Questa è una grande opportunità sia per i bambini che per i genitori per conoscere meglio il mondo naturale che ci circonda. Faremo insieme una divertente passeggiata nella natura attraverso la foresta, impareremo come e dove cercare tracce e segni di animali, e come identificarli. Sarà un'emozionante ricerca di indizi lasciati dagli animali (come peli, piume, nidi, teschi e ossa, gusci d'uovo, tane, costruzioni e tanti altri). Questi ci diranno dove sono stati gli animali e cosa hanno fatto.

Dove: Nella foresta Forstenrieder. Contattero’ direttamente via email per i dettagli

Eta’: 3-6 anni

Durata: 1 ora e 30 minuti

Lingua: Italiano

Genitori e/o nonni sono benvenuti!

Cosa portare: scarpe chiuse, pantaloni lunghi, zaino con acqua, cambio vestiti in caso c’e fango o pioggia, impemeabile

NOTA: nel caso di forte pioggia o vento, la sessione verra’ cancellata e rimborsata

This is a great opportunity for both children and parents to learn more about the natural world surrounding us. We will go together on a fun nature walk through the forest, learn how and where to search for animal tracks and signs, and how to identify them. It will be an exciting search for animal clues left behind (such as fur, feathers, nests, skulls and bones, egg shells, scats, droppings, trails, chew marks, left over meals, burrows, constructions and all possible other signs). These will tell us where the animals have been and what they have been doing. This nature walk will be an engaging and enriching learning experience for everybody!

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you directly about the meeting details.

Age: 6-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents join for free!

Language: English

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunder stones, strong winds) the session will be cancelled and you will get reimbursed.

Questa è una grande opportunità sia per i bambini che per i genitori per conoscere meglio il mondo naturale che ci circonda. Faremo insieme una divertente passeggiata nella natura attraverso la foresta, impareremo come e dove cercare tracce e segni di animali, e come identificarli. Sarà un'emozionante ricerca di indizi lasciati dagli animali (come peli, piume, nidi, teschi e ossa, gusci d'uovo, tane, costruzioni e tanti altri). Questi ci diranno dove sono stati gli animali e cosa hanno fatto.

Dove: Nella foresta Forstenrieder. Contattero’ direttamente via email per i dettagli

Eta’: 6-10 anni

Durata: 2 ore

Lingua: Italiano

Genitori e/o nonni sono benvenuti!

Cosa portare: scarpe chiuse, pantaloni lunghi, zaino con acqua, cambio vestiti in caso c’e fango o pioggia, impemeabile

NOTA: nel caso di forte pioggia o vento, la sessione verra’ cancellata e rimborsata

This is a great opportunity for both children and parents to learn more about the natural world surrounding us. We will go together on a fun nature walk through the forest, learn how and where to search for animal tracks and signs, and how to identify them. It will be an exciting search for animal clues left behind (such as fur, feathers, nests, skulls and bones, egg shells, scats, droppings, trails, chew marks, left over meals, burrows, constructions and all possible other signs). These will tell us where the animals have been and what they have been doing. This nature walk will be an engaging and enriching learning experience for everybody!

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you directly about the meeting details.

Age: 3-6 years old

Duration of a session: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Parents/grandparents join for free!

Language: English

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunder stones, strong winds) the session will be cancelled and you will get reimbursed.

This is a great opportunity for both children and parents to learn more about the natural world surrounding us. We will go together on a fun nature walk through the forest, learn how and where to search for animal tracks and signs, and how to identify them. It will be an exciting search for animal clues left behind (such as fur, feathers, nests, skulls and bones, egg shells, scats, droppings, trails, chew marks, left over meals, burrows, constructions and all possible other signs). These will tell us where the animals have been and what they have been doing. This nature walk will be an engaging and enriching learning experience for everybody!

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you directly about the meeting details.

Age: 6-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents join for free!

Language: English

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunder stones, strong winds) the session will be cancelled and you will get reimbursed.

In this 4th class of the ‘What do animals do’ course, we will explore the behavior of small animals, like the hedgehog, squirrel, marten, weasel, wild rabbits, and birds living near us in the Bavarian forests! We will discover what they do during night and day, how they build their homes, what sounds they make, and we will explore many more facts and curiosities.

