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Animal Magic
Date	Location
Join a ranger led walk around the grounds of Culzean Castle, and find out the secrets of the animals that call it home. View full details
4 Jul 2pm	Culzean Castle & Country Park, Maybole

Ant Antics
Date	Location
Learn all about wood ants and their nests, in a special event to celebrate National Insect Week. Boots are advised. Booking is essential. View full details
30 Jun 2pm	Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar

Art in the Park
Date	Location
Forage for art and craft material from the area around the park. Ages 5–16. Part of Love Parks Week 2012. View full details
22 Jul 2pm	Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, by Broxburn

Art in the Park
Date	Location
Forage for art and craft material from the area around the park. Booking is essential. View full details
7 Aug 1pm	Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Nr Lochwinnoch

Arthur's Adventure
Date	Location
This challenging guided walk explores the history of Arthur's Seat. Booking is essential. View full details
6 Jun 1pm 20 Jun 1pm 4 Jul 1pm 18 Jul 1pm	Holyrood Park Education Centre, Edinburgh

Bat and Moth Night
Date	Location
An evening event to learn more about the two nocturnal creatures and hopefully spot a few. Meet at Patterton Train Station car park. View full details
19 Sep 7.30pm	Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow

Bat Walk
Date	Location
Use a bat detector to seek out these flying mammals. No unaccompanied children. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a torch. View full details
25 Aug 8pm	Eglinton Country Park & Visitor Centre, Irvine

Bat Walk
Date	Location
Creep around the Country Park at night and see if you can spot a bat or two. Bring a torch and dress for the weather. Part of European Bat Weekend. View full details
24 Aug 7.30pm	Beecraigs Country Park, nr Linlithgow

Batting Around
Date	Location
Learn more about our nocturnal friends in this night time walk around the country park. Booking is essential. View full details
7 Sep To be confirmed	Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, by Broxburn

Beach Bonanza
Date	Location
Find out what lives on the beach, and see how you can use the things you find there to make art. View full details
28 Jul–29 Jul Sat & Sun 11am–4pm	RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Dumfries

Beach Watch Survey Weekend
Date	Location
Gloves and litter pickers are provided for this clean-up which is happening all over Scotland's shores. View full details
15 Sep–16 Sep Sat & Sun 1–3pm	Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Nr Inverkip

Beautiful Birds
Date	Location
A chance to make something to help the birds, such as a bird feeder, bird box or nesting material hanger. Ages 6–11. View full details
16 Jul–31 Jul Mon, Tue & Fri 10.30–11.30am	Glencoe & Dalness, Glencoe

Bee Walk and Crafts
Date	Location
Get busy learning about our pollinating pals in this activity and craft session. View full details
19 Aug 1.30pm	Castle Semple Centre, Lochwinnoch

Beecraigs Badger Watch
Date	Location
Go and observe the clan of badgers that live in the Country Park (as long as they're in the mood) and learn about their habitat. Bring your binoculars, and don't wear any perfume or scented aftershave. Meet at Sutherland Building. Ages 12+. Booking is essential. View full details
6 Jul To be confirmed 7 Sep To be confirmed	Beecraigs Country Park, nr Linlithgow

Bees
Date	Location
Bees are very much our friends. Learn exactly what it is they do for us at this ranger event. Ages 5–8 or thereabouts. Adults not needed but welcome. View full details
11 Jul 2.30pm	Dean Castle Country Park, Kilmarnock

Big Butterfly Count
Date	Location
Join in the national Big Butterfly Count, searching for beautiful specimens around the park. Meet at the Visitor Centre. Booking is essential. View full details
5 Aug 2pm	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

Bird Race
Date	Location
See what you can find in this bird watching activity. Ages 8–12. Adults are welcome to join in. View full details
26 Jul 2.30pm	Dean Castle Country Park, Kilmarnock

Blackness Castle Survey Day
Date	Location
Join the rangers to record butterflies, bumblebees and jelly fish, and enjoy some wildlife activities in the castle grounds. Booking is essential. View full details
2 Jun Noon 10 Jun 10am	Blackness Castle, Blackness

