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Wildlife Festival 2013 Plymouth
Saturday 27 April 2013
10am-4pm
Plymouth City Centre
Free event
Exhibits include
- Nestbox building and advice on where to put your nest box in your garden.
- 'Get Devon Buzzing' campaign stall. Learn all about the humble bumblebee and make paper flowers
- DWT and Wembury Marine Centre will provide marine-themed crafts.
- Find out all about fun outdoor and wildlife activities to do with the South West Lakes Trust
- Learn about sharks in British waters with The Shark Trust
- Find out more about the conservation work of the Living Coasts zoo.
- Enjoy wildlife kids craft with DWT's Exeter Local Group, Devon Mammal Group and Devon Reptile & Amphibian Group
- Meet the underwater robot with the Plymouth Marine Institute!
- DWT's Barnstaple and District Local Group reveal the hidden secrets of the Culm grasslands.
- Devon Churches Green Action will get your taste buds buzzing with a honey tasting
- Devon Doctors will have a special display promoting the benefits of being in the outdoors to our health
- Learn how to increase biodiversity in your garden with Exmoor Zoo and their craft activities
- OPAL (Plymouth University) help you get 'hands on' with creepy crawlies in their leaf litter trays
- Discover Devon's underwater world through crafts and activities with National Marine Aquarium
- Buglife help us to Get Devon Buzzing with bee hotel-making, bee-friendly planting and more
- Devon Biodiversity Records Centre (DBRC) will be there for you to chat to about all the different types of ancient trees that you've seen in your area of Plymouth.
- Tideford Organics will have a display in support of our 'Get Devon Buzzing' Bee Campaign
- The Devon Bird of Prey Centre show the importance of these magnificent birds by allowing you to get up close and personal with live birds of prey
- Get into the (Marine) zone and see all kinds of marine artefacts including live seaweed with the Marine Biological Association of the UK
- Other exhibitors to follow soon
Come along for a wild day with your family!
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Last year's Wildlife Festival 2012 Exeter
See what happened at last year's festival and watch the video here
