National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne - 11am - 4pm
A fantastic day of activities is lined up to celebrate all things 'boggy' without having to get your feet wet:
- Study peat samples taken from a local bog, which holds the secrets to 10,000 years of local history
- Make a print of pollen grains seen in the peat core
- Discover how we can all help our peat bogs by using peat-free compost
- Listen to storytellers bring to life the early people who lived around the bogs
- Have a go at making a clay pot or a shale pendant using prehistoric technologies
- Listen to talks about the fascinating history and ecology of bogs.
For further information please contact Isabel Macho, Biodiversity Officer at Carmarthenshire County Council on 01558 825390.
The Carmarthenshire Bogs Project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
