A little Magic in the Air

The School Holiday Winter 4 Seasons Learnscapes program is over for this year and a great time was had by all who came along.

After spending time with us our Rainforest Fairy Queen flew off to visit the other rainforests but she will be returning in Spring when we celebrate the Equinox and Faery Festival Day. So all faerys and fairies mark your calendar and have your wings ready to fly in for a visit. There will be more stories to tell, plus...... Miss Lilly Pilly will have wands and other things to make and there will be a host of fairy
things to do!!!

Please Note:  We are closing for the next 2 weeks and taking the opportunity to repair our flood damaged driveway ready for the Spring season.

Our Spring Equinox weekend is 21-22 September 2013. Saturday is a special celebration of the Equinox with Vikki Cunningham. Sunday the 22 September is the day for Fairies. Come in your fairy clothes or join a workshop. More details posted later.
Mark your calendars for the Opening  of Fire Fly Magic 16 November. Costumes mandatory. Bookings essential.We'll be keeping you posted in advance of this extraordinary season and you won't want to miss this experience.

Lots to do these holidays

Want something to keep the kids occupied over the holidays?   Our July School Holiday program is now available – details are on our Program page  - it's a great way to keep the kids occupied and away from the telly during the school holiday break.

Also beginning in July…..
We’re inviting FAIRIES – yes, that’s right, FAIRIES – to join us on Wednesday’s from the 10th of   Rainforest Queen will be arriving at 12.30 on July 10th and we’ll be having Fairy Storytelling at 1pm and 2pm  with Miss Lilly Pilly Queen.  And of course, we encourage our fairies to take a Rainforest Walk while they’re here and meet some new friends.
July.   Fairies of any age are welcome to visit and we encourage all of them to come in costume.   Our

Mark your calendar for our  FAIRY FESTIVAL DAY on Sunday 22nd September 2013.

Tranquility Exhibition ~ Sculpture in the Greens. 

EXHIBITION NOW CLOSED

The Forest is thrilled to be offering it's Tranquility exhibition as part of this year's Sculpture in the Greens -  an annual arts and cultural exhibition on the Central Coast, now in it's 37th year. 

This year, the Forest is featuring forms in nature from 5 selected artists including:

•  Dandelions by Al Phemister, recently exhibited in the Sydney Botanical Gardens Arts Exhibition 
• Splash by Louise Steer 
• And work by local artist Emilia Krumm under tutorship with Col Henry.

For those wishing to view the sculptures and picnic in the park without undertaking the 5 km rainforest trail, there is a special discount entry price of $10/adult.

This is the second sculpture exhibition in the Forest. Floodfest 2011, being the first, was a collaboration between the community, musicians and sculptors



 The Exhibition is open now and runs until 26 May 2013.

Fairies in the Forest

A FOREST FULL OF FAIRIES!

Sunday 21st April 11am - 2pm DATE CHANGED TO 22ND SEPTEMBER

Bet you didn't think you'd find THESE in our beautiful Forest of Tranquility? But there you go ... all sorts of surprises await you here....and this month we expect to find fairies making an appearance!

Get dressed up as your favourite Fairy and come and play with us at Fairyland.   
Make a magic wand - take a magic forest fairy walk and hear fairy stories. 

BYO picnic lunch and drinks or buy cold drinks and Rainbow Icecreams $1.50 and of course - it wouldn't be fairyland without Fairyfloss too, would it?  

NOTE:  Bookings essential to reserve a place and to be able to meet our visiting Fairies for the Day.

Cost is $10 a Person/Fairy (+$5/Wand) and only $10 Gate entrance fee

BONUS DRAW:

Go into a Free Pass draw to Firefly Magic for all Fairy Costumes on the Day (1x Adult + 1x Child)

Just Another Lazy Sunday

Soapbox Sunday  31st March ....

& EASTER EGG HUNT

Soapbox Sunday is a Community Day of relaxation, sharing, learning, outdoors fun, a rainforest walk, music, a picnic or bring a plate to share for a 1pm lunch.  It's a great opportunity to meet and make new friends.  Because this month, Soapbox Sunday falls on Easter Sunday, we're adding to the fun with an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.   

Program of Activities

11:00 am - 12 noon -  Ukulele lesson with Whistle Hill Studios- instruction for beginners - learn the basics and come away playing a song. Bring a Ukulele. Just $10 for the class. Email whistlehillstudios@gmail.com to book a place or turn up and take pot luck!

