Before 3am, Wildlife

A chance to bag a Corbett with this eight-mile walk up Beinn a'Chuallaich departing from Stirling.

A chance to climb Scotland's most southerly Munro. This eight mile (1,030m ascent) is suitable for healthy, active people. You'll need walking boots, waterproofs, packed lunch, drinks, hat and gloves.

Brave the winter weather to take a walk through the beautiful woodland at Cathkin Braes and learn more about how nature copes with the frosty season.

A lovely, scenic off-track walk along the Clyde Valley. Not suitable for children as it's a long 'un.

Hands-on advice from the experts about using binoculars and telescopes to watch wildlife. Also a chance to buy some (binoculars and/or telescopes, that is, not wildlife). All proceeds go back into the RSPB to continue conservation efforts.

Get outdoors to find out more about Scotland’s amazing flora and fauna. This your chance to work alongside experts to monitor and survey the local wildlife, plants, birds and insects. Guided walks will run on both days organised by Historic Scotland and the National Trust of Scotland.

Learn how to look after the wide range of wildlife in your orchard.

Expert guide Billy Shields leads this walk exploring the wildlife around Mount Stuart. See if you can spot buzzards, woodpeckers, ravens, jays, herons, cormorants or oystercatchers and throw any questions at Billy.

Kids aged 5–9 get twitching on this bird spotters' treasure trail.

Butterfly and moth spotting and all sorts of interesting nature activities.

Volunteer once a month to help keep Brodick in top condition. Rangers will instruct you in practical conservation and gardening tasks. Bring waterproofs, warm clothes, a packed lunch and a drink; tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.

Jon the Buff-Cheeked Gibbon is about to become a teenager. Stop by his enclosure and help his keepers celebrate the big day.

Help to identify and count the most common bees in the area. No experience needed – you'll be taught everything you need to know to be a bee survey expert. Spaces limited. Booking is essential.

An 8 mile (13 km) cliff top walk along a beautiful section of the Berwickshire coastline. A good opportunity to see a large variety of wildlife including spring flowers and seabirds. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Scottish Border Council Nature Service to book.

Spend the day building a den and then – if you like – cook dinner on the campfire and spend the night in your construction. Booking is essential.

Spend the morning brushing up on your bushcraft skills. Booking is essential.

A session in which you can learn some bushcraft skills, such as sneaking, tracking and building a shelter.

Moth and butterfly spotting in the woods.

Learn more about why bees are particularly important to the environment. Meet at the visitor centre.

Take an evening stroll around the shores of Loch Gruinart and see if you can hear the corncrake; the mating call of the male corncrake has a distinctive grating quality, which has been likened to the sound of someone flicking a credit card against a zip fastener (an activity which also functions as a display signal for…

The Walled Garden at Castle Kennedy Gardens will by now be starting to blossom with the burgeoning displays of herbaceous plants including the choysia and kolkitzia. Benefit from the vast knowledge and experience of the Head Gardener who will lead the walk.

Join Castle Kennedy Gardens Head Gardener and enjoy the advent of summer with the displays of later rhododendrons, and early displays of mixed flowering shrubs and brilliant red Embothriums or Chilean Fire Bushes as they are also known, and for which Castle Kennedy Gardens is famous.