Autumn half term family activities

This half term head down to WWT London Wetland Centre for our fun seasonal activities. Do you want to see something really disgusting? Of course you do - so come to our Rotten Show, with revolting experiments showing what happens when wetland plants and animals decay and decompose. There's also The Big Draw: join an inspirational walk looking at natural shapes, then adapt your ideas in a drawing workshop. Don’t miss seeing the otters being fed and try an autumnal pond dip to see what's swimming around beneath the surface of our ponds.

10.30 - 12.00 The Big Draw: Wild About Art
Join us for an inspirational walk around the reserve to spot natural shapes and lines in the landscape.
Take your ideas into a drawing workshop, working from basic lines drawn by artists as a starting point, to recreate a variety of wetland scenes.
£1 suggested donation to cover the cost of materials and support WWT’s work. Tower

11.00 Otter feeding
Watch our family of otters receive their morning treat and learn more about them. Otter enclosure.

12.30 - 13.00 Pond dipping
Grab a net and discover which animals live in the pond. Pond Zone.

14.00 Otter feeding
Watch our family of otters receive their afternoon treat and learn more about them. Otter enclosure.

14.30 - 15.15 The Rotten Show
An interactive show featuring experiments showing what happens when wetland plants and animals decompose. Suggested donation £1. Theatre.

15.45 - 16.15 Pond dipping
Grab a net and discover which animals live in the pond. Pond Zone.

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.


Image: Sulphur Tuft fungus - Richard Bullock.