The Activities and Events
Uncover over 30 traditional country skills and activities, many of which
you may never have seen before.
 Main Arena
In
front of Queen Charlotte's Cottage is
the main arena, where, throughout the day, there will be various shows
and displays to entertain you.
Morris Dancing 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm
This customary form of dance has entertained everyone from nobility
to villagers for centuries.
Maypole Dancing 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm See how May Day
has been celebrated on village greens for 100s of years.
Band of Merry Minstrels 12noon, 1.30pm, 3pm Venture back to the middle ages as our minstrels play traditional music.
Queen Charlotte's Cottage
 This former royal residence is open to the
public during this Festival, so come along and listen to Queen Charlotte
talk about her summers spent in this picturesque royal retreat dating
back to the mid 1700s.
Woodland Conservation Tours 11.30am, 12noon, 2.30pm, 3pm
Explore Kew's natural woodland habitat, not normally open to the public,
on these Wild Wood tours.
Tours last one hour. Places are issued on a first
come, first served basis. Reserve your place on the day at the Information
Desk, where the tours also start from. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
Working Horses Demonstrations 11am, 1pm, 3pm & 4.30pm (1)
Meet Monty and Dylan and learn how horse power is harnessed to manage
the land.
 Birds of Prey Demonstrations 12noon, 2pm, 4pm (3)
See hawks, owls and other birds of prey in graceful flight.
Crafts and Skills
Look
out for the many woodland crafts and skills being demonstrated. Find
out what lies behind intriguing names such as Besom Broom making and
Pole Lathe Turning.
Other skills on display include chair and
bowl making, hedge-laying, and together with the more ornamental skills
such as stick dressing and carving, weaving and hazel flower
displays you're sure to find a gift to decorate your home.
Also, look out for the two stalls giving an insight into how to use
and live off the surrounding woodland and the exciting longbow demonstrations.
For a modern twist, over the weekend, see a giant piece of fallen
timber being carved with a chainsaw into a giant insect!
 Conservation
Working with the natural resources is a key skill for any
woodland craftsman. This is now becoming ever more important for us all
in our daily lives. Within the Festival there's a mix of conservation
organisations demonstrating what they do and highlighting how you can
get involved:
Discover how the wind or sun can be harnessed to help power your house
with the Centre for Alternative Technology, be captivated by the bees
and butterflies on show and find out what dendrochronology is all about?
Visit the map of the Festival to see where the
activities are.
If you require more information on the day, go to the Woodland Wonders
information desk near Queen Charlotte's Cottage.
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