Family activity day at the Hamble Peninsula trails
To mark the partial opening of the new trails around the Hamble Peninsula, we organised family activity sessions around the routes in Hamble-le-Rice, Hound and Bursledon along with staff from Itchen Valley Country Park.
The sun came out on the first day of the Easter holidays as families were invited along to take part in some fun and educational activities to learn a bit about the nature and history of the local area.
Children were given mirrors to hold as they walked along the trail to experience how a squirrel or bird might view the area, they were also asked to find a stick that looked like it could be something else and search for 'treasure' on the beach. Once they'd collected some of the treasure that had washed up on the shores they attempted to make creations with plaster of paris, although the sea breeze made this difficult.
Some of the Parish posts, wayfinding markers and maps for the new Hamble Peninsula Trails are now ready for families to discover over the holidays with more being installed in the coming weeks. The project has been funded through the South Western Railway Customer and Communities Improvement Fund and developer contributions made to Eastleigh Borough Council from local development schemes. Designed by a local creative collaboration led by People Place Nature Ltd, the series of self-guided trails use artworks and specially crafted wayfinding markers to help people explore and celebrate the richly diverse heritage and nature of this very special part of the Borough of Eastleigh.