to enjoy. Take a look at all the school nature day activities they will be enjoying! We’re very grateful to…

Are you ready? We are very excited to welcome you to Skelmorlie Nature Festival today. We’ve had the last rain shower and now it’s going to be sunny for the rest of the weekend! We are in for a treat today with events for all kicking of at 3pm. Here’s a little recap of what…

We’re so excited that the festival is finally here and the sun is shining! We can’t wait to meet you all, thanks for your support and enthusiasm up until this point! There are a few things to talk about. Festival Programme There have been a few wee changes and additions over the last week so…

Can you believe I’m finally at the end of my list of amazing providers to share? So thought I’d finish off with an exciting one.

Scottish Wildlife Trust & Blooming Inverkip are helping the village with some projects that extend beyond the scope of just Skelmorlie Nature Festival. On Wednesday Scottish Wildlife Trust are helping at Skelmorlie Primary School by clearing out disused raised beds, tidying the surrounding areas, and clearing flower beds. Skelmorlie Nature Festival have organised 4 tonnes…

Another fantastic drop-in activity for the kids on Saturday afternoon!

We couldn’t resist adding this last-minute activity provider when we saw the amazing session she is offering with a Nature Gaia Goddess Circle.

The wonderful RSPB are coming to join us for Skelmorlie Nature Festival.

We hope to have events catering to all ages at Skelmorlie Nature Festival, and so are delighted that Little Acorns are providing some play activities for the littlest ones at this drop-in session on Saturday afternoon.

There are a good few table tennis fans in Skelmorlie, and some regular weekly matches getting played at Skelmorlie Tennis Club. Now you have the opportunity to get the upper hand with coaching provided by Largs Table Tennis Club!

Available throughout Saturday Afternoon and open to all! Drop in to try drumming for yourself!

Calling all the brave adults and children from Skelmorlie and beyond! Coming to Skelmorlie Nature Festival is the opportunity to test your metal with a FIRE WALK for the adults and a LEGO WALK for the kids (and adults too). Please read the FULL ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS ↓↓↓ LEGO Walk Everyone loves LEGO! Come along for…

It’s not every day we have an international artist coming to help squeeze our creative juices! Lisa Cunningham is joining us for Skelmorlie Nature Festival, a perfect opportunity for novices and aspiring artists!

We are grateful that all the sports clubs of Skelmorlie are getting involved in the festival! We have Skelmoroie Tennis Club, Skelmorlie Bowling Club, Skelmorlie Fishing & Skelmorlie Golf Club all supporting our event and offering activities during the festival!

A professional face painter will be with some nature-themed facepainting ideas!

Treetop Rocks walked all around our village and found the perfect tree located – very conveniently – right next to the Community Centre! If you fancy a little trip to Kelly Woods Canopy – come along! Make sure you register at the community hub to fill in the risk assessment first.

We are delighted to announce the (almost) full lineup for Skelmorlie Nature Festival! We may still have one or two surprises up our sleeves, but even without those the lineup is still looking great! We want this event to be enjoyable AND repeatable! To do that we would like you to work with us by…

Field Studies Council The Field Studies Council is a charity that provides school trips, college and university fieldwork, art and nature courses, and more. Celebrating 80 years of environmental education, it offers courses and events at its centres across the UK. Amy is an experienced outdoor educator, based at the Field Studies Council Millport on…

Introducing this wonderful combined experience formed just for Skelmorlie Nature Festival! A wonderful way to appreciate our location and thrill our senses, a beautiful walk with stunning views, followed by a cold dip/swim! Meeting Point The meeting point for this is Meigle Beach. There is not a lot of parking there so if you have…

North Ayrshire Council are running some brilliant and varied events at Skelmorlie Nature Festival. North Ayrshire Council Community Learning The North Ayrshire Community Vision is that “Every person in North Ayrshire is valued and should have the best opportunities to live their life to their full potential”. Sarah and Ailsa, Community Development Workers at North…

As well as running sessions as part of the school nature day, the Field Studies Council based in Millport are also running sessions open to all where you can investigate the life at our very own Meigle Beach!

Sure to be a popular activity, join to make your very own terrarium to take home and keep! These are a perfect starting point for people who would like to be more green-fingered in their home. Plants are a wonderful addition to our houses, cleaning up the air and proving beautiful oxygen for us!

Did you know, the whole of Skelmorlie Primary School will be enjoying nature and well-being activities all day on Friday the 31st of August as part of the Skelmorlie Nature Festival? The final flurry of events has been confirmed and so we can finally reveal all the exciting activities planned for Skelmorlie School kids! We…

This one can sound odd to the uninitiated but once you’ve had a sound bath you’ll never look back! Lynne McKechnie, otherwise known as Gong Girl, is joining the lineup for the festival. Lynne also runs sessions in Port Glasgow and Greenock, so if you love it, you’ll be delighted to know it’s something you…

Great to have one of Skelmorlie’s own leading a session! Come and try zumba for free.

We have an absolute treasure trove available to us in our little patch of Ancient Woodland – Kelly Woods. There is very little remaining of Scotlands Ancient Forest, we’re very lucky to have this on our door step! Wander & Wonder will guide us through the forest and help us understand the value of this…

A massive thank you to Outdoor Partnership who are providing funding to extend the range of activities we can offer to the local community. We are very grateful for your support! The Outdoor Partnership is a community partnership charitable company, changing lives through outdoor activities and inspiring local people to become involved in outdoor activities…

We were approached by the owner of the special local garden to use it for some festival activities. We were stunned that such a beautiful place existed so close and hidden from view and delighted to be offered the use of it for free because the owner was so supportive of what we were planning.…

It’s great to find an activity provider from our own village! Wee Storybox are ready to entertain our kids with some nature-themed story telling – quite fancy this myself!

Just 26 days to go until Skelmorlie Nature Festival! We’re very happy to bring this event to our community and hope that we can meet expectations! This is our first time organising an event like this, we are working through the logistics as best we can. We will be learning a lot from this event…

Kelly has now confirmed two fantastic sessions for the festival. Kelly Ludwig Kelly Ludwig is a food and mood coach and yoga teacher. Kelly Ludwig Coaching – Instagram Kelly Ludwig Coaching on Facebook Yoga for Body, Breath and Mind Take time to breathe, move and connect with yourself as Kelly guides you through a practice…

If you haven’t dared to take a dip in our beautiful crystal clear waters at Meigle now is the perfect opportunity! Cold water immersion is a tonic and we are so lucky to have a beach right on our doorstep. We are happy to add Happy & Wild to our festival lineup with an opportunity…

Delighted to welcome the latest activity provider with their time slot confirmed.

We have been working behind the scenes to confirm dates, times and activity providers. We are still firming up the times and will give you more information soon. Meantime, here are the first few Activity Providers we have lined up, and slotted into our schedule! We will continue to release more and more as they…

Thank you for being part of Skelmorlie Environment Trust, or Skelmorlie Nature Festival and welcome to our new website. We’re delighted to have you here. Have a look at our festival programme which is starting to shape up nicely! If you don’t know Skelmorlie well, the getting here page may be useful for you where…

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