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

including hundreds of bird species, exotic butterflies and vibrant flowers to stimulate your child’s imagination.As well as providing an opportunity for families to discover our native wildlife, the RSPB plays a crucial role in protecting Britain’s birds

Plants to chooseTouch Children love the soft, woolly texture of Stachys byzantina (Iamb's ears), and stipa tenuissima (soft grass) feels quite feathery.Sight Fuchsias are bright and vivid and children adore popping the flower buds. Pansies, daisies

Standing proud in a sprawling 600 acre site, Westonbirt Arboretum is home to one of the worlds finest collections of trees and shrubs, or as we like to think of them, V.I.T’s (very important trees)Many rare and exotic species from every corner of the globe await discovery within ...

Matchstick Garden £1.75 for a book of ten from the Design Museum Shop Each stick has a seed in the tip to grow herbs or wild flowers.

During summer holidays at Nonsuch Bay resort in Antigua, young Swallows and Amazons can spend a day on an island. Young guests will build a fort with flotsam, hunt for buried treasure and construct a raft using dry cactus flower stems. A seven

flowers, or even peering into a transparent toilet, your child is sure to find something to tickle her fancy.Family X-Factor Even the youngest of visitors is catered for. In the Desert Discovery, non-walkers can kick back in the soft and padded environs

:Meats:Beef, Chicken, PorkDairy:Milk, Cheese, ButterFruit and Vegetables:Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Tomatoes, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Grapes, Celery, Potatoes, SpinachMore green living from Junior:Growing vegetables with your childHow to grow a wild flower garden

perhaps don’t bank on a lifetime supply of fresh guacamole, just an enjoyable gardening project. More green living from Junior:How to grow a wild flower gardenThe best foods to buy organic

for small creatures and birds.3. Make a compost heap Compost is not only great for recycling and for the soil, but also as shelter for useful creatures like the slug-hunting slow worm.4. Sow a wild flower meadow Or you can just allow a patch of grass to grow