Wild Half Term

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Wild Half Term

Half Term Activities

Here's our pick of the top ideas to enjoy this half term!  Our wildlife friends will be very grateful for everything you do to protect them.

1. Come and say hello to Willoughby the hedgehog and pick up a Nature Activity book

Join us at Grebe House in Verulamium Park, St Albans, and visit our Wildlife Garden. We will have Willoughby (a giant willow weaved hedgehog) there and plenty of children's activity guides to give away. 

Get directions

2. Make your own bird feeder

As the autumn draws to a close, many of our native birds, such as Robins and Blue Tits will struggle to find food. We can give them a helping hand by creating bird feeders.

Learn how to make a bird feeder

3. Become a leaf detective on a half term nature walk

Join us on 26th and 27th October at 11am - 3pm for a guided walk in Panshanger Park. Activities include a spotter guide for identifying fallen leaves, autumn scavenger hunt and autumn themed crafts. 

Find out more

4. Help save the hedgehogs

Learn all about hedgehogs and what you can do to help them in your gardens by reading this handy guide. 

Learn how to save the hedgehogs

5. Send us your Wild Snaps!

Get practising for the Under 16s category of next year's Wild Snaps photography competition. Take a walk in any of our nature reserves and snap what you see, then share these snaps with us by tagging us and using the hashtag #WildSnaps.

Find a local nature reserve

6. Build a Bug Mansion

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

Show me how to build a bug mansion

7. Have a plastic free Halloween

Halloween is often a great time for spooky family fun, but unfortunately it is often full of plastic. Help wildlife and nature by reducing plastic use this Halloween.

Show me how to go plastic free

Big Wild Walk. Logo overlaid on cartoon image of people walking in nature.

24-30th October

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