Bug Safari
Date	Location
Get up close and personal with all sorts of bugs and beasties. Not suitable for prams or buggies. View full details
1 Aug 2pm	Eglinton Country Park & Visitor Centre, Irvine

Buggy Brigade
Date	Location
This 30 minute Ranger walk is perfect for parents wishing to push their buggies. Meet at the Visitor Centre. Booking is essential. View full details
7 Jul 2pm	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

Bugs and Beasties
Date	Location
Discover the richness of Culzean's creepy crawly population on this ranger-led walk. View full details
1 Jul 2pm	Culzean Castle & Country Park, Maybole

Bush 'n Bash
Date	Location
Parents are strictly forbidden on this muddy adventure into the forests to explore, track deer, play games and learn to appreciate nature. Ages 5–9. Wellies highly recommended! Booking is essential. View full details
15 Oct Mon 10–11.30am & 12.30–2pm 17 Oct 10am	Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie

Butterfly Bonanza
Date	Location
The air is alive with the flutter of wings, with everything from six-spot burnet to common blue butterflies and darter dragonflies to be spied flitting around the ponds. Join the ranger to learn more about delicate winged creatures. View full details
14 Jul 1pm	Robroyston Park, Glasgow

Butterfly Walk plus Arts and Crafts
Date	Location
Discover the different species of butterflies on the grounds, and later take part in some winged inspired arts and crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. View full details
5 Jul 11am	Newhailes, Musselburgh

Calderwood and Oakbank Walk
Date	Location
This four mile walk takes in the ancient woodland and local shale deposits. Meet at Gassworks Brae. Part of West Lothian Walking Week. View full details
18 Sep 1.30pm	Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, by Broxburn

Clootie Tree Dressing
Date	Location
Learn about the ancient custom of tree dressing. Take a bauble, ribbon or scrap of cloth to decorate the special tree and make a wish. Booking is essential. View full details
1 Dec 2pm	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

The Clue's in the Shoe
Date	Location
Track animals and figure out their identity using nothing but the distinctive trails each one leaves behind. Meet the ranger at the car park on Station Road, Lennoxtown. Children must be accompanied by an adult. View full details
3 Jul 2pm	Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie

Coldingham Bay Summer Explorers
Date	Location
Meet with the ranger and explore the beach's wildlife. Meet at the Lifeguard hut on Coldingham Bay. View full details
3 Jul–7 Aug Tue 2–4pm	Coldingham Bay, Eyemouth

Come and Try Survival
Date	Location
Have some fun as a family learning how to build shelters, forage for food, and track animals together at this introduction to survival. Ages 6+. View full details
20 Oct Sat 10–11.40am, noon–1.40pm & 2–3.40pm	Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie

Courtyard Encounter – Wildlife Workshop
Date	Location
Join the Rangers for this wildlife workshop. View full details
22 Jul 2pm	Eglinton Country Park & Visitor Centre, Irvine

Creepy Crawlie Creatures
Date	Location
Dig around in the dirt on a search for the slimiest slugs and beastliest bugs. Meet at Visitor Centre. View full details
17 Jun 2pm	Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, by Broxburn

Den Building
Date	Location
Learn how to build a waterproof outdoor shelter. Ages 5–16. Booking is essential. View full details
2 Jul 10.30am 17 Jul 10.30am 13 Aug 10.30am 28 Aug 10.30am	Glencoe & Dalness, Glencoe
31 Jul 1pm	Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Nr Lochwinnoch
25 Aug 2pm	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

Dip a Pond for the Jubilee
Date	Location
What better way to celebrate the Queen's 60th year on the throne than by seeking out wee beasties with a net? Join the Rangers for this fun day out; nets supplied. View full details
5 Jun 2pm	Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie

Don't Tell Them Your Name Pike
Date	Location
An elaborate Dad's Army joke in the title of this event, but nonetheless it's bound to be fun looking for pike and other underwater residents in the pond. Meet at St Margaret's Inch and wear wellies. View full details
24 Jun 2pm	Forfar Loch Country Park, Forfar

