What's on

  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:30am - 2:30pm
    Sussex Wildlife Trust
    : Join our bushcraft camp in the woods and learn how to track and trail.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
    Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
    The Parkridge Centre: £1 per badge.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:30am - 2:30pm
    Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
    Potteric Carr Nature Reserve: Delve into Potteric's ponds and find a whole new world under the water.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
    Northumberland Wildlife Trust
    Millfield House, Jesmond Dene: Make your own plaster cast track and follow the trail to identify the different animal tracks
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre, Hawkswood Road, Downham, CM11 1WT: Join our group of young volunteers, aged 11 - 18, and take part in practical conservation work to help manage our reserve. Booking Essential.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:30am - 3:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Fingringhoe Wick Visitor Centre: Could you survive in the woods? Try your hand at the skills you'd need and have a go at woodland crafts too. A drop off and pick up activity for ages 8+. ADVANCED BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Sheffield Wildlife Trust
    : Regular volunteer days on site - come along for a whole day, or join us for an hour.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
    Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
    Gamston Wood: Like being outdoors, making dens and exploring? Join in with our woodland holiday club at Gamston Wood. Bring a drink and a packed lunch.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust
    : Join us for a day of marine discovery.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Bedfords Park Visitor Centre: Find out about the fabulous lives of sharks with shark related games and activities.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Eastwood Road North: A different Living Landscape or Living Seas animal each week for themed fun and adventures. - BOOKING REQUIRED.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
    North Wales Wildlife Trust
    Bull Bay: Join us for our annual Picnic with a porpoise, a relaxing seawatch with your picnic at Bull Bay; a prime location for porpoises and sea birds.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Cumbria Wildlife Trust
    Latterbarrow Nature Reserve: An informal event for those with some knowledge of wildflowers, this workshop will focus on the wide variety of plants that look like yellow dandelions.
  • Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 9:00pm
    Alderney Wildlife Trust
    Environmental Resource Centre (ERC) or nearby venue: Join local naturalists to find out all about moths in Blaenau Gwent. Weather dependent.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013
    Cumbria Wildlife Trust
    : Come along and join the RSPB for an introduction to the birdlife of the Bay and find the mud creatures that they eat.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Visitor Centre: Come along and see what you can catch in our lake. Great fun for the whole family.All equipment supplied. Even if you are a beginner we can show you the ropes, you will learn about all aspects of...
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre, Hawkswood Road, Downham, CM11 1WT: Learn how to create a variety of different floral displays using materials collected from the nature reserve. This event is for children ages 6 years+, and children must be...
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Cheshire Wildlife Trust
    Wigg Island Community Park: Join Nick and the gang from our team at the Trust as we head down to the woods for a week of Forest School – which is way more fun than real school!
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
    Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve: Dip into Dragonfly Pond. Discover the creatures of the deep and the amazing lifecycle of the dragonfly. Create your own dazzling dragonfly mobile.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
    The Parkridge Centre: How many types can you 'spot'? What do they eat? All is revealed as you search for those amaing creatures.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
    Potteric Carr Nature Reserve: It's a minibeast hunt - but not as you know it!
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Fingringhoe Wick Visitor Centre, South Green Road, Fingringhoe: Loads of fun trying out crafts from yesteryear. Suitable for age 7+ Donation £6 per child, children must be accompanied. Booking essential.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:15am - 12:15pm
    Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
    Attenborough Nature Reserve: Join us for some bushcraft in the woods at Attenborough Nature Reserve. Suitable for children aged 8 and above.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:30am - 2:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre: Family Nature Day at Abberton Reservoir.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 9:30am - 2:30pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Eastwood Road North: Come along to Belfairs Park and join in with one our work parties. No experience needed, guidance and tools provided. Varied tasks on and around the reserve.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    Sheffield Wildlife Trust
    Carbrook Ravine: Fancy being Ray Mears? Join us at Carbrook Ravine to try your hand at some bushcraft activities.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Visitor Centre: Come and bounce around on inflatables! Why not bring a picnic and spend the whole day, loads to see and do. Fun for the whole family. £3.00 under 5 years and £5.00 for over 5 years height restrictions...
