WILD EASTER

Warm weather and radiant flowers signal the arrival of spring. Embrace the season with a national flower count, a Cornish egg hunt and a literary week in Scotland.

1 The Great British Wildflower Hunt, nationwide

Wildflowers play a vital role in almost all habitats, so why not celebrate stitchworts, violets, bluebells and more with Plantlife’s annual hunt? You don’t need to be an expert, simply get outside and record your sightings. It’s great fun and your work will provide important data for conservation. plantlife.org.uk/wildflowerhunt

2 Scottish nature writing festival, Grantown-on-Spey, Highland, 15–19 April

Our sister magazine BBC Wildlife has got together with the Grant Arms Hotel in the Highlands to present a week of natural-history talks, plus book signings and guided nature walks. The Grant Arms Wildlife Book Festival will feature daily talks from prominent authors in the field of natural history, including Miranda Krestovnikoff (right).

BBC Wildlife is offering a special five-night festival holiday for £495pp, which includes dinner, bed and breakfast, 13 one-hour talks, guided wildlife walks and/or field trips. Visit discoverwildlife.com/bookfestival or call 01479

872526 for details (quoting ‘BBC Wildlife Holiday’).

3 Easter at Eden, Cornwall, 6–25 April

This year, Easter at the Eden Project is farm-themed. Hunt for shiny golden eggs, gather eggs from the egg coop, and take on the Giant Scramble Course to get the farm animals back in the pen. edenproject.com/visit/ whats-on/easter