SCORES of children had the chance to explore nature as they enjoyed a winter walk around the site of a historic manor farm.

Cogges Manor Farm, in Witney, invited families to take part in a variety of activities for three days over half term.

The venue, run by a charitable trust, offered storytelling, gingerbread man making, puppet making and three winter walks.

Director Colin Shone said: "It was really good. We had hundreds and hundreds of people coming in and had to extra storytelling sessions because of the demand.

"We also had our winter walks, where children walked around the site and collected things to make a journey stick to remind them of their experience.

"We had some people coming in one day and then coming back for the next day's activities so they must have been enjoying it."

Families on the winter walks were led by Dave Laithwaite, who pointed out signs of the season and animal tracks.

They made journey sticks, which involved attaching found items to a stick to help them remember what they saw during the walk.

Mr Shone said he enjoyed being able to reconnect with the community.

He said: "People are always looking for things to do at half term.

"Cogges is usually closed for the winter months but it's good to remind people we're here and get things ready for the new season.

"When we're closed over the winter we miss people so it's good to touch base with people we haven't seen for a while."

The manor farm will reopen its doors for the new season on March 18.

For more visit cogges.org.uk