Hazelborough Wood, Northamptonshire These are tranquil ancient woodlands where deer and even badgers live. So roll out your blanket and enjoy a picnic while you watch and wait. Thetford Forest, Norfolk This tall pine forest is home to a wide variety

might find a spider, slug, snail or beetle.5. Download an activity sheet from the Woodland Trust’s  Nature Detectives site to discover a plethora of nature activities for any season. More green living from Junior:The best foods to buy organic

1. Find a large tree and choose a point from which to measure it at around four to five feet from the ground, ensuring you choose a part of the tree that is not significantly thicker or thinner than the rest of the trunk.2. Using a soft and flexible tape measure, measure the girt...

Centre in Wiltshire for exciting performances, and drama workshops. Sand SculptureAugust 21Enter a family treasure hunt on Porthcurno beach, Cornwall, then get digging for Porthcurno Telegraph Museum's annual sandcastle competition.Woodland Magic

in The Printhaus Workshops. Have a go at printing your own monster motif T-shirts, posters and bags, plus comedian Dan Mitchell will be on hand to assist children with beastly mask-making fun. Wild Woodland ActivitiesOctober 24–26Prepare to get muddy as you join

activity day. Children can go on woodland discovery walks, try to spot The Gruffalo and take part in art & craft activities. August 4–11Maiden City FestivalThis week-long celebration of diversity in Northern Ireland is sure to have an exciting event to suit

seasonal beauty will be supplemented by a range of activities for all of the family.Robin Hood PageantOctober 29–30Pull on your green tights and brush up on your archery skills for this year’s Robin Hood Pageant at Nottingham Castle. The ancestral home

and ghostly apparitions lit only by eerie Victorian gaslights. Families should come dressed in a spooky costume to enhance the atmosphere at this open-air walk through museum of victorian village life.Family Activities for HalloweenOctober 29–30Creepy crawly

their wares. Local authors will also be giving talks throughout the day.Medieval Dressing UpOctober 23–31Sort the princes from the paupers at Beeston Castle and Woodland Park, Cheshire with a day of dressing up in medieval finery. Aspiring nobility can try

from every angle and to explore the park’s hills, woodland, lakes and formal gardens, making exciting discoveries around every corner...Not many people know this, but… The estate on which the park is built was once owned by the rather eccentric Sir