This summer the team at a charity focussed on inspiring an interest in wildlife, is running a full programme of free family-friendly events.

Taking place in nature reserves in North East Wales, Wild Ground has a wide variety of different outdoor nature-based activities for families to experience and enjoy. In addition, some unique events are planned with an outdoor yoga session, bat walk and a nocturnal walk.

Summer brings new things to see and do on the sites, and at the Lane End Reserve near Buckley, there are fun nature and craft events with a Pollinator Day, Water and Wildlife session, and a bushcraft event. The sessions introduce and encourage an interest in nature and wildlife and families can be sure of a fun free day out in the natural environment.

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Spaces will be limited, and booking is essential for most family events. At each of the Lane End events, there will be two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, please state which one is required when booking.

On Thursday, August 11, and new for Wild Ground, there is an outdoor yoga session to connect people to the natural outdoors, through a relaxing and energising yoga session.

At Stryt Las Nature Reserve, near Johnstown Wrexham, there is a Pollinator Activity Day and bushcraft events, aimed at getting children outside in the fresh air and excited about nature.

At Wild Ground's Trefnant and Glascoed Reserves, near St Asaph, there is a treasure hunt and Make a Bug Hotel event, and a BioBlitz, where families search out and identify all the species on the reserve.

Glascoed Reserve is on the edge of St Asaph Business Park, and in August two special lunchtime wellbeing walks are planned, exploring the nature reserve. It is hoped to encourage local workers from the business park to enjoy connecting with nature in their lunch hour.

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Glascoed is also the venue for a night-time bat walk on August 17, where night-time walkers search out our favourite flying mammal.

Going on a nature walk at night means you will see and hear lots of things you would not notice in daylight, and so the final event of the programme this summer is a nocturnal walk at Broad Oak Nature Reserve, on August 25.

Booking is essential for all activities as spaces will be limited, although people can drop in on the lunchtime walks at Glascoed.

Details of all the events are on the events section at wild-ground.org.uk. Email info@wild-ground.org.uk or call Wild Ground on 01978 757524. If attending the nature activities at Lane End, please state if you want to come in the morning or afternoon.