An Easter crafting event on Friday 22^nd March at the Trust’s Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre on Druridge Bay kick starts the fortnight of events, where anybody over the age of 16 can try their hand at making an Easter centre piece to take home with them.

Staying at the Hauxley reserve, on Thursday 4^th April there’s an opportunity for children to learn more about the birds that call the reserve ‘home’ at a fun filled morning or afternoon of bird spotting around the award winning reserve.

On Thursday 11^th April, again during either the morning or afternoon, there’s the opportunity for children to join the Hauxley team to test their nature detective skills as they hunt around the reserve for tracks and signs of wildlife activity.

Anybody over the age of 10 wishing to put a spring in their step can head to the Trust’s West Chevington site (again, at Druridge Bay), and join site officer Lee Rankin on his Springing to Life Walk to see if the site is waking from its winter slumbers.

And it’s not just humans being offered a great time this Easter.

At Weetslade Country Park, in addition to the Weetslade Spring Trail, running between Saturday 30^th March and Sunday 14^th April, humans of all ages are invited to bring their furry pooches to the Good Friday Doggy Wagtastic Easter Meet-Up between 10am and 12noon.

For two hours they can chat to like-minded people and find out more about the Trust’s work on the former colliery site.

The Lady of the North, aka Northumberlandia is also set to host a programme of fun events for children and young people over the school holidays.

From the self-led Easter Trail over Easter Weekend (Friday 29^th March - Monday 1^st April) which ends with a small chocolate egg and the ever popular Tracks and Trails event on Tuesday 2^nd April to Den Building using natural materials and tarpaulin on Tuesday 9^th April and a guided walk around the Lady’s wonderful site on Thursday 18^th April, staff at the Blagdon Lane site are gearing up to being busy.

The Trust’s urban reserve at St Nicholas Park in Gosforth, Newcastle will be running a Wildlife in Watercolours painting session on Friday 22^nd March where participants will learn how to bring a simple pen drawing of spring flowers to life with splashes of colour.

And, for anybody wanting to find out more about what lives under the water in the ponds on the urban reserve, there is a drop-in pond dipping day on Friday 12^th April between 10am and 3pm.

Frances Smiles, Northumberland Wildlife Trust Events Officer says:

“There’s something for everybody this Easter, whether you like bird spotting, have four legs and a tail, want to try your hand at watercolour painting, building a den or just fancy a leisurely stroll in peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of life, there’s something for everybody.”

To download the trails, book places on an activity or, simply to find out more about what else is on offer, visit nwt.org.uk/events