This class will provide the opportunity to develop children's skills and knowledge about behavioral patterns of forest animals and how to respect them.

Age: 5-10 years old; Maximum number of children: 5

The whole course is held by Dr Sandra Tranquilli, zoologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservation biologist, she is the founder of Little Wildlife Explorers.

**Snacks and educational material is provided by LWE**

This class is all about foxes and badgers living in the Bavarian forests! We will explore their nocturnal and diurnal activities (where they hide, what they eat, what tracks they leave, what sounds they make, and much more), watch camera traps videos collected in Forsternrieder Park (Bavaria), and do lots of scientific activities together!

This class will provide the opportunity to develop children's skills and knowledge about behavioral patterns of forest animals and how to respect them.

Age: 5-10 years old; Maximum number of children: 5

The whole course is held by Dr Sandra Tranquilli, zoologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservation biologist, she is the founder of Little Wildlife Explorers.

**Snacks and educational material is provided by LWE**

In this class, we will dedicate our attention to the secret behavior of large mammals, such as the deer and the wild boar living in the Bavarian forests. We will watch camera trap footages collected in Forsternrieder Park, explore their nocturnal and diurnal activities (where they hide, what they eat, what tracks they leave, what sounds they make, etc), and do many more scientific activities together!

This class will provide the opportunity to develop children's skills and knowledge about behavioral patterns of forest animals and how to respect them.

Age: 5-10 years old; Maximum 5 children

Snacks and educational material is provided by LWE

The whole course is held by Dr Sandra Tranquilli, zoologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservation biologist, she is the founder of Little Wildlife Explorers.

What type of animal lives in the forest? What kind of behaviour is that? What causes and shapes it?  This is the first class of our animal behaviour course (what do animals do?). We will have a look at the basics of animal behaviour (how they communicate, how they move, how they build their home, and so on). We will learn together where to go to explore and search for signs, how to analyse your observations and which equipment to use when you are in the field.

This class will provide the opportunity to develop children's skills and knowledge about behavioral patterns of forest animals and how to respect them.

Age: 5-10 years old, Maximum 5 children;

Snacks and educational material are provided by LWE

The whole course is held by Dr Sandra Tranquilli, zoologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservation biologist, she is the founder of Little Wildlife Explorers.

How to know what animals are doing if you don’t see them directly? Was that fox playing? Whose animal tracks are those left in the mud? Who built that house? Be ready to explore and fall in love with a range of fascinating animal behaviours in 6 unique classes! In this course, we will focus on amazing wild animals living just near us (foxes, deer, badgers, hedgehogs, wild boars, martens, and many more). We will watch their secret behaviour captured by camera traps footages collected in Forsternrieder Park (Bavaria), explore their nocturnal and diurnal activities (where they hide, what they eat, what tracks they leave, what sounds they make, and much more) and do lots of scientific activities together!

This course will provide the opportunity to develop children skills and knowledge about behavioural patterns of forest animals and how to respect them.

Age: 5-10 years old, Maximum: 5 children

When: Saturdays 7-14-21-28 November, Saturdays 5-12 December

** single sessions are possible to be booked separately (20 Eur each)**

The whole course is held by Dr Sandra Tranquilli, zoologist, ethologist, and wildlife conservation biologist, she is the founder of Little Wildlife Explorers.

7 Nov. Class 1. Animals of the forest

14 Nov. Class 2. Who is hiding there?

21 Nov. Class 3. Whose eyes are those?

28 Nov. Class 4. Small forest creatures

5 Dec. Class 5. Who has left those tracks and signs?

12 Dec. Class 6. Do you see what I see?

Do you want to study animals and plants? how to identify and observe them? Where should you go to explore? In this workshop, you will learn the very first steps on how to be a naturalist and tips on how to become an expert on local wildlife. We will learn together how to analyze your observations and which equipment to bring with you on a nature walk, and how to use it (e.g. compass, binoculars, cameras, field guides, nature journals). We will do all of this in the forest!

** This workshop will introduce the course on ‘What forest animals do?’’ starting in November at Zugertag GmbH, Ehrengutstraße 10, 80469 Munich **

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 5+ years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are FREE to join!

