Family Activities

Family visiting the Westhay Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, June 2011 - Paul Harris/2020VISION

Wilder Youth (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/get-involved/wilder-youth)

Education and Schools (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/get-involved/young-people/wilder-schools)

Home and Garden (https://www.somersetwildlife.org/get-involved/at-home)

Discover your wild side

We are passionate about inspiring children and young people to love and care for wildlife and wild places. We want to support you in making your children's lives a little bit wilder, through activities, events, groups and play.

Children and adult are happier and healthier when they’re connected to nature.

A teenage girl is looking for birds through binoculars, over a field surrounded by trees

Take part in Citizen Science

Find out more

Family at Westhay, Somerset Levels. Photo: Paul Harris/2020VISION

Visit a reserve

Find out more

WildNet - Matthew Roberts

Family Membership

Find out more

All children need nature. Not just the ones whose parents appreciate nature. Not only those children of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.

Richard Louv
Author of Last Child in the Woods, Vitamin N, and Our Wild Calling.

Things to do

Whether you live in the country or city, have a garden or yard, live in a flat or a house; there are lots of fun things the whole family can do to stay connected to nature at home and in your local area. We also have lots of ideas for ways you can be a friend to wildlife by taking action!

Have a go at some of our wild activities...

Blue tits feeding on a fat-filled coconut shell - Gillian Day

Take action for wildlife

Find out more

Crafts, activities and games

Find out more

Go on a Geocache

Find out more

Wildlife Watch clubs

Our Wildlife Watch clubs are for children and their families, to make friends with other nature-lovers and have lots of fun taking part in practical nature activities - from pond dipping to wildlife safaris.

Find out more