WITH nature bursting into life, it’s the best time of year to connect kids with wildlife.
It costs nothing to head into the great outdoors, where you will find rich pickings for curious minds.
Go wild with these ideas.
WING IT: With butterflies on the rise at this time of year, head out on sunny days to see how many you can spot.
Look for yellow brimstones, distinctive red admirals and the stunning peacocks, with orange-red wings and markings like eyes.
You can use Butterfly Conservation’s spotter sheets at butterfly-conservation.org to tick off what you see and keep count.
FLOWER POWER: You won’t have to walk far to find wildflowers now.
Head to woodlands and other shady spots to see carpets of stunning bluebells.
Look out for yellow clusters of primroses and celandines in hedgerows.
Encourage kids to draw and identify the flowers they find.
For easy foraging, seek wild garlic with its distinctive star-shaped white flowers to use in salads and soups.
GRASS HALF-FULL: No Mow May is Plantlife’s annual campaign urging everyone to pack away the lawnmower, let wildflowers grow and help nature.
Why not start a week early?
It’s a great way to encourage nature into your own garden. Get little ones inspired by printing out free colouring sheets at plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay.
Then, as the grass begins to grow, get them outside to explore.
SCREEN TIME: Keeping kids off tablets and phones isn’t always easy, so combine screentime with a nature-snapping photo walk.
You can take pictures of flowers, buds, vibrant leaves or knobbly bark.
For snaps of butterflies, bees, caterpillars and , the most patient photographers will be rewarded.
You can download a photo walk guide from Butterfly Conservation.
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