What to bring: Do you have a binocular, compass, binocular, camera, or field guides at home? please bring them with you! – we will learn together the best ways to use them (LWE will provide equipment too). Bring as well: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

Snacks and educational material are provided by LWE

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstorms, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

*The workshop is held with a minimum of two children*

Please book here if interested :-D

How are fungi different from plants? What is the relationship between fungi and lichens? Why lichens live on tree trunks, branches, rocks or twigs? Why do mushrooms have a ‘cap’? We will answer all of these questions and many more interesting ones! We will search for fungi and lichens under leaves, on tree barks, branches, and trunks inside Forstenrieder Forest. We will examine them with magnifying glasses and learn more about their structure and life cycle, and do many more exciting scientific activities!

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 3-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are FREE to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

Snacks, educational material, and other take-home material are provided by LWE

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstorms, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

*The workshop is held with a minimum of two children*

Please book here if interested

Why seeds have different shapes? Why do leaves change color? Why snail shells have a spiral shape? Why ladybirds are red with black spots? Nature comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Together we will learn how the nature element's shapes and colors are made, and what influences them. We are going to explore Forstenrieder forest and we will collect and examine as many natural elements we found interesting (like seeds, leaves, berries, feathers, snail shells, ladybugs, spider webs, stones, and so on). We will create beautiful autumn ‘snow’ globes and art collages with all the natural elements collected.

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 3-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are FREE to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

Snacks, educational material, and other take-home material are provided by LWE

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstorms, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

*The workshop is held with a minimum of two children*

Please book here if interested

What species of bird is that? What is it doing? Why males have brighter colours than females? Do all birds migrate? We will walk along the Isar River in Munich city centre. Together we will observe birds, learn how to identify common freshwater- and city- species, their tracks and signs, characteristics of their behaviour and what are their main threats. We will create together anti-collision bird signs for your house windows to prevent birds injuries.

Meeting point: The session is conducted along the Isar River, in Munich, near to Reichenbachbrücke. I will contact you a few days earlier about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 3-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are FREE to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat

Snacks, educational material, and other take-home material are provided by LWE

NOTE: in case of bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstones, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the next day on Sunday. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

If interested, please book here.

Can you spot where berries, pines, nuts, and seeds are? and from which plant? We are at the end of the summer and many trees and bushes in the forest have already started to produce seeds for next spring! We are going to explore Forstenrieder forest, hunt, and collect fruits and seeds from trees, bushes, and grasses and identify the plants and their life cycle. We will do an exciting scavenger hunt and at the end of the session, we will make seed bombs for your wildlife garden with the seeds collected during our exploration.

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park (entrance via Neuried). I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 4-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are welcome to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat (snacks are provided by LWE)

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstones, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

Please book here if interested

To which bird those feathers belong? Whose bones are those? We will walk through the forest and learn how and where to search body parts (feathers, eggs, shells, bones, pellets, exoskeletons, etc), identify them, and the animal to which they belonged. We will deduce animal behavior by their activities based on these signs left in the forest. We will examine in detail live samples using tweezers and magnifiers and do many other fun scientific activities.

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 4-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are welcome to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstones, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

Please book here if interested in this single session

While walking in the forest we may encounter many different types of animal homes. These could be holes in a tree or on the ground, caves, nests, and shells. Why homes are different in shape and size? What is their function? How do different animals construct their homes? Why some materials are used instead of others? We will learn where to search and how to identify different animal homes, their shapes, materials and function (to sleep, hold eggs, capture insects, storage food, etc). We will examine in detail live samples of animal homes using scientific tool kits, and do exciting scientific activities!

Meeting point: The session is conducted in Forstenrieder Park. I will contact you about the details on exactly where to meet ( it will be 10 mins before starting).

Age: 4-10 years old

Duration of a session: 2 hours

Parents/grandparents are welcome to join!

What to bring: closed shoes, long trousers, backpack, water bottle, change of clothes in case kids get wet or muddy, raincoat, sun hat.

NOTE: in case of really bad weather (i.e. heavy rain and thunderstones, strong winds) the session will be postponed on the same day at a different hour, or on the next day on Sunday, or on the Sunday of the week after. In case you cannot attend the postponed event, you will get reimbursed!

Please book here if interested in this single session