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Mollys Guide - Spring 2019

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ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES<br />

Woodland Trust<br />

Get closer to nature with the Woodland Trust...<br />

The weather is warming up, the<br />

sun has definitely got his hat on<br />

and now is the perfect time for<br />

budding Nature Detectives to go<br />

down to the woods and connect<br />

with the great outdoors.<br />

The Woodland Trust has lots of activities for families<br />

to try from spotting spring flowers and birds, creating<br />

woodland art or getting dirty while searching for<br />

creepy crawlies.<br />

One of the most iconic flowers you can go looking<br />

for while spring is in full flow is the stunning bluebell.<br />

Also known as ring-o’-bells, cuckoo’s boots, lady’s<br />

nightcap and witches’ thimbles, these delicate<br />

blooms are one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Just<br />

be careful not to trample or pick them.<br />

One of the best places in Lincolnshire to find an<br />

amazing carpet of bluebells is Tattershall Carrs,<br />

which is also a really great place to visit if you’re<br />

interested in history and aeroplanes due to its role as<br />

the home of the famous 617 ‘Dambusters’ squadron<br />

during the Second World War.<br />

Did you know that trees are some of the oldest living<br />

things on the planet? But how can you tell which<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2019</strong>

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