Have you ever wondered what kind of mysterious creatures swam in the seas thousands of years ago, or what kind of bats we have flitting around the night sky?

The Manx Wildlife Trust have a range of summer activities that will keep you and your children engaged and excited throughout the school holidays.

Over the next couple of weeks, the trust will lead sessions and workshops involving looking for freshwater fish at Sunset Lakes, just outside Peel, on Tuesday, July 30, from 2pm, followed by an investigation of the Northern shore in Ramsey, from 10am on Wednesday, August 7.

Further sessions will take in a guided walk and exploration around the Claughbane woodland, near Ramsey, fossil hunting around the rocks at Scarlett, in the south of the island and a fascinating evening walk through Silverdale glen with the Isle of Man bat group, taking place at the end of the summer holidays, on Saturday, August 31, from 8pm.

There will also be stream-dipping and rock pooling events and a guided wander around the Ayres nature reserve.

The sessions will be led by Dawn Dickens, education officer with the Manx Wildlife trust, who said that they are a great way of getting children to explore the Manx countryside.

’Does your child love spiders, fascinated by insects, love to feed birds and loves awesome and amazing facts about our native wildlife?

’If so, come along, as there is something to interest everyone and it will encourage them to have a wilder time this Summer,’ said Dawn.

’It’s a great way to stimulate interest and capture children’s imagination just right for those budding David Attenboroughs.

’These events will let you and your children get a little bit wild, find places you can re visit in your own time and activities you can continue at very little cost. From woodlands to shore there’s plenty to see.

’Engage your child in a life long passion for our wildlife.’

To join the summer season of wildlife sessions, you must either be a member of the Manx Wildlife Trust or a member of the trusts’s wildlife watch scheme, which you can join either individually or as a family.

For more details contact the Manx Wildlife Trust on 844432, email [email protected] or go to manxwt.org.uk