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 11:00am - 3:30pm
    Kent Wildlife Trust
    Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Dymchurch Rd: Join in a day of marine activities, including making a 3D fish to take home and finding out about the creatures that live on our beaches.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:30pm
    Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
    Whistlestop Centre, Matlock Bath Railway Station: Discover the differences between bugs and beetles, and find as many bugs as you can in our timed challenges!
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Bedfords Park Visitor Centre: Create works of art using seashells including a seashell picture frame to take home with you.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
    Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
    Potteric Carr Nature Reserve: Try out some of the techniques we use to find different, colourful and exciting insects!
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Kent Wildlife Trust
    Bough Beech Visitor Centre, Winkhurst Green, Ide Hill: Pond dipping and wildlife games, arts and crafts. Indoor and outdoor activities ideal for all ages.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 10:30am - 4:00pm
    Sussex Wildlife Trust
    : The long days of summer are here but what do you do with the children during the holidays? Why not come down to the Pump Barn at the Seven Sisters Country Park and join in our fun summer activities.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre, Hawkswood Road, Downham, CM11 1WT: Start your evening with a Guided Garden walk at RHS Hyde Hall. Let your senses experience the fantastic evening flora that attracts insects for bats to feast on. 6pm start at...
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
    Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon lane: Booking essential Join us on the reserve for a fantastic night exploring the world of bats - also do a fun bat craft
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Bedfords Park Visitor Centre: Be part of Bedfords Park new nature club! Do you enjoy being outdoors and want to learn more about nature? Explore the outdoors at night with different activities each session.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 8:30pm - 11:30pm
    Cumbria Wildlife Trust
    Marsh Street: Come along to the Green Heart Den community garden in Barrow to find out what flies about by night.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 8:30pm - 11:30pm
    Cumbria Wildlife Trust
    Marsh Street: Come along to the Green Heart Den community garden in Barrow to find out what flies about by night.
  • Friday, 9 August 2013 - 8:00pm - 11:59pm
    Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
    Hartwells Barn, Brill, Bucks: Come along to this drop-in event led by a bat expert. We'll use bat detectors on a walkabout to 'hear', and maybe see, bats. We'll also take a look at the beautiful moths that fly into the capture-...
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
    Vine House Farm: Join farmer Nicholas Watts MBE for a tour of the conservation award winning Vine House Farm followed by a delicious barbecue.
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre: Scan the skies with us in search of birds of prey
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
    Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
    Brandon Marsh Nature Centre: A session for adult beginners: Creatures you can find in the wildlife pond at Brandon Marsh. Why should the kids have all the fun?
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Ulster Wildlife
    Glenarm Nature Reserve, Glenarm: Be part of the country's biggest moth event!
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Durham Wildlife Trust
    North Road, Seaham: Come and celebrate National Marine Week by exploring the rockpools at Seaham Hall Beach.
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
    Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
    Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows: Become a knight or princess and join us on a quest to find damselflies and dragonflies while completing tasks along the way!
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 12:30pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Fingringhoe Wick Visitor Centre, South Green Road, Fingringhoe: Find out how the first paints were made and have a go making your own. An experimental session for beginners, suitable for adults and ages 12+. Donation £15 per person, children must...
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
    : Do you know the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly? Ideal beginners' course. Led by naturalist Mike Averill
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Essex Wildlife Trust
    Tollesbury Wick Nature Reserve: Join Maldon & South Woodham Ferrers Local Group us to view the evidence of over 2000 years of the history of Tollesbury Wick and the surrounding coast, with well-known local historian Stephen Nunn.
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 3:30pm
    Cumbria Wildlife Trust
    Heysham Nature Reserve: Join Jason Smalley at the Heysham Nature Reserve to learn basic practical techniques to get the best wildlife images from your camera and in the afternoon, explore the reserve and put these techniques into practice.
  • Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
    Kent Wildlife Trust
    : Learn more about the butterflies and their habitats from an expert.