Derry~Londonderry Heroes Project YMCA

John Muir - Conserve To help us complete the conserve challenge we had Bronagh in from the Woodland trust. Together with Bronagh we made bird houses and our DIY skills were put to the test as we hammered together the different parts. As we were out at the YMCA for this we hung one of the bird houses up out there and then we went to Ervey Woods to hang up some more. Whilst one group hung up the bird houses another group stayed behind and planted Oak seedlings into plant pots. For the previous two sessions we were out discovering and exploring wild places near to us and this week we made sure to give something back and help keep our wild places flourishing!

John Muir Award-Explore One of the challenges of John Muir Award was to explore a wild place, and what better way to do this than Ziplining!! We went Ziplining at Oakfire Adventures based in the Faughan Valley, near to Burntollet woods which we visited last week. Most of the group , if not all of them (staff included!), were scared and nervous about doing the ziplining as they had never done something like that before. It was really great to see everyone giving it a go and we are so proud of everyone who did it and stepped out of their comfort zones.

John Muir Award Our Derry~ Londonderry YMCA Heroes group have taken on the challenge of completing the John Muir Award.  The John Muir Award is a national environmental award scheme. It encourages people to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. As part of the award the group had to complete four challenges: discover, explore, conserve and share. We have been out and about getting some fresh air and discovering local forests and our first outing was to Burntollet Woods just outside of Drumahoe. The 24ha (59-acre) Burntollet Wood lies next to Ness County Country Park in the Faughan Valley. Burntollet wood is a new wood as it is less than 10 years old. From this young woodland you can enjoy stunning views over the beautiful Faughan Valley with its mosaic of newly planted and ancient woodland, and rolling pastures.  We have loads more activities planned on our journey to complete the award so keep an eye on our blog f...

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Heroes Word search Try and find all the words hidden in the word search below which relate to Phase 2 of the Heroes project at the Hub!