Dragonflies from Scratch
Date	Location
Hang out with BBC Springwatch 's dragonfly geek Ruary Mackenzie Dodds and learn all about the beautiful devil's darning needles and their various to-ings and fro-ings. Ages 8+. View full details
30 May–1 Jun Wed–Fri 1–4pm	Real Life Science Studio at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Easter Breich Loop
Date	Location
A walk on good paths through the woodland alongside the River Almond. Meet at the car park just off Fraser Road, Kirkton Campus. Part of West Lothian Walking Week. Booking is essential. View full details
22 Sep 10.30am	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

Environmental Games
Date	Location
Fun and games with the Rangers in North Ayrshire. Part of Love Parks Week 2012. View full details
24 Jul 2pm	Castle Semple Centre, Lochwinnoch

Environmental Games
Date	Location
Outdoors fun and games in the grounds of Polkemmet. Ages 5–16. Booking is essential. View full details
2 Jun 2pm	Polkemmet Park Centre, West Lothian

Family Bushcraft
Date	Location
Survival skills because you just never know when they might come in handy, so get the family involved with shelter building, campfire cooking and more. Ages 4+. View full details
5 Jun 10.30am	Templeton Woods Visitor Centre, Dundee

Family Friendly Badger Watch
Date	Location
After a short Ranger presentation, spend an evening in the badger hide. Sturdy footwear, binoculars and a torch are essential. Meet at the Sutherland Building. Booking is essential. View full details
1 Jun To be confirmed 3 Aug To be confirmed	Beecraigs Country Park, nr Linlithgow

Family Fun Friday
Date	Location
Treasure trails, pond dipping and a beach art competition. View full details
3 Aug–31 Aug Fri 11am–4pm	RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Dumfries

Farmers Helpers Workshops
Date	Location
Hands-on farm work sessions for ages 8–12, with plenty of opportunities to get up close to the animals – and their mess! Booking is essential. View full details
2 Jul–10 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–12.30pm	Gorgie City Farm, Edinburgh

Father's Day at Drumlanrig
Date	Location
Learn how different species' Dads look after their young. View full details
17 Jun 11am	Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate, Dumfries

Fathers Day
Date	Location
Deep Sea World pays tribute to the sea-faring fathers of nature and history including a chance to meet some Dads of the ocean including seahorses and clownfish. View full details
17 Jun 10am	Deep Sea World, North Queensferry

First Sunday Fun
Date	Location
Try a new activity in Dawyck Visitors Centre on the first Sunday of each month, from leaf rubbing and nest making to printing with materials from the garden. View full details and ticket info
3 Jun–4 Nov Sun 1–4pm	Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Peeblesshire

Food Chain Detective Games
Date	Location
Solve the clues and learn all about the order of things on the food chain. Ages 5–8 or thereabouts. Adults not needed but welcome. View full details
17 Jul 2.30pm	Dean Castle Country Park, Kilmarnock

Geopark Shetland celebrates European Geoparks Week
Date	Location
Geopark Shetland, working with Shetland Nature Festival, are nobly raising awareness of geoconservation and promotion of geological heritage. What this means for visitors is a series of family-friendly activities including guided walks and geo-art workshops, no doubt littered with awesome facts to drop into conversations. View full details
7 Jul–15 Jul Times vary	Shetland, Shetland

Get Creative: Nests
Date	Location
Ever wondered how birds' nests work? Find out by making one for yourself. View full details
21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 1–4pm	Real Life Science Studio at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Glasgow Show
Date	Location
Glasgow's oldest park plays host to attractions from around the world, extreme sports, a live music stage, street theatre, countryside activities and all manner of fun for kids. View full details and ticket info
21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 11.30am–5.30pm	Glasgow Green, Glasgow

Go Wild in Summer
Date	Location
Bring a picnic and take part in country and outdoor activities including den-making, ranger walks, photography and a visit to the Garden Detectives exhibition. Booking is essential. View full details
30 Jun–12 Aug Mon–Sun 11am–1pm & 2–4pm	National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride

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