Chester Zoo's Wildlife Connections Festival

 Yesterday we went to the Wildlife Connections Festival at Chester Zoo. This festival is all about how you can help nature and your local environment.



In the first field there was a stage where live music is being played all day. Also in the first field there was the Connections Corner where you could take part in activities from local wildlife partners, willow weaving and hedgehog highways. In there I also talked to a man who is in a part of a group called RECORD, this is a website which allows the public to record whatever wildlife they see whether its common or rare, in your garden or when your out on a walk. This allows them to keep track what is around the local area. RECORD only covers Cheshire, but they told me about COFNOD which covers North Wales. I'm definitely going to start recording what I see.

Opposite there was Den Building and the Creative Corner where we did some drumming. In the second field, which was the nature reserve, there was a tent called Bug Basecamp where they encouraged you to look in the long grass to see what you can find. I found a little fly and caught it in a tub to identify it and returned it to the grass safely. Tommy saw a massive, fat slug. Then we went to the Grass Amphitheatre where Naomi Wilkinson, CBBC presenter, did a talk all about here adventures from around the world and her passion for native wildlife. Her talk was very interesting and afterwards we got to meet Naomi. She was very interested to hear about my photography and my blog. 



After that we went back round the nature reserve once more and next time I go to the zoo I will pop in again.

Comments

  1. Nanny20 September 2021 at 13:26

    Well done, it sounds very interesting, lots of activities to vary your already remarkable knowledge.

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