Kids get to go wild for free at Exeter park
Devon Wildlife Trust invites families to go wild on Wednesdays throughout August at a popular Exeter park.
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Kids’ zone: Activities & places to go
Ideas to help you get your kids to go wild! On this page are suggestions for places to visit, events to attend, rainy day games and educational activities
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The mass of white, frothy blossom on a wild cherry is a sight to behold. Planted as an ornamental tree, it also grows wild in woods and hedges. Its red fruits are the edible cherries we know and…
Wild angelica
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Wild strawberry
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Wild carrot
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.
Wild thyme
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.