- Date: 20 - 28 October
As Halloween approaches, explore the creepy creatures on the wetlands and have a spooky good time.
There are plenty of activities taking place every day through the week:
- 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Make your own bug mask or costume to scare your friends, taking place in the Tower.
- 11 a.m. Creepy creatures parade - show off your arty creation with prize for the strangest creature in the Courtyard.
- 11.30 a.m. - 12 noon. Discover creepy underwater creatures by pond dipping in the Pond Zone.
- 12.30 p.m. - 1.00 "Who's bugging me?" talk and mini beast hunt in the Courtyard. Ages five and up.
- 2.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. Slimy snail racing in the Courtyard.
- 2.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Discover creepy underwater creatures by pond dipping in the Pond Zone.
- 3.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. Make and decorate a mini-beast hotel. There is a small charge for materials (£1 - £3 per hotel). Plus the Creepy Chronicles Competition - create a book cover using pictures and poems in the Tower.
Autumn is the best time of year to see spiders, owls, fungi and all things spooky as the harvest season and cool weather brings out these creatures in search of food. The wetland centre grounds are host to hundreds of different spider species, including the Wasp Spider, Crab Spider, Giant House Spider, Garden Spider and the Daddy Long Legs Spider. The Wasp Spider is a particularly interesting species on the wetlands, as the female spider is much larger than the male spider, and during mating the male is often eaten.
Groups of 10 or more children should book in advance, please call 020 8409 4419 to reserve a group booking.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.