Thousands of people will be pitching tents in gardens as part of our annual Big Wild Sleepout! Are you taking part?
Running between 28th and 30th July, Big Wild Sleepout is free to take part in; all you need to do is register online at www.rspb.org.uk/sleepout, to find lots of fun ideas, activities and tips to help you and your family have a really wild night out!
For an extra special sleepout experience, you can even book an overnight stay on one of the RSPB’s participating reserves! Pitches are filling fast, and most events are already full for 2017, but there are still places available at RSPB Pagham Harbour in Sussex. Visit www.rspb.org.uk/sleepout to book your place now!
In South East England, the recent Big Garden Birdwatch survey results also revealed some of the nocturnal wildlife you can expect to see in your garden. Almost half of South East residents have spotted a hedgehog in the last year and 89 per cent have been visited by a fox!
New for 2017, campers can now get even closer to nature by taking the first step towards their Wild Challenge, the RSPB’s new free online award scheme, which encourages families to go out and get closer to the natural world.
By completing activities ranging from minibeast safaris and habitat exploring, to making a compost heap and planting for wildlife, participants can log their achievements on the RSPB Wild Challenge website and collect bronze, silver and gold awards.
Don't forget to let us know what discoveries you have made during your Big Wild Sleepout on twitter and facebook using #BigWildSleepout
We'll be having a Big Wild Sleepout abroad, does that count ;-)