You also need to pay the Soapbox Sunday Special Park Entry Fee of $10. This enables you to walk the rainforest and join in shared lunch and afternoon jam. Bring a plate of food to share.   Note you only pay the Special Soapbox Sunday Park Entry once on the day.
You can attend as many workshops as you like that day.  Each workshop has it's own fee and some are free.  Refer to program of activities.

11:30 am - Bugs Beautiful Bugs - Jeannie Lawson takes you on a guided tour walking the park to find out what the bugs are doing - find out their secrets. Cost $10.

1pm Lunch - meet each other and bring  lunch to share. If you prefer not to share due to special dietary requirements or sit quietly by the creek that's ok too!

1:30 pm - 2:30pm Workshop and Guided Tour with Jeannie looking at bush foods and natural plant remedies. Cost $10.

2pm Musical Jam. Bring your instruments. Free.

Note: Free Park Entry for Rainforest Friends and Whistle Hill Club Members on Soapbox Sunday.This year we have workshops on Platypus and their food the Water Bugs, Permaculture Seasonal Observations, Drawing and Painting in Nature as well as musical Sunday afternoons and Saturday Summer Evenings. 

Back to Nature

Now that Christmas is over, you may need a place to wind down from the season's stress and chill out.   Here at the Forest is a perfect space to get back to the simple things;

• the feel of the earth beneath your feet
• the breeze as it stirs the leaves on the trees
• the call of nature - it's magnificent bird life, the frogs, the crickets, the abundance of living creatures living in the rainforest

It's the place where you can hear your heartbeat, get away from the hustle and bustle of a busy world, and reconnect with your inner self.  And there's plenty of trees, providing lots of shady spots to shelter from the summer sun. 

A perfect day's retreat!  Come join us over the next couple of days.

Our January School Holiday Program begins next week and we've got some excellent workshops and walks to keep the kids [and yourself] interested over the break.  Check these out on our Program page  - and please remember to Book for the workshops.

This coming Sunday is our Soapbox Sunday - with ukulele workshop, muso's jam session, and more on offer.  Pack a picnic lunch and hang out with Whistle Hill Studios for the afternoon.  You can find out more about them here:  Whistle Hill Studios

We look forward to seeing you here very soon.

'Tis the Season

LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIREFLIES 2012

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT 22/12 - WITH EMAIL BOOKINGS ONLY

Please send an email to fireflies@forestoftranquility.com and we will confirm booking on Friday AFTER our weekly firefly and weather check.

Although we've seen a few out during the week, they are not as spectacular as we have seen in MID Season.  There'll be high temperatures Friday - Sunday, so we may just  get a final showing.

We suggest you bring a raincoat in case of rain as we are a bio-climatic rainforest however the fireflies will come out in the rain - we just cannot predict how many  will come out each night.

The forest opens from 6pm - 9pm Fri-Sun and this is the only time you can take a self-guided forest walk now to see this natural Light Spectacular.  Remember to bring your torch and bushwalking shoes though because the fireflies only come out at dusk.   

In December, dusk settles at around 8.20pm so we suggest that you arrive at 6pm, take a daylight walk in the forest, come back and have your picnic under the pergolas or on the grass, then pack everything back in your car, collect your torch and be ready to walk back in for the light show on dusk.

  

Oh, and there's a bonus too!  This is the peak time to hear the "frog chorus" in full voice each night as well.

We look forward to seeing you for our last weekend of our 2012 Firefly Season.  If you missed out this year - send us an email and we'll add you to our mailing list for next year's event.

Open to the Public: Saturday & Sunday, NSW Public Holidays & School Holidays 11am - 4pm.

Firefly Season Mid Nov -Mid Dec 6 - 9pm. Tipi Group Bookings up to 20 : 5pm - 10am

Group Bookings: Open 7 Days - Schools - Seniors - Excursions - Groups Events - Private Parties & Functions

We are a bioclimatic rainforest and can experience weather changes daily. Last entry 2 hours prior to closing

Phone: (02) 4362 1855 | Email: info@forestoftranquility.com | www.forestoftranquility.com

Forest of Tranquility - Australian Rainforest Sanctuary has recently been acquired by new owners. We are endeavouring to update the facilities and walking tracks throughout the Sanctuary. The facilities are available for group bookings 7 days with prior arrangement with management.