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Springwatch Manchester

This year's 91热爆 Springwatch Festival in Manchester takes place on June 9 at Angel Meadow - a five minute walk from Manchester Cathedral. The event kicks off the 91热爆 Breathing Places campaign to 'Do One Thing' for nature in a 'Year of Wild Action'.

Angel Meadow and St Michael's Flags:

Hilary Wood and David Haley do one thing.
Hilary Wood and David Haley do one thing
  • Making birdboxes/feeders
  • Creepy Crawlies Roadshow
  • Planting butterfly gardens
  • Making kids costumes for the 'Ugly Bug Ball'
  • Strawberry planting
  • Natural England's Garden Party
  • CBeebies' Nature Spotters trails and Boogie Beebies - dancing at the Big Screen
  • Yoga
  • Wild Storytelling
  • Orienteering
  • Rochdale hedgehogs
  • Refreshments, toilets on site
  • Russian dancing, music, PC Plum from CBeebies' Balamory programme (a huge hit with kids, apparently) leads the Ugly Bug Ball procession at the end of the day.

Cathedral Gardens:

  • Hawks and Owls on display
  • Booth Centre's homeless people's garden unveils its new mosaic in it's Breathing Places garden.

Exchange Square:

Angel Meadow in Manchester
Angel Meadow in Manchester.
  • The 91热爆 Bus will be in Exchange Square for a live 91热爆 Radio Manchester broadcast. If you've got little ones, bring them along to dance to Boogie Beebies on the 91热爆 Big Screen. The RSPB will still be there with the Big Screen webcam on the peregrine falcons, nesting at a secret location within the city centre.

Urbis:

  • Giant nest building activities for kids.

Arndale Centre:

  • Manchester Museum will be coming to you, with lots of hands on artefacts
  • Bug Performances - every hour on the hour.

Chorlton Water Park:

If you can't come in to town, we鈥檝e got a day of Springwatch activities at Chorlton Water Park including:

  • Pond dipping (11-11.45am)
  • Mini beast hunting (11.45-12.30pm)
  • Pond dipping (13/13.30-14.15pm)
  • Mini beat hunt (13/13.30-14.15pm)

There will also be a Mobile library at the park so people can join up on the day and find out more about the 'Big Wild Read' for children, which is happening in libraries across Manchester over the summer holidays. For every book children read, a tree will be planted!

91热爆 Springwatch Festival Manchester takes place on Saturday June 9, 11 - 5pm.

last updated: 01/06/07
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