Moseley Old Hall has a wealth of new play items for youngsters

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National Trust Property: Moseley Old Hall in Wolverhampton, is very nearly finished with a large project that brings way more trees and play opportunities for children. We take a look.

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00:00Once upon a time at Moseley Old Hall there was a man called Aaron. Hello sir. Hello. Aaron you

00:09work here at the Moseley Old Hall, the National Trust property. Has there been quite a bit of an

00:12investment? Isn't there a bit of family fun? Yeah. What's going on? What's been happening? So lots

00:16of change. So we've recently had what's called Stablecroft Meadow had it completely redeveloped.

00:22So really brand new accessible paths or weather paths which make the area a lot more accessible

00:28to get around. We've planted nearly three and a half thousand new trees as well. Woodland trees,

00:34fruit trees, hedge trees. So just to improve the habitat and the wildlife of the area as well and

00:42just make it easier for people to basically interact with the outdoors. And then in the woodlands we've

00:47had lots of new play equipment as well including our new storytelling chair, climbing frame. In May

00:54as well we're also having a four and a half meter hollowed out log tunnel with windows and doors.

01:01So lots more to explore for the little ones, well kids of all ages really. So yeah come down and check

01:07us out. And you even have at certain times of the year you have a bit of marshmallow kind of melting

01:12on the fire going here don't you? Indeed, very popular. So in this fire pit area here we do marshmallow

01:17toasting throughout the year. And we also have different activities around here as well with our ranger.

01:24So we could do some sort of bushcraft skills etc. So yeah it's a nice little cosy area of the woodlands.

01:31You've heard it here first guys, get yourself down, bring your kids. What's going to be happening here

01:35then? What's these funny bits of metal hoops? What's going on? So this is going to be our brand new

01:40metal arbour. Okay. So it's going to go all the way down to the boardwalk and we're going to carry on

01:46our lovely hedge. So we've planted the right on the left hand side. More hedge is going to go down

01:52the other side and then we're going to train it all the way over. So it'll be a nice little secluded

01:56tunnel. So yeah like a little secret tunnel for the kids to run through. And in the spring as well

02:01it'll be full of blossom as well. So we'll add some more blossom too. Birds eye view we've got a little

02:05hill. What's going on then? So the idea is that eventually when this is all covered in lovely

02:10wildflower, the youngsters can basically get right in the eye view. Ah yeah of course.

02:14So bring them a little bit closer to the wildflower. So we'll come down to that height of what our little

02:21nipple will be. Perfect yeah. So them little bees will be buzzing away on there. Great idea. Right who've

02:28we got guys? We've got Summer. Is that right? Yeah. And what's your names? Harvey and Amber. So you've

02:34come all the way from Manchester, Old Trafford? Yeah. Cool. Have you been here before? Yeah. So it's

02:40changing a bit isn't it? These triangle pyramids weren't here last time were they? No. And that

02:46wasn't there last time. The fire pit. Yeah and there's a lot of trees planted. So what do you,

02:50and the boardwalk at the back, what do you think of what you've seen then? Um it's really cool and

02:55I think it's really positive changes. Good stuff. What about you matey? And I also think that all of this

03:02stuff is better for nature. Yeah. Ah. Ah I've got you. Yeah you know what I didn't think about that.

03:11Yeah might be a new home for them as well. So all around thumbs up yeah? Yeah. Cheers guys.

03:17Well enjoy yourselves. Ta-da. How you doing? Is your name Melody? Yeah. Well that's a good name for

03:22someone playing an instrument in the woods isn't it? That sounds beautiful. And what about these ones?

03:29Do you want to come and show me what these ones do? Yeah. Go on let's hear them.

03:36Ooh. Jingle jangle.

03:46Nothing is to waste here does it Aaron at the National Trust? Nothing at all. Nothing at all.

03:50What's this huge beech tree? Got a little story to it. Go on. Yeah so when we had that really bad weather

03:56just before Christmas storm dara um we lost one of the one of the limbs bigger branch off the tree

04:02um but it had a disease already that we knew about um which meant we basically have to speed up of

04:08getting it down safely yeah um but we thought the best way we could sort of honor the tree is to leave

04:13it where it was originally um but kids have been loving it climbing all over it perfect so this is kind

04:19of the den building bit of the wood isn't it so yeah so this is all the natural woodland play yeah um so

04:25all the play equipment is more towards that side towards the tree hide um but we've kept this

04:30completely natural so kids can build dens run around climb on this big beautiful tree as well

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