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Looking for fun family nature activities to try at home?

Get creative wherever you are with a variety of activities designed to inspire the whole family.

Try out some of our special family activities and get to know the wildlife on your doorstep. Spy on your wildlife neighbours, encourage mini-beasts into your garden, and develop the eyes of an owl and the ears of a deer.

Show your family and friends what you’ve seen, heard or made – and don’t forget to share them with us too! To share your pictures, post them on CAT’s facebook page or tag @centreforalternativetechnology on Instagram. #CATatHome

Grow your own food: Seed sowing

Spring is the time of year to start thinking about… FOOD. Early vegetable and herb seeds can be sown in a greenhouse or even in a warm, sunny spot in a window.

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Grow your own food: planting out

Your seeds have burst into life and are looking like healthy little seedlings but they’re getting a little over crowded in their small pots, it’s time for planting out.

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Bee friendly at home

Five simple and fun ways that you can support bees and other pollinators in your garden.

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Build a tiny pond

Attract wildlife into your garden with a simple-to-build tiny pond!

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Kids surrounded by flowers looking through a magnifying glass

Get to know your wildlife neighbours

Discover an amazing array of goings-on in your own garden or just outside your window.

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Make your own quadrat

Become a true nature detective and find out who lives in the smallest of outside spaces.

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Build a nest box for birds

Create a cosy place for your feathered neighbours to nestle up this winter by building a nestbox for the birds.

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Nature Architects: Nest Building

Explore the incredible world of bird’s nests and have a go at making your own with a variety of readily accessible natural materials.

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Pollinators at home – family science survey

Explore and learn about the incredible natural world and contribute to the grand sum of human knowledge by taking part in this citizen science project.

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