Get active with animals. Connect with nature - volunteer, experience days, animal charities, wildlife photography, conservation holidays

Get Active with Animals and Connect with Nature

Whether you want to walk with llamas, ride horses, volunteer, enjoy time in the countryside or get close up and personal on an experience day, we've got ideas for you. Plus there's info on animal holidays & travel, & conservation volunteer weekends.

	Get Muddy for Battersea! There are a number of fundraisers in different locations to raise funds for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home! Find out more about the Get Muddy for Battersea fundraiser
	For advice on helping pets and wildlife in the cold weather, visit the RSPCA World Horse Welfare has advice for horses & ponies. The Donkey Sanctuary for donkeys. DEFRA has advice for farm animals Viovet also has advice for owners. Please look after yourselves and your animals.
Find out about animal awareness days in 2022	Increase your awareness! Wherever you are in the world, there are lots of ways you can get involved in helping animals from home. There are awareness days right across the year for many different types of animals from red pandas to manatees, polar bears to cheetahs. There's a list of them here and awareness days are a great way for us all to increase our understanding of different species, the challenges facing them and how we can all help. Check out the 2022 awareness days calendar here from our sister website, Animals Charities.
	Activities from home There's plenty you can do at home - here are some ideas of ways to fill your way with animal magic! The National Trust has also 50 things you can do in your garden, a twist to the 50 things you can do before your 11 and 3/4.
Animals and People - the bond	Animal Activities at Home

For wet days or lazy days -
A word search - find the wildlife!

Owl experiences...
The Kent Owl Academy has owl experiences for adults and children and if you're really, really serious about owls, you could also volunteer - fly away for more info here