Enjoy wild family fun at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
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| Pond dipping at BMW - Austin Morley |
Families visiting RSPB Burton
Mere Wetlands this spring half-term can expect a fun-filled, wild day
out.
Now the long winter is finally
over, staff at the nature reserve are bringing the popular pond
dipping kits out of hibernation, ready for visitors to discover the weird
and wonderful creatures making their
homes in the old fishponds.
The reserve, on the Dee
Estuary, is also launching its new Wildlife Explorer backpacks, which
contain everything from a magnifying glass and a pair of binoculars to a
pooter - a special collecting tube which
visitors can use to catch
small insects and examine them more closely. Complete with identification guides and tips
on where to find things, there s
everything families need to get closer to nature and learn more about what
makes Burton Mere Wetlands such a special home for wildlife.
Dan Trotman, Visitor
Development Officer for RSPB Dee Estuary reserves, said: Pond dipping was a very popular family
activity here last summer, with all sorts of
fascinating minibeasts being fished out.
The new Wildlife Explorer
backpacks encourage families to explore the rest of the nature trails and
enable you to get up close and personal with the wildlife, from
woodlice to wood mice if you re lucky.
The stunning bluebell carpet
along the Gorse Covert trail will still be at its best and there will
be chicks hatching left, right and centre our first avocets and lapwings
hatched this week.
Both activities are available
to collect from Saturday 25 May during the visitor reception opening
hours. There is no need to book in advance and the activities are
free of charge for RSPB members. The normal admission price of 6 per family applies to non-members, with an additional charge of 2.50 per pond dipping kit or Wildlife
Explorer backpack.
For more information on the
reserve and its activities, please call the reserve on 0151 353 8478, or
check out the website
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