Wildside Activity Centre

Get a unique view of Smestow Valley this summer from the water at Wildside.

Fancy a life on the ocean waves? We can't promise you that, but we can offer the chance to crew on the cut! If you'd be interested in helping us on our canal trips, then please get in touch!

Our Little Explorers celebrated international mud day this week. They had fun making mud cakes, pizzas and ice creams, throwing mud at a tarp, making willow brushes and painting with mud, getting wet on the water slide and other muddy fun activities.

What a great combo sun & mud with lots laughter .

Welcome to the new families we have a couple of places , book your space before they go!!!!

Our Young Environmentalists meet again tomorrow night. For more information please check out the website.

Come along for an informative and entertaining talk on the Plight of the Bumblebee from Ron Rock of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Book your places here: https://www.wildsideac.co.uk/event-details/bees-needs-thursday-17th-july-2025-7pm

What perfect weather we had for our Afternoon tea in a box on the boat.

Thank you Crumbles Coffee Shop for our amazing treats .

The group helped raise money for Wildside and the work we do .

Thank you so much .

This week’s Little Explorers: Musicians in the making drumming on pots and pans and exploring the seed shakers.

Planting sunflower seeds and decorating the pots.

So much fun to be had !

Our Little Explorers were really busy last week - using hammers and screw drivers to make robot head key rings/bag tags for Fathers day (children used the saws last week to cut their heads).

Hope their dads were super happy with their little creations !!!

Come and join us this Saturday for fun and games in our local Local Nature Reserve!

This week’s Little Explorers have been busy busy recycling toilet rolls to make fish on fishing rods, playing drums on pots and pans and balancing on the assault course.

Good news everyone we now have a few places available at 11.15am to 12.30pm and 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Our current adventurous cohort are going to spread their wings at nursery so please get in touch to avoid disappointment.

Fancy going on an adventure with Goldilocks and 3 bears ? then book your place on the link below

https://www.wildsideac.co.uk/activities-and-booking

limited spaces you wouldn't want to miss making your own bear & porridge and going into the woods

Our little explorers became little stars raising an amazing amount for our big give week. They did an egg and spoon style obstacle course (carrying a ball in a scoop). The obstacles consisted of: balancing rocks, wobbly plank swing walk, sea-saw plank and log walk, stepping logs (some with plank bridges) and a tunnel tarp