Bracknell

Two new Bracknell family trails have been introduced at The Look Out Discovery Centre which merge walking with education.

The Bracknell Family Explorer's Trail is a 45-60 minute walk suitable for four-to-seven-year-olds. It includes a nature scavenger hunt, learning about the trees in the forest and looking for animal tracks.

The Bracknell Family Discoverer's Trail is best suited for eight-to-12 year olds and is a really enjoyable walk lasting about one-and-a-half-hours. It is approximately two miles long.

Bracknell Walkers can learn all about the forest, heath, heather, pond life, mini beasts, forest sounds and more. The trail information includes questions and answers about wildlife.

Cllr Iain McCracken, Executive Member for Leisure and Corporate Services, said: "It is not only great to exercise by walking in the forest, it can also be a lot of fun.

"The Family Explorers Trail is not only ideal for learning new, informative and interesting facts about our countryside and wildlife it also helps us burn off calories, improve our circulation, mobility and balance; all this while having a great family outing."

Both trails are linked to the National Curriculum and are only £1.50 each. The trail includes a 10 per cent discount voucher for the gift shop.

The Bracknell Look Out Discovery Centre is also home to an exciting, fun hands-on, interactive science and nature exhibition. There are more than 70 exhibits, which are bright and appealing to all ages.

The exhibits are themed in five brilliant zones: sound and communication, light and colour, forces and movement, body and perception and woodland and water.

And interactive and fun show I Wanna Be A Bug has volunteers spinning webs, performing the Mexican wave and becoming cool bugs. It is on at weekends and in Bracknell Forest school holidays until July 25, with performances at 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3.15pm.

The Bracknell Look Out also has an exciting children's play area, a picnic area and a coffee shop. Mountain bike hire is also available - please check times with the centre.

For more details, call 01344 354400, or visit www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/be

Bracknell Forest Borough Council