Juanita Browne: Wild Child Day is coming up — make your plans now 

From bug identification to bee-keeping and whale-watching, there's something for everyone interested in wildlife

Nessa Darcy will lead a  Mount Merrion’s Mini-beasts wildlife hunt for Wild Child Day, August 20, 2022

August 20 is ‘Wild Child Day’ — this offers a huge range of wildlife events, workshops, talks and walks right across the country.

Now an integral part of National Heritage Week each year, this is the day that the organisers really try to encourage events specifically focused on helping children to explore nature. The funny thing is that most children really don’t need to ‘reconnect’ with nature because every child seems to have that innate curiosity and love for nature. It is perfectly natural for a small child to squeal in delight when it sees a pretty butterfly or finds a worm or a snail at the bottom of the garden. They naturally love exploring and discovering new things, and there’s nothing like their sense of wonder at any small detail of the natural world. We adults have a lot to learn from children! So this Wild Child Day is the perfect opportunity for you to go out and learn something new about nature or see a local park with new eyes.