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A fun take on a scavenger hunt. Find the natural items your family members have found before you, using only their photo to guide you.

An active, outdoor memory game with a difference.

Find a tree and with crayons and paper rub the bark to make some amazing creations and explore the wonderful textures of nature

With your family explore a wild place and see what treasures you can scavenge

Use natural materials from your garden or local green space to make homes for animals and learn about native species and their habitats

Use your hands and imagination to create muddy faces in your garden, local green spaces or favourite wild place

As a family discover what is living in your garden or local green space and improve your survey skills

Inspired by the works of Andy Goldsworthy make amazing creations out of natural materials and learn about leaving no trace

Take a look at our guide to local butterfly species, designed by our countryside apprentice Ross

Explore nature and use your imagination to create your very own stickman

With your family and comfy blanket go and find your calm in nature by immersing yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of the wild around you

Try your hand at making bird food hoops using some ingredients found in your home, you can hang them up in your garden to attract birds and watch them from a distance enjoying your tasty creation

Challenge your family to this 12 question true or false quiz on slugs, snails and worms and learn about these fascinating creatures

Some of the most engaging and entertaining activities are the simplest. Children love to play with a stick and will use their imaginations to make up games. Let them use their creativity or set them a challenge

Test your family with this true or false 15 question quiz on British Wildlife

Test the whole family's memory and observation skills with this fun funding game

Minibeasts may be crawly but that doesn't mean they're creepy! Explore the hidden places in you garden or green space and find out what little creatures may be hiding there

Using natural materials and drawing inspiration from famous landmarks see how tall you can build a tower

Make your own woodland crown and become a ruler of the woodland realm for the day

Fun facts about insects!

Get your kids inspired to put pen to paper following a short family walk. What words about sounds, sights, smells and textures in nature can they weave into a fun poem?

Is it made by nature or made by man? Check out the factsheet to find out more and identify the materials around you.

Our river habitats were safe and diverse but the introduction of non-native invasive species has had a devastating impact. Invasive non-native species are thought to be one of the biggest threats to global biodiversity, second only to habitat loss. Along our rivers these plants can take over, reducing biodiversity, eroding riverbanks and increasing flood risk. Some plants
are also dangerous to touch .Via Heritage Lottery Fund and Environment Agency funding, this educational book has been produced by Medway Valley Countryside Partnership as part of their Past Plants, Future Flora project. The book is intended to be inspiring and promote a general appreciation for nature whilst also telling the tale of how invasive plant life has spread. Raising awareness of this issue reduces the risk of injury with regards to some plants and helps Medway Valley Countryside Partnership
decrease the spread of invasive species.

Hard copies are also available at a cost of £3, please contact Andrea.Griffiths@kent.gov.uk .

Have those pesky goblins been in your garden or park again eating all the flowers and leaving none for the bees? We have the perfect solution, make them a bowl of soup so they will be too full up to eat anything else

This is another fun finding game where you need to explore nature and collect items which match the colour matching sheets (or make your own)

Many people dislike nettles because of their painful sting, but did you know that in Britain nettles are one of the most important native plants for wildlife.
See more interesting facts and word search , then go out and see how many nettles you can find

You may be unaware, but Kent is one of the most important areas for our remaining bumblebee species, with 22 of the 24 found here. Here's an activity showing you how to make a home for them in your garden

An insect themed game of charades best played outside in teams of 2 or more