Get tucked into Big Picnic at Loch Garten to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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RSPB Scotland is holding a Big Picnic event at Loch Garten nature reserve and everyone is invited.
The popular spot in Abernethy nature reserve is one of over 20 RSPB sites across Scotland, England and Wales taking part through the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend running from next Friday (June 3 to Sunday June 5).
As part of the celebrations, families can get involved in having a Big Picnic on the site.
An RSPB Scotland spokesperson said: "We want to encourage sustainable picnic options for the whole family – to have fun outdoors together and help the environment.
"Other activities will also be available such as a unique Wild Detective trail taking children on a mystery adventure with the characters Detective Hoot, an owl, and Constable Crumbs, a mouse.
"There will be trails to follow, picnic clues to solve and selfie stations to help families remember their out day...
"June is a brilliant time of year to get your wildlife-detective hat on.
"Dragonflies are buzzing around ponds, toadlets are taking their first steps on land, and red squirrels can be seen scampering up and down the trees."
The nature centre at Loch Garten also has a great selection of live cameras on nests allowing visitors to get a bird's eye view into white-tailed eagle, osprey and goshawk nests.
The hub also has loads of great activities to connect with other species found on the nature reserve.
Fergus Cumberland, visitor operations manager for Loch Garten nature reserve said: “We can’t wait to welcome families and people of all ages to our amazing nature reserve.
"The RSPB Big Picnic is designed to encourage families to spend quality time in nature together this summer, with a focus on how to make a day out fun but also good for the planet.
"We’ve got tonnes of ideas to help you make your picnic sustainable and delicious. Plus we’re bursting with activities to take part in too – whether it’s moth-trapping, bug-hunting or owl pellet dissection, we’ve got a variety of activities for everyone.”
For full information and prices for the events at Loch Garten nature reserve and other Big Picnic events taking place around the UK, visit events.rspb.org.uk/bigpicnic
