Feed the Birds day - 25th October

Saturday is Feed the Birds day, an event organised by the RSPB to get people thinking about local wildlife and how they can encourage and support it in their gardens.
There are several family fun days running around South Wales, so there should be one near you, if you want to go along for hints and tips on what to plant and what to feed.
The RSPB is also keen to get people to sign up for the Homes for Wildlife project, where you can make a real difference to the local wildlife.

Events are being held at:

• Newport Wetlands centre : 12 - 4pm
• Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Penarth : 11am - 4pm
• Caerphilly Garden Centre, Penrhos, Nantgarw : 10am - 5pm, 25th and 26th
• The Promenade, Roath Park Lake, Cardiff : 10am - 4pm
• Afan Forest Park visitor centre, Neath, Port Talbot : 1pm - 4pm
  
• Wyevale Garden Centre, Swansea : 11am - 3pm

More details here. I suggest contacting the event to check if you need to be so that you are not disappointed.

St Fagans - A drop in session for making bird feeders has been cancelled.

If you know of any other events, please tell us about them in the comments.

It's Apple Day!

A day to celebrate all the different varieties of apple which can be found in Britain. So your challenge is to find some! Try your local greengrocer, farm shop, farmer's market, or check out the supermarket. You might need to hunt for them, but there should be some UK varieties out there. How many can you find?

There are various apple related events going on around the UK, but not many seem to be local. If you know of any more, leave a comment to let us all know.

• Wednesday 22nd - Bristol Farmer's Market Apple Day - Gloucestershire apple displays, juicing and tastings
• Saturday 25th - St Fagans Apple Day 10am - 4.30pm Apple displays, juicing and tasting.
• Saturday 25th - Gloucester Folk Museum 11am-4pm Demonstration of a horse-powered cider mill, tastings, games and activities.

Other apple ideas :

• Cut an apple in half and draw pictures of the inside and outside.
• Use the cut side of an apple to make apple prints - this looks especially good on fabric.
• Take out the seeds and plant them to see if you can grow your own apple tree.
• Gather as many different varieties of apple as you can find and do an apple tasting, to compare the differences.
• People are always throwing apple cores on the ground instead of in the bin. See if you can find any "wild" apple trees growing where you least expect it.
• Cook with them. There are 471 apple related recipes on the BBC Food website.
• Dry apple slices to use in wreaths, garlands and other crafts. Try here and here to get some ideas.
  

Remember you can add photos to the Flickr group of any interesting places or things you get up to.