1. Collect nuts, berries and pinecones to look for signs of feeding. Follow any trails of food and try to identify which animals have been nibbling on them.2. Find a quiet spot in your local woodland to sit and listen to the sounds of the local

-jumbo, but the ability to identify our emotions as well as read others is a vital skil first mooted by the father of evolution, Charles Darwin.He stressed the importance of emotional expression for survival. So how do you approach the delicate matter of feelings

of birds including red crossbills, goldfinches and woodlarks. There’s also red deer, roe deer and muntjac deer. Wood of Cree, Dumfries & GallowayThe largest ancient woodland in southern Scotland, this area has woodpeckers, owls and buzzards as well as three

Strolling through a meadow on a warm day in search of brilliant poppies, delicate daisies and such colourfully named varieties as Bacon and Eggs and Scarlet Pimpernels is a wonderful adventure. Indeed, the fun of identifying wild flowers can

times. It's worth investing in a book to help you identify different types of trees - we like A little Guide To Trees by Charlotte Voake (Eden Project Books, £7.99) or Nature Guide Trees by DK Publishing (£9.99) - then you can go on a treasure hunt

the site.The easiest way to explore the mountains is on an organised jeep safari. Children love these as the off-road sections are something of a thrill ride and the guides are incredibly knowledgeable – ours could identify every herb, bird, plant

. The Parque das Nações on the northeastern riverfront has the Oceanarium, the largest aquarium in Europe, home to 25,000 fish, birds and mammals, and is strikingly designed with a two-storey aquarium that features wildlife from across the globe. Travel from

For any designer, the moment one of your designs becomes an immediately identifiable signature is a defining one. From the intertwined Chanel Cs to the zigzag of a Missoni stripe, from the prancing polo pony of Ralph Lauren to the stirrup buckle