A tree-mendous day out promising fun for all the family is on offer locally this weekend, as staff at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre prepare to host ‘Tree-mendous trees.’
Set to be held this Sunday (22 August) between 10.30 am and 5 pm, families can enjoy outdoor activities such as bark rubbing, as well as getting creative by leaf painting. Prizes can also even be won by the lucky players of leaf bingo.
Caroline Hendry, Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin Visitor Centre Manager, said: “With events designed to have the whole family completing fun activities together while getting outdoors in the spectacular setting of Montrose Basin to learn more about Scotland’s amazing wildlife, you could say you’d be ‘barking’ mad to miss it.”
To get as much as possible out of the events, the Scottish Wildlife Trust advises that participants should arrive promptly and remember to dress for the weather. Events are also reasonably priced at £7.50 for a family of two adults and two children; or £4.00 per adult and £3.00 per concession. Members of the Scottish Wildlife Trust can participate for free.
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For more information about the event, please call Montrose Basin Visitor Centre on 01674 676336.
Notes to Editors
1. The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin Visitor Centre is open daily from 15 March – 31 October from 10.30am – 5.00pm and from 1 November to 28 February on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only from 10.30am – 4.00pm. Admission: Adults (concessions) £4.00 (£3.00), Family £7.50, Scottish Wildlife Trust members free. For more information, please call 01674 676336.
2. Montrose Basin Visitor Centre can be found on the A92 Montrose to Arbroath road just one mile south of Montrose. Follow the brown signs from the centre of Montrose (OS Sheets 54 – grid ref. NO 700 564). For more information visit www.swt.org.uk.
3. The Scottish Wildlife Trust is the largest voluntary body working for all the wildlife of Scotland, representing more than 35,000 members who care for wildlife and the environment. The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s seeks to raise public awareness of threatened habitats and species and manages over 120 reserves Scotland-wide.
4. The Scottish Wildlife Trust receives financial assistance and support from a range of organisations, funders and individuals including Scottish Natural Heritage and the People’s Postcode Lottery.