Events and activities
Come and enjoy an activity on Dartmoor with the Rangers as part of the Ranger Ralph Club!
The Ranger Ralph Club is open to all children between the ages of 5-12 years and is ideal for the young nature enthusiast in your family.
Ranger Ralph meets on a regular basis and each activity is safely led by a Dartmoor National Park Ranger. The club runs up to twelve outdoor events per year. These are all free to attend once you are a member.
If you live locally, or are coming to Dartmoor when an event is on, why not book and join in. Remember to bring your membership card!
Booking is essential for these activities as numbers are limited. These events are for Ranger Ralph Club members only.
Saturday 10 October - 10.00-12.00
Ranger Ralph to the Rescue - Visit to North Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team
Join the North Dartmoor Search & Rescue team to learn about the various vehicles and types of equipment they use when they receive a callout to assist lost, missing or injured people on the moor.
There will be opportunity to get involved with stretcher carrying and acting as the casualty .You can also experience sitting in a range of their important vehicles, plus wearing and testing other equipment.
Meet at Unit 3, Hameldown Road, Okehampton, EX20 1UB,which is off the B3260 and accessed via Beardown Road. What3Words:///warms.slugs.silly
This event can host 20 children plus adults.
Bookings taken from 21 September. PLACES STILL AVAILABLE.
Sunday 8 November – 3.00pm – 5.30pm
Build your own Bat Box
Come along and build your very own bat box to take home and put up around your house or garden!
Led by Ranger Luke, this hands-on session will show you how to assemble a bat box from timber, creating a safe and cosy place for our local bat species to rest and roost.
Once the boxes are assembled, there’ll be a chance to name and decorate them before we head out on a short walk to explore the best places to hang a bat box. We’ll learn what makes a good location and how to give our furry flying friends the best possible home.
And, as the evening draws in, we might even be lucky enough to hear or spot a bat or two while we’re out exploring!
Meet at Postbridge Village Hall, on the B3212 between Moretonhampstead and Two Bridges, PL20 6SY.
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Parking and toilets available.
Bookings taken from 19 October.
Please book by telephoning 01626 831080. Please note that we are often out on the moors so may not answer immediately but do leave a message and we will get back to you on our return. Alternatively, you can send an email to education@dartmoor.gov.uk
Bookings are only taken from three weeks before each event. If, for any reason ,you find you cannot make the event, please call and cancel. This will give other people the opportunity to book.
Sorry, but we do not allow dogs on our Ranger Ralph events.