health and wellbeing?This is the question that The National Trust, along with The University Of Surrey and the Surrey Wildlife Trust are seeking the answer to with their recently launched three-year research project, The Birdsong Project.In 2010

1. Get scrunching at the National Arboretum at Westonbirt in the Cotswolds, full of colour from late September to November. The Japanese maples in particular astound, with their multicoloured patchwork of colour. From October 25–29 you can discover

harvest whilst everyone enjoys locally sourced homemade soup and refreshments.The Alternative Village FeteOctober 15,16Join in a very different type of village gathering this autumn at Tattershall Castle in Lincolnshire as part of the National Trust's Dark

family show.Halloween trail October 27–31Step into a real-life ghost town and marvel at the long abandoned Victorian slate workshops at the National Slate Museum, Llyn Padarn. Look out for that most macabre of creatures, the black bat, which is likely

the Pembrokshire Coast National Park Rangers for an exploration of nature and wildlife within the woods at the Colby Woodland Garden. Indoor crafting activities will also be on offer for creative types.Llandudno Fireworks DisplayNovember 5A spectacular pyrotechnic

of wild activities.Halloween SkiesOctober 24Those who are afraid of the dark may wish to avoid this special celestial event at The National Maritime Museum. Sit back and relax as an astronomer from the Royal Observatory guides you through the night sky

Beaches, sand dunes and pine woods make up the stunning coastline nature reserve at Formby, situated between Liverpool and Southport. Star attractions The endangered red squirrel is the VIP around these parts. With ripe pinecones their morsel of choice, the peaceful pine woodland...

-mâché monster mask making session at Make It Glasgow.A Halloween HappeningOctober 22The National Museum Of Costume in Dumfries will be playing host to this ghoulish guided tour where a ghostly presence can be found lurking around every corner.Air And Scare

into big muddy puddles rather than doing it themselves. A Natural Childhood report commissioned by the National Trust, found that fewer than one in ten children regularly play in wild places compared to half a generation ago, while a third have never

-tingling spooky story then sink your fangs into some devilishly delicious nibbles in the café at The Yorkshire Museum Of Farming, Murton Park.Spooky SpidersOctober 28Get to grips with the creepy crawly creatures who lurk within The Moors National Park Centre