From tall tales to making a nestbox, it's a packed month at Castle Espie
The breeding season is upon us and your garden birds will be searching for suitable nest sites! Castle Espie have a whole lot on offer this half term so why not drop in to make your very own bird box to take home and put in your garden and hopefully give some fluffy chicks their first home! You will receive expert one-to-one instruction to help you complete your box. There is nothing quite matches the fun of making your very own nest box and watching on a daily basis as a pair of birds make their nest and raise their family in your own garden.
So come along to our popular annual drop-in nest box building workshop on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February between 12 noon and 4pm. Suitable for all ages from toddlers to the retired. If you would like to keep your bird box a small charge of £5 will be applied to cover the cost of the materials.
Our award-winning wetland reserve and visitor centre has something to keep all the family entertained and your little ones will enjoy our funniest storyteller in the history of storytelling with lots of tales from the animal kingdom. So join us at Everything’s Going Quackanory on Friday 17th to Monday 20th February 11am, 11.30pmm 12.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm. Craft activities will be running from 11-4pm so why not make a bird, butterfly, or moth and race them against each other. For those of a more reflective/bookish nature - why not make a simple ‘birdy’ book mark.
Regular events at Castle Espie
Duck tales - What whistles and doesn't quack? Find out more about the fascinating birds in our captive collection. A perfect time to witness the collective birds in their finest beauty (Every Saturday and Sunday at 12noon & 2pm). Birdwatch Morning (Thursday 23rd February 10.30am) Join Dot Blakely our resident expert, to find out more about birds in and around the grounds. Everyone welcome, but as any of the regulars will tell you, if you come out for a birdwatch walk with Dot, it might take longer then an hour, you might see or hear birds in the woods that you didn’t know about, and you will really enjoy your lunch when you get back to the centre.
All events are included in the cost of admission. For more information about WWT Castle Espie, please visit wwt.org.uk/castleespie, email maeve.curran@wwt.org.uk or call 028 9174 146. Follow us on Twitter @WWcastleespie.
Become a WWT member when you visit and not only will you get your entrance fee refunded, but you can then enjoy great days out for a full 12 months for FREE. Our centre is open 364 days a year and with annual family membership only £66 for two adults and up to six children (or just £5.50 a month, plus a free book for joining by Direct Debit) it ‘pays for itself’ after just three visits.
Members also receive an exclusive quarterly magazine, Waterlife, which keeps you up to date on what’s going on at all nine WWT UK wetland centres and has information about WWT’s exciting conservation projects saving species from extinction and caring for important wetlands around the world.
Ask a member of staff or visit http://www.wwt.org.uk/become-a-member/ for details.
