Nature at home and activities on site
We want you to have a wonderful time at Afton Marsh Local Nature Reserve. We have produced a beautiful colouring sheet and an I-spy sheet suitable for both adults and children. You can also download a map of our site.
Our Bug Bunch encourages young rangers to visit all our sites.
We have produced a number of brochures encouraging you to visit the wider area on foot or by bike, and maybe take in another Gift to Nature site too.
It is our aim to make our sites as accessible as possible. Working with Sight for Wight we have produced an audio/video guide to Afton Marsh. Hello Everyone is actually a very useful and interesting tool whether or not your sight is impaired. We have also written an Access Statement for this site.
Please scroll down for all these links.
Colouring Sheet
Download Afton Marsh Colouring Sheet and Print from browser
I Spy at Afton Marsh Local Nature Reserve
Click Here and select file print in your browser
Afton Marsh Local Nature Reserve Map
Click Here and select file print in your browser
Become A Bug Bunch Ranger
There are 31 bugs to collect in total, 1 on each of the Gift to Nature sites. If you manage to find 10 of them, you will earn a Bug Bunch medal.
Get started by choosing a site to visit. At the entrance, you will see an activity pillar. Which bug does it show? Record your discovery by writing the name of the site next to the bug on this downloadable sheet.
Enjoy your visit at that site then choose which one you’ll explore next…
Click Here to download your Bug Bunch Ranger’s Log Book and select file print from your browser
Walking and Cycling
Our Walking and Cycling in the West Wight leaflet has two trails that visit Afton Marsh Local Nature Reserve – the easy peasy ‘Railway Ramble’ and the tricky ‘Tennyson Tester’.
Find out more about the above trails here.
Hello Everyone
This access code is designed to give an audible description creating a mind’s eye view of the area to allow a visually impaired person to enter with confidence. It will describe the entrance, the size of the area, where to find further information or help and any major obstacles or features. Information has been produced by visually impaired people ensuring it is useful and accurate.
Access by scanning using a smart phone or tablet with internet access and the audio description can be played directly or downloaded.
Access Statement for Afton Marsh Local Nature Reserve
We have written an Access Statement for this site. It is designed to aid access and help enjoyment for people with a variety of disabilities, and none. Access Statements include more detailed instructions on reaching and entering the site, details of what obstacles and facilities may be found and descriptions of internal paths. For people with sensory disabilities and neural diversity we also detail what can been seen, heard, smelt and touched.